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Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Function Tests (LFTs ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Chronic Viral Hepatitis ... Drug-induced liver injury ... #hepatology #transaminitis
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver Injury ... , Toxic Hepatitis ... Patterns #Liver #Injury ... #hepatology #LFTs ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Severe Acute Liver Injury ... - Ichemic hepatitis ... Drug-Induced liver injury ... #Differential #Hepatology ... #Diagnosis
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Infections: Hepatitis ... #hepatology #algorithm ... Transaminitis #LFTs ... #hepatitis
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... Cholestatic Liver Injury ... Liver #Enzymes #LFTs ... Transaminitis #diagnosis ... #differential #hepatology
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Function Test (LFTs ... Hepatocellular injury ... #FunctionTest #LFTs ... Transaminitis #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
of Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Liver #Injury ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... Check Acute viral hepatitis ... liver #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential #Hepatology ... transaminitis #LFTs
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... • Others #LFTs ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... dose dependent injury ... Chronic - ongoing ↑ LFTs ... #differential #Diagnosis ... gastroenterology #hepatology