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Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Highest • Bone • Liver ... Intestine - Other causes ... Pregnancy - Renal ... elevation DDX of Hepatic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Phosphatase Of Clinical ... synthesized in: liver ... • recurrent fractures ... Phosphatase: • Other causes ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
ultrasound: A concerning ... of air in the hepatic ... distension (i.e. ileus ... variety of other causes ... #hepatology #liver
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... Manifestations: Renal ... Hepatosplenomegaly & hepatic ... Creatinine, albumin, alkaline ... Diagnostic imaging of liver
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
perfusion + ↑ renal ... Diagnosis (Clinical ... Normal kidney ultrasound ... evaluation essential in all ... Hepatorenal #Syndrome #Hepatology