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Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
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(>1000): • DILI ... (Drug-induced liver ... injury) • Ischemic ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #transaminitis
Drugs and Classes Associated with DILI and Type of Liver Injury

#Medications #Differential #DrugInduced #LiverInjury #Hepatology #Pharmacology
Associated with DILI ... and Type of Liver ... Injury #Medications ... #LiverInjury #Hepatology ... #Pharmacology #
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Idiosyncratic Drug-induced ... Liver Injury (DILI ... Chronic - ongoing ↑ LFTs ... #Liver #Injury # ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
(LFTs) Elevation ... abnormality vs bone Bili ... #FunctionTest #LFTs ... #Elevation #Transaminitis ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Drug Induced Liver ... Injury (DILI) - ... involvement, Kidney injury ... duration), Several medications ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injuryliver ... , HSV, VZV • Medications ... #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #algorithm #Transaminitis ... #LFTs #hepatitis
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... Hepatocellular Level ... #differential #Hepatology ... #transaminitis ... #LFTs #RValue #interpretation