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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Function Test (LFTs) Elevation ... for the liver ALP ... Transaminase, ALP ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver #FunctionTest ... #LFTs #Elevation
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Interpretation Algorithm ... • Normal • ... #Pulmonary #FunctionTests ... Interpretation #Algorithm
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... function may be abnormal ... of Liver Enzyme Elevation ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... tests algorithm ... magnitude of enzyme elevation ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
Algorithm for Suspected Penicillin Allergy in Patients Undergoing Surgery 

• Cephalosporins may be prescribed to patients
Algorithm for Suspected ... decision support algorithm ... • Only 10% of all ... #Preoperative #Management ... #Protocol
Malignant Hyperthermia is a very rare, but life-threatening condition that can occur after using certain anesthetic
different hospitals' protocols ... #treatment #algorithm ... Schneiderbanger, D., &amp ... Management of malignant ... , Bulger, T., &amp
START is a rapid triage system for prioritizing disaster victims
Briefly, it is based around:
- Is the
radial pulse or normal ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Incident #Triage #Algorithm ... #Protocol
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Culture Collection Algorithm ... Pawlowicz et al ... Algorithm Source ... #Management #BloodCultures ... EmergencyDepartment #Protocol
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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upper limit of normal ... (rare) - IgG Elevation ... Hepatitis (eg Viral) Management ... > 10x ULN - ALT ... AIH #Diagnosis #Management
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
• WBC usually normal ... Platelets usually normal ... in <35% • AST/ALT ... Guide #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Protocol #SARSCoV2