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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
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
marrow + pancytopenia ... Headaches • Pale skin ... and petechiae Causes ... • Peripheral Pancytopenia ... Anemia #oncology #hematology
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
, lungs, RBCs Alkaline ... ) - Liver, bone, ... brain, NOT in bone ... #Tests #LFTs #Laboratory ... Interpretation #diagnosis #hepatology
Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
, Alkaline Phosphatase ... within liver Alkaline ... Other locations: bone ... Chemistry #Tests #Laboratory ... 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
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
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
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
blood smear or on bone ... cells - Blood and Bone ... -> AML: Blast crises ... CLL -> Invade Skin ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... just beneath the skin ... involve one, two, or all ... • Anemia • Aplastic ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology