Fine-tune your approach to liver tests! It’s LFTs Triple Distilled! Paul and Matt channel the wisdom of hepatologist, Dr. Elliot Tapper (@ebtapper) to cover hepatocellular vs cholestatic vs mixed patterns, which tests to order, which ones to skip, how to handle isolated alkaline phosphatase elevation, mild, chronic ALT elevation, and even how to interpret liver test abnormalities in pregnancy.
Written, Produced, and Hosted by: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
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Cover Art: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
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Show Segments
Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
Hepatocellular pattern
Cholestatic pattern
Chronic ALT elevation
Isolated Alkaline phosphatase elevation
Liver test abnormalities in pregnancy
Outro
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