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Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline ... and Bilirubin Metabolism ... within liver Alkaline ... insult Bilirubin metabolism ... Tests #Laboratory #Metabolism
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis
Chloride depletion syndromes
 • Gastrointestinal losses
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Causes of Metabolic ... Other causes: • Alkali ... administration • Milk alkali ... <2 mmol/L) #Metabolic
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
• Salicylates Metabolic ... Licorice A - Alkali ... or Cushing’s) Metabolic ... non anion gap metabolic ... - anion gap metabolic
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 ... Nephrolithiasis • Metabolic ... Diagnosis of Low Alkaline
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Urine chloride < 20 mmol/l - Chloride responsive (Chloride
Causes of Metabolic ... depletion, Exogenous alkali ... ThePeanutKidney #Metabolic
Blood gas analysis
Metabolic alkalosis
Measured urine CI
< 10 mEq/L
Saline responsive
> 10 mEg/L
Not saline responsive
- Vomiting or NG
gas analysis Metabolic ... Potassium depletion - Alkali
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis: Differential Diagnosis
ECF volume contracted: urine chloride concentration <20 meq/L
 • Gastric alkalosis:
Causes of Metabolic ... thiazide-sensitive site) Metabolic ... Milk (calcium) alkali ... after fasting #Metabolic
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid gland structure-related
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism
 • Parathyroid adenoma
 • Parathyroid hyperplasia
 • Parathyroid
hypercalcemia Vitamin D metabolic ... Dietary • Milk-alkali
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
The presence of metabolic ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... ; ALT, alanine aminotransferase
Liver Function Tests (LFTs)
 - Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 
 - Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 
 - Alkaline
aminotransferase (AST) - Alanine ... aminotransferase (ALT) - Alkaline