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Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... • AST/ALT elevation ... #Enzymes #LFTs ... #Cholestatic #Transaminitis ... #diagnosis #differential
Evaluation abnormal liver tests in pregnancy
- Cholestatic Pattern
- Hepatocellular Pattern

#LFTs #transaminits #pregnancy #obgyn #obstetrics #hepatology #diagnosis
Evaluation abnormal liver ... Cholestatic Pattern - Hepatocellular ... Pattern #LFTs ... #transaminits #pregnancy ... hepatology #diagnosis #differential
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
(LFTs) Elevation ... Indirect (Hemolytic) Hepatocellular ... ALP) ≥5: Hepatocellular ... #FunctionTest #LFTs ... #Elevation #Transaminitis
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
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Elevated Liver Function ... Tests (LFTs) - ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #hepatology #transaminitis
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Hepatocellular Liver ... Injury - Differential ... Liver Injury Differential ... hepatology #algorithm #Transaminitis ... #LFTs #hepatitis
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... specificity to elevated ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis ... #LFTs #RValue #
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Tests - Differential ... Hepatocellular ... Burak @kwburak #LFTs ... #Elevated #Abnormal
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... specificity to elevated ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... Enzyme Elevation ... injury #hepatitis #differential
Causes of Hyperferritinemia - Differential Diagnosis
Ferritin > 1000
Ferritin is the storage form of iron. Increased hepcidin
is made in the liver ... Hepatocellular injury ... Hepatocellular Injury ... inflammatory causes of elevated ... extreme ferritin elevation
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... RBCs, muscle, liver ... hepatitis • Acute Hepatocellular ... Idiosyncratic LDH Elevation ... #differential #