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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 #
Cholestatic Liver Disease: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis vs Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

#pathophysiology #pbc #psc #hepatology #comparison
Cholestatic Liver ... Cholangitis #pathophysiology ... psc #hepatology #comparison
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Stiffness is short-lived ... #Degenerative #Comparison ... #Versus #MSK #JointDisease ... JointPain #Diagnosis #pathophysiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... anterior/posterior MSK ... heart (2-5%), liver
Adrenoceptor Actions
α1
 • Vascular smooth muscle - Contraction
 • Genitourinary smooth muscle - Contraction
 • Intestinal
excitability • Liver ... Relaxation • Liver ... #pharmacology #pathophysiology ... #comparison #table
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
If I’m meant to live ... cells taking in 8 mSV ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Comparison