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Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... #Pulmonary #FunctionTests ... #PFTs #Interpretation
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... (LFTs) Elevation ... specific for the liver ... #FunctionTest # ... LFTs #Elevation
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
- Interpretation ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... Enzyme Elevation ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #LFTs #RValue #interpretation
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... Tests of synthetic function ... Enzyme Elevation ... injury #hepatitis #differential
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
Discovered by Tillett & Francis in 1930. First identified as a substance in the serum
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN ... synthesized by the liver ... Interpretation of ... Normal or minor elevation ... mg/L: Moderate elevation
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... response to abnormal liver ... derangement of liver ... magnitude of enzyme elevation ... #Enzymes #Differential
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Muscles, Kidneys, Liver ... Loss of muscle function ... acidosis - CPK elevation ... heat #illness #differential
Neurological Disorders and the Creative Process
Behavior:
 • Obsession and repetition: Frontotemporal Dementia/ Corticobasal degeneration
 • Functional
Disorders and the Creative ... degeneration • Functional ... Sensory - Auditory Interpretation ... Neurological #Disorders #Creative ... #creativity #differential
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
febrile illness, elevations ... including tests of liver ... and renal function ... Fever #Travel #Differential