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Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... (ALT or AST > ALP ... Wilsons, Pregnancy - AFLP ... Cholestatic Pattern (ALP
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... for the liver ALP ... Transaminase, ALP ... / ULN ALT) / (ALP ... / ULN ALP)
Drugs that Impair Renal Potassium Excretion 

Decreased ENaC channel function: Amiloride, Triamterene, Pentamidine
Decreased Aldosterone Synthesis: Heparin,
Decreased ENaC channel function ... Aldosterone Receptor Function ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
ALP enzyme- Discovered ... in 1923 Low ALP ... 1948 by Rathbun ALP ... severe mobility/functional ... , ↓ALP → Low
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
• AST/ALT > ALP ... GGT/5-NT: ↑ - ALP ... disease - If ALP ... Tests of synthetic function ... hemolysis) • ALP
ACEI Antihypertensive Dose Comparison. Consider divided (BID) regimen for better pre-dose (trough) BP control for the
potassium, and renal function ... Dosing #Conversion #Pharmacology
Classification of Some Antimicrobial Agents by Their Sites of Action
Inhibitors of metabolism: Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim
Inhibitors of cell
of nucleic acid function ... cell membrane function ... sites #action #pharmacology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... TTPHUS #HELLP #AFLP
Causes of AKI in Pregnancy - Differential Diagnosis
Creatinine - Platelets - Transaminases - LDH - PT/PTT
Nephritis • AFLP
Antibiotics - Mechanisms and Sites of Action 

Inhibit Cell Wall Synthesis or Function 
- Beta Lactams,
Wall Synthesis or Function ... Acid Synthesis or Function ... Sites #Action #Pharmacology