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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
abnormality vs bone ... Transaminase >> Alkaline ... Cholestatic Pattern - Alkaline ... / ULN ALT) / (ALP ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #hepatology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Alkaline Phosphatase ... growth) Alkaline ... - Highest • Bone ... Intestine - Other causes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Low Alkaline Phosphatase ... Hypophosphatasia Is Low Alkaline ... Most cases diagnosed ... Phosphatase: • Other causes ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes ... elevation > Alk ... + ULN ALT) / (alkaline ... phosphatase + ULN alkaline ... #differential #hepatology
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
aminotransferase (ALT ... , lungs, RBCs Alkaline ... ) - Liver, bone, ... brain, NOT in bone ... Interpretation #diagnosis #hepatology
Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
, Alkaline Phosphatase ... Metabolism AST and ALT ... within liver Alkaline ... Other locations: bone ... AlkPhos #Bilirubin #Hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
candidate) - Bone ... not required in all ... or if a primary hematologic ... ITP, unexplained pancytopenia ... #Workup #hematology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Boxes in yellow ... box indicates all ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... ; ALT, alanine aminotransferase ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
Hematology Algorithms ... produced in the bone ... a hematologic condition ... a decrease in all ... These causes could
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
intralobular bile ducts causes ... Examination: • Skin ... PBC Labs: • Alkaline ... obstruction • ALP ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology