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Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Tests (PFTs) - ... • Pulmonary Hypertension ... #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 ... ALP ≥ 2x ULN R Value ... #FunctionTest # ... LFTs #Elevation
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
suspected pulmonary hypertension ... cardiopulmonary exercise testing ... PH, pulmonary hypertension ... lung disease; LFT ... , liver function
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
smear, HIV/HCV testing ... : INR/PT, aPTT(liver ... country), thyroid function ... gastric bypass), LFT ... (liver disease)
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Portal Hypertension ... hepatorenal syndrome Clues ... hepatic synthetic function ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
of hypotension ... status • CV: hypotension ... AI, thyroid dz liver ... Failure, Severe Valve ... #differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
of hypotension ... status • CV: hypotension ... AI, thyroid dz liver ... Failure, Severe Valve ... #differential #causes
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... ventilation of heating ... immunologic system function ... more often than males ... benign intracranial hypertension
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Crossmatch - involves testing ... eruptions, diarrhea, liver ... bleeding - Hypotension ... false negatives on testing ... Babesiosis & vCJD (varies
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Causes purpura & ... eruptions, diarrhea, liver ... ↑bleeding • Hypotension ... false negatives on testing ... Babesiosis & vCJD (varies