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Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... disturbance (obstructed liver ... • Liver (80%) ... Intestine - Other causes ... elevation DDX of Hepatic
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... Injury: • Hepatic ... function may be abnormal ... hemolysis) • ALP: Bone
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Thrombosis • Septic ... fractured long bone ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Causes of Abnormal ... Early liver disease ... inhibitors to one ... Reduced liver synthesis ... Jcortesizaguirr #Abnormal
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... <45% and SF is normal ... If other causes ... hemochromatosis; HIC, hepatic ... hemochromatosis #algorithm
Soft Tissue Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Septic
 • Septic Bursitis
 • Necrotizing Fasciitis
 • Septic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dissecans • Bone ... SoftTissue #Lesions #MSK ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Bone Deformity / ... Infection • Septic ... Arthritis Other Causes ... • Dwarfism #Bone ... Deformity #Limp #MSK
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... an underlying cause ... exogenous, EPO levels: normal ... about secondary causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
resolution falling to normal ... Non-Infectious Causes ... Endocarditis • Hepatic ... days • Tick-borne ... Brucellosis • Liver
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Hepatosplenomegaly & hepatic ... muscle wasting Bone ... hypoadrenalism • Nausea ... Doppler imaging: Normal-size ... Diagnostic imaging of liver