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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
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning ... Jaundice (and/or elevation ... • Abdominal pain ... abscess, visceral ... trichinosis #Fever #Returning
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
head/spine • Returning ... your ‘Fever in a Returning ... Traveler’ algorithm ... Liver biopsy • ... Clinical findings of PAN
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... disturbance (obstructed liver ... Highest • Bone • Liver ... Bone symptoms - Pain ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Chronic Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Constant / Chronic-Fleeting / Post-Prandial
Upper Quadrant:
 • Peptic ulcer disease
Chronic Abdominal Pain ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Gastric cancer • Liver ... splenomegaly, abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
- M. abscessus ... chelonae • M abscessus ... gastrointestinal symptoms (elevations ... of liver enzymes ... diarrhea, abdominal pain