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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
(LFTs) Elevation ... ALP - Biliary ... Transaminase, ALP ... / ULN ALP) ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
(ALP) Elevation ... Diagnosis Algorithm ALP ... - Increased ALP ... #Phosphatase #ALP ... #Elevation #Differential
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... elevation > Alk ... + ULN ALT) / (alkaline ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... disease • If ALP ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis ... #LFTs #RValue #
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Tests - Differential ... or AST > ALP): ... Wilsons, Pregnancy - AFLP ... Burak @kwburak #LFTs ... Algorithm #diagnosis #hepatology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Phosphatase Of Clinical ... synthesized in: liver ... eliminated • Elevation ... phosphate &/or • Elevation ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Elevated Liver Enzymes ... - Differential ... • Pregnancy - AFLP ... • Others #LFTs ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes
Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
, Alkaline Phosphatase ... Alkaline phosphatase ... hepatocyte - Elevation ... AlkPhos #Bilirubin #Hepatology ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #LFTs
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... disease - If ALP ... both are normal, ALP ... hemolysis) • ALP ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injury - Differential ... compared with alkaline ... disproportionate increase in alkaline ... #Diagnosis #hepatology ... Transaminitis #LFTs