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Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
clinical symptoms/signs ... box indicates all ... Areas of diagnostic ... disease; AST, aspartate ... disease; T2DM,
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
for All Types of ... should be obtained ... titer, ACE level ... (to support a diagnosis ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
regarding the diagnosis ... initial screening test ... SF level. ... Step 3: All patients ... disease.
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Differential Diagnosis ... Myeloproliferative disease ... Syndrome, Ischemic Liver ... antibodies (APLS should ... considered in all
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Factor VIII level ... of factor VII should ... function tests ... warfarin, direct thrombin
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
, and back and shoulders ... (in a shawl sign ... -74%] • Blood tests ... severity of the disease ... #dermatology #diagnosis
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... mild (malaise, fever ... Romana's sign ... aneurysm), mural thrombi ... Confirmatory Tests
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... pathway likely an imbalance ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... Contraception counseling should ... started, patients should
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
back pain at/near level ... • Bilateral signs ... defined sensory level ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... should be ordered
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... What we should be ... presentations and disease ... tests before beginning ... lactate and can act