Interpretation of LFTs (Liver Function Tests)

A review of the LFTs (AST, ALT, alk phos, GGT, albumin, INR, bilirubin), including etiologies of various derangements and common patterns suggestive of specific diagnoses.

[@medizzy6723]

So so grateful for this video - this has been the most detailed and well-structured tutorial on LFTs I've seen!

[@shahramshirazi7512]

Hi Eric. I am a medical student in my penultimate year, and have been finding it hard to focus my study given the vast topics we are bombarded with. Your medical lectures have been very helpful in addressing key areas of learning. I am sure I dont speak alone, I want to thank you for putting in the time and effort to make these and hope you will be making new videos if time allows in the near future!

[@camtoddclayton]

Definitely agree with this statement 4 years later - an organized approach is so valuable. Thanks Eric!

[@diegoalejandrogarciasanche7930]

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[@PeliculasOnline2017]

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[@D03178496]

Thank you so much! This video is fantastic. I love how you always explain things in great detail, but at the same time keep it simple enough to understand even if I haven't watch other videos (or can't remember things such as the coagulation cascade). I love how you reinforce information, summarize it and tell us practical information. Please keep making videos. I have to make time to watch them all!

[@chrishelms8544]

Wow. I've been practising for many years and this was an EXCELLENT revision. Thank you so much for your hard work!

[@maheshbborhade]

Eric. Every morning while driving to work during my week on , I tell myself to give an unbiased excellent care for all afflicted with some sort of suffering. You help me guide through that path. You are a blessing to humanity. Thanks. Merry Christmas, happy holidays and stay safe.

[@Arks123]

Hi, I was diagnosed with NASH 15 years ago and have followed these LFT’s closely over the years. Congratulations this was the most informative review of there's tests in one place I have ever come across. Thanks 👍

[@lordmackery]

Excellent video with scientific background information - props from the UK.

[@cameronseider4565]

I'm a new CV ICU PA and have been using your videos the past year to help supplement my studying. Thank you for your free quality lectures. I wish I could download hard copies of your lectures to study, pass around, and discuss with other providers at work.

[@sKennedy946]

This was excellent and so helpful. Your videos are always great. You summarize things in such an organized clear way yet giving great pearls along the way. Thank you so much for taking the time to put these together, really appreciate it!

[@helyparikh689]

This video literally cleared all my doubts about these confusing parameters... Thank you so much for your hard work into making this video!🙌

[@carmalinedesilva5654]

4th year medic revising for exam. Your work is so valuable. Thank you for your service to medical education.

[@tejatejasurya]

i also found it difficult to understand LFTs , searched for so long to find an explanation like this. thank you so much.

[@neelamralhan6648]

Just Superb. Helped so much to understand things clearly. No complicated talks to impress but you kept it very very simple to understand. Thank you so much

[@stephenrichards5386]

A brilliant, thorough review. Extremely useful

[@owoeyepaul8995]

Where else will you find it this way? My my. God bless you sir. You have blessed people like us in need of guidance with this. Thanks so much. We cannot be grateful enough

[@sunving]

Thank you , this is a wonderful review, great lecture. Especially toward the end of that 2 slides. Thank you very much Dr Strong.

[@DownAddict]

clean presentation and informative as always, thank you very much

[@joshuachadwick]

In terms of practice, your videos are super helpful! Thank you sir

[@constance4065]

Very good video!! Explained LFT to where I could understand them!! Thank you!!!

[@sunving]

Thank you , your lecture has been helping me where i didnt get it in the first place.

[@abelmenalled799]

Very good. It is explained with simplicity and accuracy.

[@VictorySpecification]

Been looking for a guide like this for a while! Thank you!

[@rtdsbdbmfaz2628]

this is byfar the best explanation i have ever seen

[@petesantana7302]

Excellent lecture! The best one I watched

[@docsayedi]

awesome video, so so relevant in clinical practice (all the way in Zambia) . look forward to more videos and thanks for your efforts.

[@ajithdesilva953]

Excellent summery of LFT and interpretation of LFT. GREAT!!!!!

[@edycerone4804]

You explain things clearly!! Thank you!!

[@shelchicago8997]

Thank you for donating your knowledge to mankind!

[@aysharasool1044]

This is very useful and the next steps to do are wonderful while working in rounds .thanku so much

[@nassarmohamed8210]

love your videos ...to the point and well explained.. please make more videos..

[@laurentiu244]

Excellent ,Clinically relevant . Many Thanks .

[@do5780]

Hey Dr Strong. Just wanted to say a huge thank you for all the work you do putting together your superb material. I find your videos to be invaluable learning resources. Thank you so much. I was wondering whether you have any tips on how to approach knowledge filtration in medicine, as in, how to decide what to focus on learning. I think a common problem for knowledge-hungry people is finding everything interesting, and wanting to be able to commit it all to memory, for our own pleasure as well as for the benefit of our patients. For many this is unrealistic. During your training (or perhaps still today), did you have a particular litmus test for deciding what to learn and what to simply read and find interesting? Thanks again for everything.

[@vinodchoudhary88]

Thank you for sharing such an informative video. Thank you so much 🙏

[@JaredFriesen]

A great LFT lecture. Thank you!!

[@omarmaamouri]

I wish you just continue such awesome lectures😊😊

[@ayodejimakinwa5169]

Thank you. very impressed with your review

[@lisa5483]

this jawn is amazing and super helpful!

[@sunving]

Thank you Dr Eric Strong , yes you did cover everything and very throughout. I listened from you this lesson many times as well from somewhere else but soon, memory would fade into LFT is a liver function test , that is it :) , I hope it would struck this time especially , the page you suggest to commit memory to,

[@kyawzeya3960]

pretty simple and a great way to lecture me, thanks

[@MohamedAElHefny]

very important video & very simple explanation.many thanks. i hope u explain heamodynamic monitoring

[@drnabanita4056]

Very nicely explained in a nutshell.

