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Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
- Differential Diagnosis ... disturbance (obstructed liver ... • Liver (80%) ... Pregnancy - Renal ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
synthesized in: liver ... neuropathy • Renal ... : - Renal failure ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology ... #diagnosis
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
, bone, placenta ... brain, NOT in bone ... pancreas, NOT in bone ... Interpretation #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
- Differential Diagnosis ... Renal Disease, Liver ... Reticulocytosis • Liver ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... specific for the liver ... abnormality vs bone ... Transaminitis #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Boxes in yellow ... sought to support a diagnosis ... Areas of diagnostic ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic liver disease (cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis) - 80%
Underlying malignancy - 10%
Congestive heart
- Differential Diagnosis ... Chronic liver disease ... , HIV-related, Renal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #hepatology
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
/liver function ... Renal (renal replacement ... >2.3mg/dL) 1 Liver ... Anticoagulation #AFib #Diagnosis ... #Hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
- Thalassemia, Liver ... • Burr cells - Renal ... diseases, Liver ... Morphology #Atlas #key #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... ASA) • Renal Disease ... Iatrogenic) • Liver ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology