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Causes of Failure to Thrive - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Adequate Calorie Consumption
 - Increased Losses:
Failure to Thrive - Differential ... Disease • Liver ... Utilize: • Metabolic ... Illness: • Oral ... Relationship #FailuretoThrive
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... Levels: > 50x normal ... NASH, Genetic / Metabolic ... #Patterns #Liver ... transaminitis #differential
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Normal Anion-Gap ... Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential ... Pancreatic/Biliary drainage ... NonAnionGap #Acidosis #Metabolic ... #NAGMA #Differential
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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Transaminitis - Differential ... Trauma: Shock liver ... • Metabolic: ... Budd-chiari syndrome, Portal ... Transaminases #hepatitis #Differential
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... • Metabolic/Hereditary ... - If both are normal ... function may be abnormal ... injury #hepatitis #differential
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... The presence of metabolic ... *Abnormal USS may ... #LFTs #Abnormal ... #Enzymes #Differential
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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- Activation: Liver ... Disease (CKD) - Metabolism ... (phenytoin) • NORMAL ... endocrinology #differential
Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Workup:
 • Sulfonylurea Labs
 • Anti-lnsulin Ab - Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
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Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential ... tumor burden & metabolic ... 30 mins later - Normally ... glucose stores in liver ... still rise by 25+ Differential
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Muscles, Kidneys, Liver ... • Labs: - Metabolic ... - Core temp normal ... heat #illness #differential
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Hypogonad (50%) • Metabolic ... GH stimulates liver ... Differential Diagnosis ... IGF-1 equivocal: Oral