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Year 3 OSCE > Interpretation Of LFT's > Flashcards

Interpretation Of LFT's Flashcards

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Acute hepatitis

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ALT/AST in 1000 (massive increase), ALP mildly raised

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Chronic hepatitis

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ALT/AST in 100’s (milder increase)

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Cholestatic/ obstructive picture

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ALP markedly raised, ALT/AST mildly raised, increased bilirubin

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Alcoholic picture

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Increased gamma GT, increased MCV, AST/ALT mildly elevated, increased bilirubin in acute alcoholic hepatitis

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Cirrhosis/ chronic liver disease (not chronic hepatitis)

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Liver enzymes may be normal, decreased albumin, abnormal coagulation profile

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Marked increases ALP (>4x normal)

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Cholestasis (gallstones, PBC, PSC, pancreatic cancer)

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Moderate increase ALP (<3x normal)

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Hepatitis, infiltration, cirrhosis

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Gamma GT

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Mirrors ALP so can be used to confirm if a raised ALP is hepatic in origin

Also raised with alcohol abus

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Unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia

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Pre hepatic jaundice

Increased RBC breakdown eg. Sickle cell or thalassaemia
Impaired hepatic uptake eg. Heart failure
Impaired conjugation eg. Physiological neonatal jaundice

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Conjugated hyperbilirubinaemia

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Hepatocellular dysfunction (liver disease)- hepatic jaundice
Impaired hepatic secretion (cholestasis)- post hepatic jaundice
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Decreased albumin decreased protein

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Advanced cirrhosis, alcoholism, protein malnutrition, chronic inflammation, gut/ renal loss

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Decreased albumin and normal protein

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Infection (albumin is a negative acute phase protein)

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Decreased albumin and increased protein

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Myeloma, chronic inflammation (autoimmune condition), acute infection

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Drugs that cause hepatitis

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TB antibiotics, sodium valproate, methotrexate, amiodarone, statins, paracetamol, nitrofurantoin, sulfonylureas

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Cholestasis drugs

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Co amoxiclav, clarithromycin, carbamazepine, sulfonylureas, COCP

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Red urine

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Haematuria, haemoglobinuria, porphyria, beetroot, rifampicin

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Brown urine

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Bile pigments, myoglobin, metronidazole, nitrofurantoin

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Green/ blue urine

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Pseudomonas UTI, biliverdin, amitryptilline

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Orange urine

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Bile pigments

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Aminotransferases

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ALT- liver specific
AST- liver, heart, skeleton, kidney,pancreas

Marked increase (>1000): drug induced hepatitis, acute viral hepatitis, liver ischaemia 
Modest increase (300-500): chronic viral, alcoholic, autoimmune, biliary obstruction 
Mild increase (<300): cirrhosis, NA steatohepatitis, HCC, haemachromatosis, Wilson’s

ALT>AST: chronic liver disease
AST>ALT: greater in established cirrhosis and much greater in alcoholic liver disease

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Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)

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Main source is biliary ducts and bone (Pagets, bony metastasis, fracture, osteomalacia, renal bone disease)

Lesser source- placenta (pregnancy), small intestine (fatty meals) and kidneys (CKD)

NB- if ALP is hepatic in origin yGT will also rise (isosnzyme analysis)

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Viral tests to find liver abnormality cause

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Viral hepatitides
CMV serology
EBV serology

23
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Autoimmune liver screen to identify liver abnormality

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Anti smooth muscle (autoimmune hepatitis type 1)
Anti mitochondrial (PBC)
Anti liver kidney microsomal (autoimmune hepatitis type 2, hepatitis CD, drug induced hepatitis) 
Anti nuclear (autoimmune hepatitis type 1, SLE)
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Tumour markers to identify liver abnormality

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Alpha fetoprotein (HCC)

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Tests to discover infiltrative cause in liver abnormality

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Ferritin and transferrin saturation (haemachromatosis)- careful as ferritin is an acute phase protein
Fasting glucose and lipids- fatty liver disease

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Metabolic investigations for liver abnormality

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Alpha 1 antitrypsin
TTG antibody- coealic disease
Immunoglobulins- PBC, alcoholic liver disease, autoimmune hepatitis

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Liver biopsy

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CT guided, but done transjugularly if there is ascites or coagulopathy

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Non hepatic causes of deranged LFT

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Hepatitis- TB antibiotics, valproate, methotrexate, methyldopa, amiodarone, statin, paracetamol, nitrofurantoin, sulfonylurea
Cholestasis- coamoxiclav, flucloxacillin, sulfonylurea, clarithromycin, contraceptives

RHS heart failure
Sepsis
Coeliac disease
Haemolysis
Hyperthyroidism 
Right lower lobe pneumonia
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Pre hepatic jaundice (non-liver aetiology)/

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High unconjugated bilirubin
Normal conjugated billirubin
Normal liver enzymes

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Hepatic jaundice (liver aetiology)

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Normal unconjugated bilirubin
High conjugated billirubin
High ALT/AST
Mild ALP increase

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Post hepatic jaundice (Obstructive cause)

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Normal unconjugated bilirubin
Mildly increased conjugated bilirubin
Mildly increased ALT AST
High ALP

32
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Stool/urine in types of jaundice

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