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Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
- Interpretation ... of cholestatic disease ... disease: > 2 ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #LFTs #RValue #interpretation
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential ... #injury #hepatitis ... #differential # ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
of Sickle Cell Disease ... hepatomegaly and anemia ... liver failure ... Hepatobiliary #hepatology ... #hepatitis #differential
Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) - Differential Diagnosis
High albumin gradient (>1.1 g/dl):
 - Cirrhosis	
 - Alcoholic
(SAAG) - Differential ... - Alcoholic hepatitis ... - Acute fatty ... liver of pregnancy ... Diagnosis #hepatology
Deciphering the SAAG - Serum to Ascites Albumin Gradient
Ascites is either made in the liver sinusoid
Ascites Albumin Gradient ... or not by the liver ... the blood The diseased ... #Interpretation ... #Differential #
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... and hemorrhage Acute ... Pregnancy (AFLP) ... #hepatitis #comparison ... #differential #
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Liver disease ... - Alcoholic hepatitis ... fibrosis - Acute ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology #SAAG
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... ) estimated by gradient ... HTN: ascites (SAAG ... • Cirrhosis/acute ... hepatitis • Infiltrative
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Viral infections (acute ... Sarcoidosis) • Liver ... Thalassemia, Sickle cell anemia ... inflammation (acute ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential