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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
Regions - Frequent Differential ... amebic abscess of liver ... Jaundice (and/or elevation ... of liver enzymes ... Returning #Traveler #differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate Elevation ... Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Causes of Lactate Elevation ... #Differential # ... #typea #typeb #classification
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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- Pel-Ebstein fever ... the spleen or liver ... translocation • Types: Classification ... involvement Differential ... oncology #diagnosis #differential
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... RBCs, muscle, liver ... myocarditis, rheumatic fever ... Idiosyncratic LDH Elevation ... Dehydrogenase #Elevated #differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Growers (Runyon Classification ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... gastrointestinal symptoms (elevations ... of liver enzymes ... NTM #Infections #differential
Fever After International Travel

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

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Fever After International ... • Yellow fever ... febrile illness, elevations ... including tests of liver ... #Travel #Differential