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Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
Liver Function Tests ... hepatocellular injury ... #Function #Tests ... #LFTs #Laboratory ... Interpretation #diagnosis #hepatology
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Tests (LFTs) - ... Hepatopathy • Acute ... injury) • Ischemic ... #Function #Tests ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential ... Liver Injury: ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... #differential #
Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
Tests - AST, ALT ... cardiac muscle > kidney ... #Chemistry #Tests ... #Laboratory #Metabolism ... AlkPhos #Bilirubin #Hepatology
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... skeletal muscle, kidney ... Hepatocellular injury ... 2: Cholestatic injury ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Kidney Injury ( ... #Kidney #Injury ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential ... #Nephrology ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injury - Differential ... Injuryliver ... test abnormalities ... Injury Differential ... #Injury #Differential
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
cardiac muscle, RBC, Kidney ... Cardiac muscle, Kidneys ... trimester placenta, kidneys ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... change disease • Hematologic ... #Kidney #Injury ... Cancer #Oncology #Differential ... Classification #Nephrology
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polyuria - Urine Output > 3L/day, Increased Urine Volume (>2ml/min)
Osmotic
of Polyuria - Differential ... Recovery from Acute ... Water Deprivation Test ... Water Deprivation Test ... #Polyuria #Nephrology