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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 ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver ... #FunctionTest #
What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
#EBM #Diagnosis ... #Differences #Versus ... #Comparison #PH
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... Phase, Portal Venous ... phase, Portal venous ... , Metastasis #Liver ... differential #diagnosis #comparison
Clinical Manifestations of Human Herpes Viruses (HHV)

Herpes simplex virus 1	HSV-1	Frequently subclinical (80-90%) Oral lesions (10-20%) congenital
Herpes simplex virus ... Herpes simplex virus ... Epstein—Barr virus ... EBV Mononucleosis ... Microbiology #Diagnosis #Comparison
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal Venous Phase and Delayed
Appearance of Liver ... Phase, Portal Venous ... Delayed Phase DDx: Venous ... , Metastasis #Liver ... differential #diagnosis #comparison
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... Immunosuppression (e.g., HIV), EBV ... the spleen or liver ... #NonHodgkins #comparison
A Comparison of Headache Treatment in the Emergency Department: Prochlorperazine Versus Ketamine
Zitek T, Gates M, Pitotti
A Comparison of ... Prochlorperazine Versus ... Prochlorperazine Versus ... 29033296 One-Liner ... dhcisewski #EBM
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Stiffness is short-lived ... #Degenerative #Comparison ... #Versus #MSK #JointDisease
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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immunodeficiency virus ... days or weeks • Virus ... Hepatomegaly - Liver ... subset counts ↓ • Liver ... (EBV) • Cytomegalovirus
Intravenous versus oral paracetamol for acute pain in adults in the emergency department setting: a prospective,
Intravenous versus ... Intravenous versus ... One-Liner: IV paracetamol ... #Comparison #Paracetamol ... VisualAbstract #EBM