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Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... involvement: Muscles, Kidneys ... Exercise Associated Collapse ... maintain adequate cardiac ... #illness #differential
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Skeletal muscle, cardiac ... Skeletal muscle, Cardiac ... muscle, Kidneys ... • LDH: Heart, ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Skeletal muscle, cardiac ... Skeletal muscle, cardiac ... • LDH: Heart, ... injury #hepatitis #differential
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
failure, liver ... failure, liver ... failure, liver ... • Bleeding • Cardiac ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Mononeuritis multiplex • Hematuria ... affects the skin, neurologic ... musculoskeletal systems • Kidneys ... nose, tracheal collapse