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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
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Elevation, Lactic ... Acidosis - Differential ... Elevation Type ... Lactic #Acidosis #Elevation ... #Differential #
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Pain / Exercise, Fever ... with negative lactate ... sugars into D-Lactate ... Lactic #Acidosis #Differential
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning ... Regions - Frequent Differential ... Symptoms: • Fever ... Jaundice (and/or elevation ... Returning #Traveler #differential
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Elevated Lactate ... Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... myocarditis, rheumatic fever ... Idiosyncratic LDH Elevation ... disease #LDH #Lactate
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... dosing) L L-lactate ... common form of lactate ... ) D D-lactate ... Anxiety, pain, fever
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... • Headache • Fever ... meningeal signs (fever ... CSF Lactate: Good ... meningitis • CSF-lactate
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Muscle swelling - Fever ... ULN • AST/ALT Elevation ... Isotonic fluid/Lactated ... Rhabdomyolysis #Differential
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
magnitude of enzyme elevation ... normalised ratio; LDH, lactate ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
Mild-to-moderate elevation ... Serum lactate ... WBC count and differential