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Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Alkaline Phosphatase ... stimulation (placenta/Bone ... growth) Alkaline ... - Highest • Bone ... 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 ... Symptoms of Low Alkaline ... Diagnosis of Low Alkaline ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
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 ... AlkP) - Liver, bone ... brain, NOT in bone ... pancreas, NOT in bone ... Interpretation #diagnosis #hepatology
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
+ ULN ALT) / (alkaline ... phosphatase + ULN alkaline ... #differential #hepatology
Pancytopenia - Differential Algorithm / Schema

- Bone Marrow Failure
- Bone Marrow Infiltration
- Sequestration / Destruction

#Pancytopenia #Differential
/ Schema - Bone ... Marrow Failure - Bone ... Algorithm #Schema #Hematology
Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Decreased production:
 • Bone marrow suppression
 • Bone marrow failure
 • Bone
production: • Bone ... suppression • Bone ... marrow failure • Bone ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline ... within liver Alkaline ... Other locations: bone ... AlkPhos #Bilirubin #Hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Boxes in yellow ... Green boxes indicate ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... ; ALT, alanine aminotransferase ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
compared with alkaline ... disproportionate increase in alkaline ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology