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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
Reperfusion Management of Myocardial Infarction with ST-segment Elevation (STEMI)

#STEMI #PCI #Fibrinolysis #Transfer #Reperfusion #Algorithm #Timeline #Cardiology
Reperfusion Management ... with ST-segment Elevation ... Timeline #Cardiology #EMS
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Presentation: • Elevations ... Muscle Symptoms (SAMS ... myopathies such as ... rituximab #SAMS ... myopathy #diagnosis #management
Altitude Sickness: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Mountain Sickness (AMS ... Presentation, Elevation ... Sickness #Mountain #AMS ... HAPE #Diagnosis #Management ... #Elevation #Comparison
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
younger than other ACS ... Variable troponin elevation ... cardiology #diagnosis #management
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Anti-Smooth Muscle Abs ... Anti-LKM & Anti-ALC Abs ... (rare) - IgG Elevation ... Hepatitis (eg Viral) Management ... AIH #Diagnosis #Management