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Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Injury ... ALT more specific ... + ULN ALT) / (alkaline ... #differential # ... hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Diagnosis Algorithm ... than ALTALT ... • AST/ALT > ALP ... diagnosis #algorithm ... #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injury - Differential ... increase in AST/ALT ... compared with AST/ALT ... Injury Differential ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Liver injury ... than ALTALT ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential # ... Hepatology #transaminitis
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... biliary Cholangitis (PBC ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hepatology
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Tests - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Severe - ALT ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... #BRUE #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds # ... Pediatrics
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... ; ALT, alanine aminotransferase ... #Hepatology #Liver ... #Enzymes #Differential
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Labs: • Alkaline ... Nucleotidase • ALT ... obstruction • ALP ... bile ducts Differential ... #workup #hepatology
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
from contiguous focus ... #abscess #pediatrics ... #children #peds ... #differential # ... diagnosis #hepatology