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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
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Typical ECG changes ... , positive, ST elevations ... Elevation of PR ... inverted #Diagnosis #EM ... IM #Cardiology #EKG
In general, we expand antibiotics too soon in cellulitis, as clinical response (e.g. reduction in edema/erythema,
clinical response (e.g ... source control (e.g ... insufficiency + inadequate elevation ... alternative diagnosis (e.g ... #EBM #ID #Management
Note there is ST depression in aVR, a true sign of Left Main occlusion.  Many
state that ST elevation ... aVR is a good ECG ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #EKG
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... Myocardial injury (ST elevation ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
include: • ST elevation ... CM5 continuous ECG ... Obtain a 12-lead ECG ... persistent ST elevation ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Variable troponin elevation ... changes on tele/ECG ... cardiology #diagnosis #management
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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inflammation (eg ... been reported (eg ... (rare) - IgG Elevation ... Viral) Management ... AIH #Diagnosis #Management
Now there is additional ST elevation in lateral leads, also diagnostic of STEMI. #Clinical #EM #Cardiology
additional ST elevation ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #STEMI #Inferior
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Diagnosis and Management ... • Paroxysmal elevations ... when paroxysmal elevations ... diagnostic procedures (eg ... blood pressure management