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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
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Typical ECG changes ... , positive, ST elevations ... Elevation of PR ... patients) stage 4 - ECG ... becomes normal
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
of ST Segment Elevation ... Diffuse ST-segment elevation ... - ST-segment elevation ... of Normal Variant ... blocking drugs #STElevation
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
Discovered by Tillett & Francis in 1930. First identified as a substance in the serum
or minor elevation ... mg/L: Moderate elevation ... SLE, or other autoimmune ... 10.0 mg/L: Marked elevation ... 50.0 mg/L: Severe elevation
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... : Autoimmune hepatitis ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... function may be abnormal ... of Liver Enzyme Elevation
De Winter T Wave on ECG

Diagnostic Criteria
 - Tall, prominent, symmetric T waves in the precordial
Winter T Wave on ECG ... Absence of ST elevation ... - ST segment elevation ... 1mm) in aVR - “Normal ... DeWinter #TWaves #ECG
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... inflammation (eg ... upper limit of normal ... (rare) - IgG Elevation ... BryanCUlrich #Autoimmune
Hyperthyroidism - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High/Normal Radioiodine Uptake
 - Autoimmune Thyroid Disease:
    • Grave's
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... High/Normal Radioiodine ... Uptake - Autoimmune ... Goiter - TSH/HCG ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Normal exercise ... Variable troponin elevation ... changes on tele/ECG