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Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
By AST:ALT Ratio ... : AST:ALT = ... Ischemia, CHF AST ... Hepatitis AST
Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
Laboratory #Metabolism #ASTALT
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
normal AST/ALT AST
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
be abnormal AST
The SALT Mass Casualty Triage Approach
 - SALT stands for “Sort, Assess, Lifesaving interventions, and Treatment
The SALT Mass Casualty ... Triage Approach - SALT ... alternative to START ... Management #Disaster #SALT
Insulin Comparison Chart

Insulin Types - Onset (hours) - Peak Glycemic Effect (hours) - Duration (hours)
 •
Lispro (Humalog), Aspart ... Combination Insulins: Aspart ... + Degludec, Aspart ... Protamine + Aspart
Management of SIADH
Treat underlying cause:
 • Causes can include pain, primary lung pathology, post-operative phenomenon, medications,
maintain long-term Salt ... tablets: • Start ... and frequency of salt
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
and Exercise) -> Start ... Metformin) -> Start ... Hypoglycemic -> Start ... starting insulin) -> Start
Insulin Pharmacokinetics - Onset and Duration
 • Rapid (aspart, lispro)
 • Short (regular)
 • Intermediate (NPH)
Duration • Rapid (aspart
Enteral Nutrition - ICU One Pager
 • When to start enteral feeds
 • When NOT to
Pager • When to start ... • When NOT to start