Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
• Viral
• Drugs/Toxins
• Ischemia
• Autoimmune
• Wilson's
• Pregnancy - AFLP, HELLP
Moderate ALT 5-15x ULN
• Viral
• Drugs
• Wilson's
• Hemochromatosis
• NAFLD
• Others
Mild ALT < 5x ULN
• NAFLD
• Alcohol
• Viral
• Hemochromatosis
• Drugs
• AIH
• A1AT deficiency
• Wilson's
• Others
• Cholestatic disease
US — Normal Bile Ducts
• PSC
• Alcoholic hepatitis
• Drugs
• TPN
• Sepsis
• Infiltrative
• Cirrhosis (any)
• Congenital
US - Dilated Bile Ducts
• Common Bile Duct Stone
• Biliary stricture
• Worms/flukes
• Cholangiocarcinoma
• Pancreatic cancer
• Others
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