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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... ) vs Indirect (Hemolytic ... Transaminase >> Alkaline ... Cholestatic Pattern - Alkaline ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #hepatology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Alkaline Phosphatase ... disturbance (obstructed liver ... Bone growth) Alkaline ... Highest • Bone • Liver ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Approach to Hypoproliferative Macrocytic Anemia

 • 812, Folate Deficiency
 • MDS+
 • Hypothyroid
 • Liver Disease
Macrocytic Anemia • 812 ... Hypothyroid • Liver ... Disease • Alcohol ... diagnosis #algorithm #hematology ... #workup
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... defects. 1) HELLP (Hemolysis ... TTPHUS #HELLP #AFLP ... #obstetrics #hematology ... #diagnosis #table
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Low Alkaline Phosphatase ... synthesized in: liver ... Malnutrition • Wilson's disease ... Pernicious anemia/B12 ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Macrocytic RBC: Vitamin B12 ... Microangiopathic Hemolytic ... spherocytosis, Autoimmune hemolytic ... Cold autoimmune hemolytic ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
defects. 1) HELLP (Hemolysis ... , Elevated Liver ... TTPHUS #HELLP #AFLP ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology ... Diagnosis #Comparison #Table
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
• Bleeding • Hemolysis ... Renal Disease, Liver ... (>100 fL) • B12 ... Reticulocytosis • Liver ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... HELLP Syndrome (Hemolysis ... of Pregnancy (AFLP ... #Disease #Pregnancy ... #hepatology #obstetrics
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
-100): • Non-hemolytic ... Folate deficiency, B12 ... Non-megaloblastic: Liver ... disease, Alcoholism ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology