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Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Alkaline Phosphatase ... (ALP) Elevation ... growth) Alkaline ... Intestine - Other causes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Function Test (LFTs) Elevation ... abnormality vs bone ... Transaminase >> Alkaline ... Cholestatic Pattern - Alkaline ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #hepatology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Most cases diagnosed ... Phosphatase: • Other causes ... • Elevation of ... phosphate &/or • Elevation ... 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 Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
, Alkaline Phosphatase ... Other locations: bone ... hepatocyte - Elevation ... Chemistry #Tests #Laboratory ... AlkPhos #Bilirubin #Hepatology
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
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
box indicates all ... magnitude of enzyme elevation ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... ; ALT, alanine aminotransferase ... Abnormal #Algorithm #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
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... of Liver Enzyme Elevation ... : Bone, first trimester ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Commonly Observed Laboratory Findings in Hepatic / Liver Failure
 - Elevated conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin -
Commonly Observed Laboratory ... and AST - Elevations ... deficiency - Anemia - Bone ... LiverFailure #Hepatic #Hepatology ... #Laboratory #Diagnosis