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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 ... Pregnancy - Renal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
synthesized in: liver ... • recurrent fractures ... neuropathy • Renal ... : - Renal failure ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... hepatocytes → Liver ... = nonspecific (nausea ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... Pregnancy #hepatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... distension (i.e. ileus ... variety of other causes ... portal #venousgas #ultrasound ... #hepatology #liver
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 ... cancers, HCC, renal ... gastric tumors • Hematology