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Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase ... - Causes of Elevated ... Levels Acute CK Elevation ... #Kinase #Elevated ... #CK #differential
Causes of Hyperferritinemia - Differential Diagnosis
Ferritin > 1000
Ferritin is the storage form of iron. Increased hepcidin
- Differential ... saturation to differentiate ... of elevated ferritin ... extreme ferritin elevation ... Hyperferritinemia #Differential
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
into those with elevated ... Urine calcium-creatinine ... note, at calcium-creatinine ... sensitivity for correct classification ... Hypercalcemia #Workup #Differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Elevation, Lactic ... Acidosis - Differential ... Causes of elevated ... #Differential # ... #typea #typeb #classification
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
Normal or slightly elevated ... Mild-to-moderate elevation ... WBC count and differential ... ) BUN and creatinine ... or may not be elevated
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Elevation - Differential ... segment becomes elevated ... voltage Other Causes ... #differential #
Elevated Troponin: Always A Cardiac Problem? 
 - Barry Hambridge 
#Diagnosis #Troponin #Elevation #Elevated #Troponemia #Noncardiac
Elevated Troponin ... Diagnosis #Troponin #Elevation ... #Elevated #Troponemia ... #Extracardiac #Causes ... #Differential #
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
• Blood tests: Elevated ... no significant elevation ... Liver dysfunction: elevated ... or GGT, without elevated ... creatine kinase
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... specificity to elevated ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... of Liver Enzyme Elevation
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... normal/mildly elevated ... acidosis - CPK elevation ... heat #illness #differential ... #diagnosis #causes