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Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Interpretation Algorithm ... • Normal • ... #Pulmonary #FunctionTests ... Interpretation #Algorithm
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
Left upper lobe atelectasis
What are the findings?
 - Minimal volume loss with elevation of the left
volume loss with elevation ... , which is the collapsed ... upper lobe - Abnormal ... left upper lobe #Clinical ... Lateral #LUL #Lobar #Collapse
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
weeks • Typical clinical ... to 10-20-fold elevation ... Hepatic imaging: Normal ... post-partum • Typical clinical ... to 10-20-fold elevation
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... tests algorithm ... initial response to abnormal ... magnitude of enzyme elevation ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... function may be abnormal ... of Liver Enzyme Elevation ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Sickle cells
These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
the rest being normal ... trait do very well clinically ... months of life, the abnormal ... persistent elevation ... #Clinical #Path
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Exercise Associated Collapse ... - Core temp normal ... acidosis - CPK elevation
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
as a result of collapse ... result in noticable elevation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... MiddleLobe #Lobar #Collapse
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis Clinical ... Highly variable clinical ... upper limit of normal ... (rare) - IgG Elevation ... mild laboratory, clinical