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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... specific for the liver ... Biliary tree or bile flow ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver ... #FunctionTest #
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADH Independent:
 • Tea and Toast Syndrome, Beer Potomania - Low solute
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Beer Potomania - Low ... Heart failure, liver ... thecurbsiders #Hyponatremia
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Independent (↑ PTH) • LOW ... Intake (diet) - Activation ... : Liver disease, ... #differential #algorithm
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Framework - MAP ... 1.5 High CO / Low ... Insufficiency, Liver ... Spinal Cord Injury Low ... #criticalcare #algorithm
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... inflammatory disease How ... thrombocytopenia • Liver ... 10,000 ng/mL • Hyponatremia ... #Macrophage #Activation
Hyponatremia - Differential Algorithm
Isotonic Hyponatremia: Hyperlipidemia, Hyperproteinemia, Recent TURP
Hypotonic Hyponatremia: 
 • Hypovolemia: Diuretics/Nephropathies, Vomiting, Diarrhea,
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Algorithm Isotonic ... Heart Failure, Liver ... #Differential #Algorithm ... nephrology #sodium #low
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
stores in the liver ... beta-oxidation in the liver ... also diabetic as ... both conditions, low ... #differential #algorithm
Citrate Anticoagulation Toxicity

Hypernatremia (HyperNa):
 - Citrate solutions may have ↑ sodium content and should be paired
Anticoagulation Toxicity Hypernatremia ... Citrate solutions may ... unmeasured" anion - Liver ... dysfunction or low ... accumulate as:
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
by uncontrolled activation ... (often termed MAS-HLH ... : Macrophage Activation ... - Elevated liver ... Low/absent NK-cell