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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
The term "Muscular dystrophy" refers to a group of inherited progressive muscle disorders.
Duchenne Muscular ... Dystrophy (DMD) ... Affects 1 per 3500 live ... Guillaume Duchenne ... #Duchenne #MuscularDystrophy
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Sensory Changes - Differential ... Polymyositis • Duchenne ... Muscular Dystrophy ... Weakness #Neurology #Differential
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
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Elevated Liver Function ... Tests (LFTs) - Differential ... (Drug-induced liver ... Rhabdomyolysis, muscular dystrophy ... #Tests #LFTs #Differential
Causes of Abnormal Genital Bleeding - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-Gynecologic:
 • Medical (e.g. coagulopathy, liver disease, renal
Genital Bleeding - Differential ... coagulopathy, liver ... Vulva: • Vulvar dystrophy ... Pelvic #Bleeding #Differential
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Liver Chemistries ... Failure (ALF): ... • Liver injury ... rises later - Half ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
Duchenne-Becker ... dystrophy, Neurofibromatosis ... cardiology #diagnosis #differential
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential ... Causes of Acute Liver ... rises later - Half-life ... injury #hepatitis #differential
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
discoloration) • Liver ... Diabetes Mellitus Half-and-Half ... #dermatology #Differential
ProBNP (pro B-type natriuretic peptide) is secreted by cardiomyocytes in response to stretch and is quickly
a much shorter half-life ... NT-proBNP has a longer half-life ... calculated biological half-lives ... NT-proBNP are cleared differentially ... (e.g. muscle, liver