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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Function Test (LFTs) Elevation ... vs bone Bili - Direct ... Obstructive) vs Indirect ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver #FunctionTest ... #LFTs #Elevation
Approach to Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

1. Definition: T.bili elevation + >20% conjugated
2. Obtain RUQ
Hyperbilirubinemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Definition: T.bili elevation ... Hyperbilirubinemia #direct ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
low, tests to detect ... platelet number Direct ... Mild-to-moderate elevation ... WBC count and differential ... ThromboticThrombocytopenicPurpura #Diagnosis #Workup
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
PiO2: Extreme Elevation ... Intracardiac, Pulmonary ... • Diffusion Defect ... : Pulmonary Fibrosis ... Hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... Half-life: 1 week • Direct ... of Liver Enzyme Elevation
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate Elevation ... by cells as a direct ... Causes of Lactate Elevation ... output - Acute pulmonary ... Lactic #Acidosis #Elevation
Differential diagnosis of the reversed halo sign (RHS). AIA, angioinvasive aspergillosis; AIS, adenocarcinoma in situ; COP,
Differential diagnosis ... pneumonia; PZ, pulmonary ... glomerulonephritis, and elevation ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Algorithm