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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
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... anterior descending (LAD ... : Differential diagnosis ... QTc interval, RAD ... diagnosis #ekg #differential
Here’s an ECG of a patient with 100% Acute LAD Occlusion

Remember that RBBB normally has ST
with 100% Acute LAD ... So ANY ST Elevation ... have ’relative elevation ... @EM_RESUS #LAD ... Electrocardiogram #Clinical
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
if they have no clinical ... anemia for age, elevation ... met: z score of LAD ... or z scores in LAD ... those >day 10 with clinical
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
of ST Segment Elevation ... - Differential ... ventricle pacing lead ... • ST-segment elevation ... #differential #
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... Activate cath lab ... Echocardiogram #A4c #clinical
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
Ever had a #traveler ... come in to your clinic ... to narrow your differential ... to narrow your differentials ... #differentials #
Anemia 

#diagnosis #algorithm #differential #cardiology #anemia#CEM

Revista Médica Clínica Las Condes
CELL BLOOD COUNT CLINICAL INTERPRETATION
diagnosis #algorithm #differential ... Revista Médica Clínica ... Las Condes CELL ... BLOOD COUNT 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 ... hepatitis #comparison #differential
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... likelihood of negative clinical ... /hyperthermia) had ... #Bandemia #differential