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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
Altitude Sickness: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
) Clinical Presentation ... , Elevation, Timing ... #HAPE #Diagnosis ... #Management #Elevation ... #Comparison #Table
Brugada syndrome Types 1, 2 and 3

There are three types of ECG presentations, referred to as
The ST segment elevation ... has a coved shape ... the ST segment elevation ... the ST segment elevation ... Brugada #Syndrome #Comparison
Here’s an ECG of a patient with 100% Acute LAD Occlusion

Remember that RBBB normally has ST
So ANY ST Elevation ... considered to have ... ’relative elevation ... Electrocardiogram #Clinical
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
weeks • Typical clinical ... to 10-20-fold elevation ... post-partum • Typical clinical ... to 10-20-fold elevation ... obstetrics #hepatitis #comparison
Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

Sorting this out is difficult, often relying heavily on clinical judgement.

A key
relying heavily on clinical ... pain and troponin elevation ... Definition #NSTEMI #Comparison
COPD phenotypes:  Blue Bloaters vs. Pink Puffers
The two most stereotypical forms of COPD are pink
These patients have ... physiology and clinical ... These patients have ... These patients have ... #BlueBloaters #Comparison
Seesaw Nystagmus 

Sawtooth or seesaw nystagmus is an unusual but characteristic type of nystagmus. Typically there
is twisting and elevation ... The pendular shape ... We have varied causes ... #physicalexam #clinical
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
high index of clinical ... Hypercoagulable states • Clinical ... vegetation may have ... and irregular in shape ... #Endocarditis #comparison
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate Elevation ... of lactate as a clinical ... a multitude of clinical ... hypoperfusion have ... the appropriate clinical