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Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Elevated Liver Function ... Tests (LFTs) - Differential ... Hepatopathy • Acute ... Ischemic Hepatopathy (shock ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Myocardial Injury - Elevated ... Troponin Differential ... Pre-Coronarv): Shock ... Distribution: Acute ... Post-Coronary) • Acute
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... Hepatic Artery: Shock ... • Infectious: Sepsis ... Liver #Injury #Differential ... #algorithm #hepatology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Acute Kidney Injury ... change disease • Hematologic ... Treatment Related • Sepsis ... Cancer #Oncology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Classification
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Diagnosis and Management ... seems like DKA, sepsis ... 5) History of acute ... , Tachycardia, Elevated ... Pulmonary edema, Shock
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Inflammatory: infectious (sepsis ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Inflammatory: infectious (sepsis ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... insufficiency, acute ... #Classification ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... cardiac output - Acute ... peritonitis - Acute ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential ... #typea #typeb #classification
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
if WBC > 5 or elevated ... initiation • Differential ... Diagnosis: Infection (sepsis ... APML #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology