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Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm ALP ... disturbance (obstructed liver ... • Liver (80%) ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
compared with alkaline ... disproportionate increase in alkaline ... Hemochromatosis, Wilson's disease ... HELLP, Celiac disease ... #hepatology #algorithm
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
abnormality vs bone ... Transaminase >> Alkaline ... Cholestatic Pattern - Alkaline ... Transaminitis #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
, lungs, RBCs Alkaline ... , bone, placenta ... brain, NOT in bone ... Interpretation #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... disease; AST, aspartate ... disease; T2DM, ... #Hepatology #Liver
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
synthesized in: liver ... Most cases diagnosed ... Malnutrition • Wilson's disease ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology ... #diagnosis
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign Cystic 
 • Cyst
 • Polycystic Liver Disease
 • Caroli's
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease • Caroli's ... #Mass #Hepatology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Approach to Hypoproliferative Macrocytic Anemia

 • 812, Folate Deficiency
 • MDS+
 • Hypothyroid
 • Liver Disease
Hypothyroid • Liver ... Disease • Alcohol ... #differential #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hematology
 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
End Stage Liver ... Disease (Cirrhosis ... Complications #diagnosis ... #management #summary ... #hepatology
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease, Caroli's ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hepatology