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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
ALP - Biliary ... Transaminase, ALP ... / ULN ALP) ... Transaminitis #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... + ULN ALT) / (alkaline ... Transaminitis #diagnosis ... #differential # ... hepatology
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Tests - Differential ... or AST > ALP): ... Wilsons, Pregnancy - AFLP ... Cholestatic Pattern (ALP ... Burak @kwburak #LFTs
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... • Liver injury ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential # ... Hepatology #transaminitis
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
(ALP) Elevation ... ALP: - Enzymes ... - Increased ALP ... #Phosphatase #ALP ... #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injury - Differential ... : Liver Injury ... Injury Differential ... #Injury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... : • ALP - Surface ... disease - If ALP ... hemolysis) • ALP ... #hepatology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Phosphatase Of Clinical ... in 1923 Low ALP ... 1948 by Rathbun ALP ... synthesized in: liver ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... - Differential ... • Pregnancy - AFLP ... • Others #LFTs ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
(LFTs) - Normal ... , lungs, RBCs Alkaline ... hepatocellular injury ... Interpretation #diagnosis ... #hepatology