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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... specific for the liver ... Value = (ALT / ULN ... ALT) / (ALP / ULN ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... and Cholestatic Liver ... Hepatocellular Liver ... value = (ALT + ULN ... phosphatase + ULN
COVID-19 Dermatologic Manifestations 

#covid19 #covidtoes #dermatology #dermatologic #COVID19 #sarscov2 #clinical #skin
COVID-19 Dermatologic ... covid19 #covidtoes #dermatology ... #dermatologic # ... COVID19 #sarscov2 #clinical
Spider Angioma: Dialated superficial arterioles, most commonly associated with advanced liver disease.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD
with advanced liver ... UCSD Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... Severe ALT > 15x ULN ... Moderate ALT 5-15x ULN ... Mild ALT < 5x ULN
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Liver Chemistries ... R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ... ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ... Identify Acute Liver ... - Specific to liver
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Severe - ALT >15X ULN ... Moderate - ALT 5-15X ULN ... Mild - ALT < 5x ULN
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis Clinical ... Highly variable clinical ... disease to acute liver ... hepatocellular pattern of liver ... AND IgG > 2x ULN
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... hepatocytes → Liver ... malaise) → Acute liver ... AST/ALT (5-10x ULN ... Maternal Support - Critical
Approach to Hypoproliferative Macrocytic Anemia

 • 812, Folate Deficiency
 • MDS+
 • Hypothyroid
 • Liver Disease
Hypothyroid • Liver ... diagnosis #algorithm #hematology