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Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
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Interpretation of LFTs ... disease: > 2 ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis ... #LFTs #RValue #
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... of Pregnancy (AFLP ... infiltration) Differential ... iMedEducation #AFLP ... Pregnancy #hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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• Pregnancy - AFLP ... • Cholestatic disease ... • Others #LFTs ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP ... Diagnosis Algorithm ALP ... - Increased ALP ... Intestine - Other causes ... #Phosphatase #ALP
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... Cholestatic Injury: • ALP ... augment synthesis of ALP ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... (AFLP) • Onset ... #hepatology #obstetrics ... hepatitis #comparison #differential ... diagnosis #icp #HELLP #AFLP
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Phosphatase Of Clinical ... Malnutrition • Wilson's disease ... respiratory failure • Neurologic ... Phosphatase: • Other causes ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... non-alcoholic fatty ... liver disease; ... #LFTs #Abnormal ... #Differential #
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
disease, decrease ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... gastric bypass), LFT ... (liver disease) ... not required in all
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... metastasis • Fatty ... Veno-occlusive disease ... #hepatology