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Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... and Cholestatic Liver ... Hepatocellular Liver ... or Cholestatic Liver ... • R value = (ALT
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... specific for the liver ... ALP ≥ 2x ULN R Value ... = (ALT / ULN ALT ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Liver Chemistries ... Interpretation of LFTs R-value ... Identify Acute Liver ... : Specific to liver ... - Specific to liver
Hepatic Masses on CT - Differential Diagnosis by CT Findings

Masses: Hemangioma, Adenoma, FNH, HCC, Fibrolamellar HCC,
Hepatic Masses on CT ... Differential Diagnosis by CT ... Hepatic #Masses #CT ... differential #diagnosis #liver
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
Liver Function Tests ... LFTs) - Normal Values ... aminotransferase (ALT ... aminotransferase (AST ... LFTs #Laboratory #Values
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... Computed Tomography (CT ... , Metastasis #Liver ... Ultrasound #Contrast #CT ... #MRI #POCUS #radiology
Hepatic Ectopic Pregnancy on CT - 23 weeks gestation within the liver

#Hepatic #Ectopic #Pregnancy #clinical #CTAbdomen
Ectopic Pregnancy on CT ... gestation within the liver ... clinical #CTAbdomen #Liver ... #CT #radiology
Clinical diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
 • Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 • Ongoing
of jaundice • AST ... >50, AST/ALT >1.5 ... , and both values ... ) or metabolic liver ... Possible drug-induced liver
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
of jaundice - AST ... >50, AST/ALT >1.5 ... , and both values ... ) or metabolic liver ... Possible drug-induced liver
The Gastroenterology Consult Primer
Guide to Calling a GI Consult
HPI:
 - Start with reason for consult
consult - I-liner ... lipase PMH: - Focus ... on prior GI/Liver ... Antiplatelet & AC ... GregoryTBrennan #Liver