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Evaluation abnormal liver tests in pregnancy
- Cholestatic Pattern
- Hepatocellular Pattern

#LFTs #transaminits #pregnancy #obgyn #obstetrics #hepatology #diagnosis
Evaluation abnormal liver ... Cholestatic Pattern - Hepatocellular ... Pattern #LFTs ... obgyn #obstetrics #hepatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... #Enzymes #LFTs ... Transaminitis #diagnosis ... #differential # ... hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Hepatocellular Liver ... Liver Injury Differential ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #hepatology #algorithm ... Transaminitis #LFTs
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... Chronic - ongoing ↑ LFTs ... Idiosyncratic #differential ... #Diagnosis #Management ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Tests - Differential ... Transaminitis Hepatocellular ... Burak @kwburak #LFTs ... #hepatology #LiverFunctionTests
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential # ... Hepatology #transaminitis ... #LFTs #RValue #
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Highly variable clinical ... - Typically hepatocellular ... , AIH diagnosis ... Hepatitis (eg Viral) Management ... #Management #Hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Areas of diagnostic ... #LFTs #Abnormal ... #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... Maternal Support - Critical ... #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obstetrics #obgyn #diagnosis
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
asymptomatic at diagnosis ... cholangiocarcinoma, hepatocellular ... disease management ... remain subject to clinical ... #Hepatology