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Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... pathology (low level ... • R value = (ALT ... Transaminitis #diagnosis ... #differential #hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Severe ... • Others #LFTs ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... Chronic - ongoing ↑ LFTs ... Calculate R-Value ... #algorithm #gastroenterology ... #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... Hepatocellular Level ... Source of Liver Enzyme ... liver #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential #Hepatology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... the diagnosis and ... should be TS and SF level ... #diagnosis #management ... #hepatology #gastroenterology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
function tests algorithm ... the magnitude of enzyme ... #LFTs #Abnormal ... #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Liver #Enzymes
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm • Sickle ... deficiency, Other enzyme ... mechanical cardiac valve ... #hematology #testing
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Algorithm Polycythemia ... that a one-off value ... Better call hematology ... #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
for this enzyme ... activity is the diagnostic ... If the value is ... and fibrinogen levels ... #Workup #Hematology