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Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Elevated Liver Function ... Tests (LFTs) - ... Hepatopathy • Acute ... injury) • Ischemic ... Function #Tests #LFTs
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 for Severe Acute ... Livery Injury ... TWDFNR #Testing #Laboratory
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
Liver Function Tests ... (LFTs) - Normal ... hepatocellular injury ... Function #Tests #LFTs ... #Laboratory #Values
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... Mixed - Check Acute ... injury < 26 weeks ... muscle injury: ... transaminitis #LFTs
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... Injury Transaminase ... > 20x normal - Acute ... #Patterns #Liver ... #LFTs #transaminitis
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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subclinical disease to acute ... liver failure ... hepatocellular pattern of liver ... injury, though ... Necrosis) If mild laboratory
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
RBCs, muscle, liver ... : • Early acute ... hepatitis • Acute ... Hepatocellular Injury ... differential #diagnosis #Laboratory
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
or renal injury ... - assess other laboratory ... cardiac output - Acute ... peritonitis - Acute ... Injury: • Reduced
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
more time for the laboratory ... Screening Tests for Acute ... profile, including liver ... function tests (LFTs ... Rheumatoid #Arthritis #laboratory