[@JV-dt2zl]

Thanks so much. Great presentation.

[@leonardmkandawire1483]

Very well explained Sir. Thank you.

[@sudakiyazi]

Thank you for the clear, and the perfect summary of LFTs.

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[@bomhayhay]

Wow I think your videos are awesome learning tool

[@vinsri2368]

Awesome presentation

[@dannywong999]

Great video! Thank you Eric!

[@dgebenew]

Excellent video. Thank you

[@wg2159]

This is great and informative.

[@ibrahimabdirahman9586]

Thank you Dr. Eric. I am a medical student at University of Hargeisa Medical School. Hargeisa, Somaliland.

[@ShumailaShumaila-el4fy]

Asslam o alikum sir it was amazing vedio which I never ever found..... Thank you much for shearing such a wonderful information 🥰👌

[@geofryotieno4318]

this is great work, thank u may God bless you

[@muhammadqasim4604]

great job done man ..ur regular follower from ivory coast !! keep it up

[@joannbolude4216]

God has truly blessed you with such wisdom! Thank you for taking time to share your knowledge. It truly blesses me!

[@raghavendradevisetty324]

Good job as usual sir.

[@sarahkim2485]

Thank you so much for the really helpful lecture

[@LuisDiaz-ze9gz]

This was so helpful, thanks for this lectures, I'm looking forward for the next ones. Thank you, from Mexico

[@18in80]

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[@mohammadrizwanalam4017]

Thankio so much for such an informative lecture!!!

[@shwanibrahim7881]

Thank you so much for your effort. I have one question if you could answer it, why AST is much higher than ALT in alcoholic hepatitis? I know it may take your time but I have had always problems with this particular aspect of LFT.

[@zannatul23]

Very useful video, cant thank you enough

[@user-eq5ec3vs5q]

Amazing explanation

[@ashish3482]

Thank you so much for your videos .

[@trieudeptrai]

Dear Mr Eric. Thank you for making such an imaging and very informative video. I found it very hands-on and easy to put into practice. Can I translate the content of this video into Vietnamese for teaching residents and trainees. I look forwards to hear from you. Kind regards

[@miradakangahnp5605]

Thank you that was great.

[@faithcherono5841]

Wow! This is awesome

[@jitendrarajputVIT]

Perfect video for LFT

[@eddlysdubois1473]

nice and simple.Good job

[@larisakrinochkin2079]

Great lecture!!!!!!!

[@elijah6510]

Brilliantly put....

[@rohitswarrier]

Great review!!

[@123vanilla123]

Very nice review!

[@hasanraheem5061]

Thank you, Eric

[@getupyourlazyass]

thank you so much for this awsome video.

[@darinkennedy3954]

Most informative video I've seen. What would an elevated GGT& ALT both elevated 2.5X upper limit of normal suggest when every other marker is normal?

[@sunving]

Thank you Dr Strong ,

[@syednajmulhassanshah6186]

Great work sir ! I am resident in medicine.Cleared lot of things by following your vedio series.Gastroenterologists often use a term "Infiltrative Picture" on seeing LFTs and put differential list of TB,Sarcoid,HCC,Mets,Autoimmune.Can you please clear the concept of infiltrative pic?

[@danielsevell5732]

It doesn't get any better than this!

[@sunving]

Thank you ,good lecture.

[@ephremnegassa4632]

Thank you very much it was really helpful

[@mustafakarbanee649]

Great video!

[@ollym2816]

very informative thank you very much

[@igordimovski1856]

Thank you, you helpd a lot!!

[@hananfayed4640]

thanks for your good lecture

[@ronakshah8197]

Good video Include few sentences on factors synthesized in liver,factors used for Plans factors requiring for K

[@mohammadjalaleldeen3501]

(alsalam alicom) thakyou for much helpeful and great useful educational video , its very intrested , I well flow you at nex video. thankyou so much

[@atchayas4891]

excellent video

[@Dr.O-G]

In minute 13:12 you mentioned Albumin binds conjugated bilirubin. Wouldn't it be more of the water insoluble unconjugated as it transports it to the liver?

[@LienNguyen-uc9hn]

Thanks so much for posted your video

[@juansarmiento2022]

Thank you, Very helpful

[@user-qj3zx7nd2s]

Thanks so much Dr

[@pnguyen515]

Thank you doctor!

[@Jawdon743]

It is said that AST is a mitochondrial transaminase. As such, drugs such as alcohol, affect in particular the mitochondria of the liver cell. Hence why AST suggest damage due to drinking

[@PaulOBrienChina]

hey nice vids im a fan of yours, what pattern of lfts would you expect for someone with sclerosing cholangitis ?

[@katejohnson5892]

Thank you - I truly appreciate all of your videos. Can you please make videos on some of the more common medications that we prescribe - MOA, Indications, Side effects etc (thanks from Australia)

[@StrongMed]

+Kate Johnson Thanks for your message. I already have videos on antibiotics, anti-fungals, anti-hypertensives, and anti-platelet drugs, which are available on the main channel page. More pharm topics will be forthcoming over future months, but unfortunately, I can't offer a specific schedule for them at the moment.

[@bonas1973]

Great!!! very helpful!

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Thank you for the information

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[@javierrivera4094]

Thank you for your information

[@claudiaatsu1056]

Hi, this video is very well explaned! Do you have any references for this as I would like to read more about it. Thanks

[@Bogdan_R_d]

I have a question which I couldn't find an answer to not even today. What is the pattern of liver abnormalities in drug induced injury or other instances regarding which is the first test that in theory might become abnormal. GGT might be the first?