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Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Liver Function Tests ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Burak @kwburak #LFTs ... Transaminitis #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #hepatology #LiverFunctionTests
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... (LFTs) Elevation ... #FunctionTest #LFTs ... Transaminitis #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... Elevated Liver tests ... #obstetrics #hematology ... #diagnosis #table ... #comparison
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
Elevated Liver tests ... TTPHUS #HELLP #AFLP ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Comparison
Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
Liver Chemistry Tests ... Liver #Chemistry #Tests ... AlkPhos #Bilirubin #Hepatology ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #LFTs
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Areas of diagnostic ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... #LFTs #Abnormal ... #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Diagnosing Vitamin B12 and/or Folate Deficiency

It turns out that simply measuring serum levels of B12 or
with low B12 stores ... normal tissue stores ... the first line tests ... tissue folate stores ... #Nutrition #Hematology
Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA)
Tests:
 • MCV/RBC - RBC ↓ in proportion to the ↓ in hemoglobin
Anemia (IDA) Tests ... total body iron stores ... #ferritin #Fe #diagnosis ... #hematology
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
- Differential Diagnosis ... disease • Pull test ... texture at bald spots ... Initial Laboratory Tests ... #Differential #Diagnosis
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... transfusion • Pathophysiology ... of (Acute resp distress ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison