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Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
Liver Chemistry ... • Increased levels ... AlkPhos #Bilirubin #Hepatology ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #LFTs
Ammonia Levels & Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease 
Choosing Wisely: Things We Do
Ammonia Levels & ... hospital-medicine/ammonia-levels-and-hepatic-encephalopathy-patients-known ... #Ammonia #Testing ... HepaticEncephalopathy #TWDFNR #Diagnosis ... #Hepatology #EBM
Shotgun Laboratory Testing for Severe Acute Livery Injury

https://www.journalofhospitalmedicine.com/jhospmed/article/143598/hospital-medicine/ammonia-levels-and-hepatic-encephalopathy-patients-known

#TWDFNR #Testing #Laboratory #LiverInjury #Diagnosis #Workup #Hepatology #EBM #ChoosingWisely
Shotgun Laboratory Testing ... hospital-medicine/ammonia-levels-and-hepatic-encephalopathy-patients-known ... #TWDFNR #Testing ... #LiverInjury #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Hepatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
CCP antibody • Chemistry ... function tests (LFTs ... • Chemistry profile ... (to support a diagnosis ... #testing #Rheumatology
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... pathology (low level ... Liver #Enzymes #LFTs ... Transaminitis #diagnosis ... #differential #hepatology
Diagnosing Brucellosis
Epidemiological Exposures
- Endemic Regions
- Clinical Micro Lab Technicians
- Animal/Vaccine Exposure: Vets, Slaughterhouse workers, hunters
- Unpasteurized
Diagnosing Brucellosis ... Constitutional: Fevers ... Genitourinary Diagnostic ... Tests: - CBC + Chemistry ... Criteria #Workup #Testing
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Transaminase Levels ... Liver #Injury #hepatology ... #LFTs #transaminitis ... #differential #diagnosis
Interpretation of Hepatitis B Serologies 
HBsAg - HBcAb (total) - HBcAb (IgM) - HBsAb
Susceptible to HBV
Immune
infection vs "Low level ... Serologies #serology #diagnosis ... #hepatology #interpreation ... #testing #laboratory
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... Hepatocellular Level ... Hemolysis #liver #chemistry ... #diagnosis #differential ... #LFTs #RValue #
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... gastric bypass), LFT ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Causes #Workup #hematology