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Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Interpretation Algorithm ... • Normal • ... Interstitial Lung Disease ... #Pulmonary #FunctionTests ... #diagnosis
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Function Test (LFTs) Elevation ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver #FunctionTest ... #LFTs #Elevation ... Transaminitis #diagnosis
Diagnostic Schema for Hyperferritinemia

Pearl: Diseases associated with extreme elevations: 
1. HLH 
2. Still's disease 
3. Systemic
Diagnostic Schema ... associated with extreme elevations ... Still's disease ... Hyperferritinemia #Algorithm ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm ALP ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... magnitude of enzyme elevation ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Red ... underlying lung disease ... in cough) • Abnormal ... #Algorithm #causes
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) and C-reactive Protein (CRP)
Here is a graphic on ESR and CRP. What
can cause an ESR elevation ... with a normal CRP ... active SLE (CRP elevation ... always correlate to disease ... ErythrocyteSedimentationRate #Diagnosis
Workup of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High or Normal PTH:
 • Hyperparathyroidism: Parathyroid adenoma, Parathyroid hyperplasia,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm High ... or Normal PTH: ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Workup
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Relative ... Abnormal Chest ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... to 10-20-fold elevation ... to 10-20-fold elevation ... BrighamChiefs #Liver #Disease ... #differential #diagnosis