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February 02,
2009 by
Maxwell Smith, MD
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Case 1. Rule out
rejection. Status post-OLT on 03/04 for biliary atresia; now with
abnormal LFTs. (ALB:3.4 ALP:96 AST:70 ALT:225 plt:187 Bili T: 0.5 Bili
Dr 0.1 Bili Ind 0.4 Prot Tot:7.8 transglut:6 Hep C titer <25, <1.39
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Case 2.
This patient is a 33-year-old female status post liver transplant in
November of 1997 for AIH. ABL=3.9, AST=191, ALT=112, ALP=128, Tbili=3.1,
Tprot=7.5. Rejection vs. recurrent autoimmune hepatitis. No other clinical
information available.
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Case 3. Status
post liver transplant 10/31/2008 for etoh related cirrhosis. Rule out
rejection. AST and ALT elevated in the 100s. Thymo started after biopsy and
LFTs trending down. Total bili remains elevated and is up to 20 now.
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Case 4. Thirty-nine
year old with history of GERD dyslipidemia who was found to have abnormal
LFTs one year ago, which was found in association with taking Zocor. Lab
studies done 11/25/08 showed the following: AST=297, ALT=383, ALP=94, total
protein=7.7, total Bili=1.0, Albumin=4.2, Hep A antibody reactive, other
Hepatitis serology negative, anti-smooth muscle antibody negative,
platelets=305, Ceruloplasmin=normal, ANA=negative, AFP=normal, A1A=negative.
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Case 5.
52 year old male with decompensated congestive heart failure presents
for evaluation of cardiac transplant workup. Lab tests as follows: AST = 66,
ALT = 46, ALP = 1111, total bili = 3.1, total protein = 7./1, albumin = 2.7.
The patient is critically ill in the ICU with cardiomyopathy and congestive
heart failure. Eval liver for cardiac transplant workup. STAT. Please page
Fellow Diego Belardi at 303-266-3620 with results. STAT.
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Case 6.
45 y/o female with 8 year history of increasing LFT. Concern for
cirrhosis on exam. Labs; AST=162, ALT=183, ALP=303, tbili=1.9, tprot=7.9,
alb=3.3, HBV neg, HCV neg, AFP=10.3, pan-immunoglobulin elevation, ANA
positive, ASMA neg, ceruloplasmin neg, A1A neg, PLAT=98. Clinical impression
is advanced chronic liver disease due to autoimmune etiology.
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