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Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... Liver Injury ... skeletal muscle and kidney ... Transaminitis #diagnosis ... #differential #hepatology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Circulation Failure Kidney ... Injury (DILI) ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... gastroenterology #management ... #diagnosis
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
skeletal muscle, kidneys ... skeletal muscle, kidney ... hepatocellular injury ... Interpretation #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
skeletal muscle, kidney ... Hepatocellular injury ... 2: Cholestatic injury ... Transaminitis #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... cardiac muscle, kidneys ... #differential #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hepatology
Indications for Albumin for Management of Cirrhosis
 • Large volume paracentesis (>5 liter) - 8g per
for Albumin for Management ... removed • Acute kidney ... injury (≥ 1B) - ... #Indications #Management ... Cirrhosis #treatment #hepatology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
spinal artery injury ... function below injury ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
cardiac muscle, RBC, Kidney ... Cardiac muscle, Kidneys ... trimester placenta, kidneys ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential #Hepatology
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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injury. ... ) • ED Management ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... Injury (DILI) ... #differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #gastroenterology ... gastroenterology #hepatology