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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Function Test (LFTs) Elevation ... Hepatocellular Pattern ... to ≤ 5: Mixed pattern ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver #FunctionTest ... #LFTs #Elevation
Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
urgent treatment, STEMI ... patients with ST elevations ... Cardiology #EKG #ECG #STElevation ... #STSegment #Differential ... #Patterns
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework STEMI ... Early-repolarization pattern ... #ST #STEMI #Segment ... #Elevation #differential
Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

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

A key
pain and troponin elevation ... The table below ... Type2 #Definition #NSTEMI ... #Comparison #Table
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
: Subacute • Pattern ... : Subacute • Pattern ... Inflammatory #Myopathies #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #rheumatology #table
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
with a nodular pattern ... CTChest #Nodular #Pattern ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
Like Conditions - Differential ... apparent with elevation ... hematopoietic stem ... #Diagnosis #comparison ... #table #dermatology