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Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
disturbance (obstructed liver ... Highest • Bone • Liver ... Intestine - Other causes ... biliary Cholangitis (PBC ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... , PSC, IgG4, HLH ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... Enzyme Elevation ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... Cr, ↓Glucose, ↓PLT ... Intrahepatic Cholestasis Management ... Pregnancy #hepatology ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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disease to acute liver ... hepatocellular pattern of liver ... Anti-LKM & Anti-ALC ... (rare) - IgG Elevation ... #Hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
: INR/PT, aPTT(liver ... changes), high MCV anemia ... bypass), LFT (liver ... not required in all ... #Workup #hematology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
synthesized in: liver ... • Pernicious anemia ... • Elevation of ... phosphate &/or • Elevation ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Elevation, Lactic ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... Elevation Type ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... #typea #typeb #classification
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
accounts for 10% of all ... Weight loss • Anemia ... Immune hemolytic anemia ... ) Classification ... #management
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Causes of Monoclonal ... Castleman disease • AL ... Sarcoidosis) • Liver ... Thalassemia, Sickle cell anemia ... • Other causes