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Features of Components of Liver Function Tests #Diagnosis #IM #GI #LFTs #Liver #Function #Tests #Locations #AlkPhos
Features of Components ... of Liver Function ... Tests #Diagnosis ... #IM #GI #LFTs # ... #ALT #Ddxof
Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Approach to PFTs:
1) Look at Flow-Volume Loop if available
2) FEV1/FVC <
Pulmonary Function ... Test (PFT) Interpretation ... Algorithm Approach ... PFTs: 1) Look at ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
A good approach when dealing with hypotension at the bedside includes using the following systematic four
with hypotension at ... each individual component ... Vascular Resistance #Diagnosis ... Management #EM #IM ... Hypotension #Approach #Algorithm
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... Tests of synthetic function ... • Gilbert's syndrome
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cause ... Intake: • Low salt ... transport, renal function ... Cl⁻ with other components
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... tests algorithm ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... criteria should ... ; ALT, alanine aminotransferase
Guide to systemic mastocytosis

Criteria for diagnosis: at least 1 major and 1 minor or 3 minor
mastocytosis Criteria ... for diagnosis: ... impaired liver function ... hemepath #pathology #algorithm ... #diagnosis #clinical
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
Criteria for Guillain ... Barre Syndrome ... bowel dysfunction at ... toxic neuropathy, functional ... #diagnosis #criteria
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
with Aberration - Interpretation ... concordance in all ... Brugada algorithm ... Morphology criteria ... Aberrancy #Comparison #Diagnosis
Hunter's Decision Rule (Sensitivity 84%, Specificity 97%), Sternbach's criteria - Need 3 of 10 symptoms: (Sensitivity
specificity 96%) #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Serotonin ... #Syndrome #Hunters ... #Algorithm #Sternbach ... #Criteria