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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 ... AST - Cardiac ... #FunctionTest # ... LFTs #Elevation
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... , CMV, VZV • Trauma ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... Enzyme Elevation ... Skeletal muscle, cardiac
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
Discovered by Tillett & Francis in 1930. First identified as a substance in the serum
synthesized by the liver ... Normal or minor elevation ... mg/L: Moderate elevation ... vasculitis, major trauma ... this test for cardiac
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate Elevation ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... Causes of Lactate Elevation ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac
Hemopericardium in Cardiac Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram
GSW to left chest. Prehospital arrest. Note has hemopericardium-isoechoic to
Hemopericardium in Cardiac ... Arrest on POCUS ... hemopericardium-isoechoic to liver ... #Arrest #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #trauma
Post-Arrest Liver Laceration on POCUS
Liver laceration can occur secondarily to chest compressions. Delays in detecting post-arrest
Post-Arrest Liver ... Laceration on POCUS ... biased towards cardiac ... Laceration #cpr #POCUS ... #clinical #trauma
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
RBCs, muscle, liver ... thrombosis Cardiac ... Demand ischemia • Trauma ... Idiosyncratic LDH Elevation
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Cholestatic Liver ... Post-Surgical, Infections, Trauma ... Hyperthyroidism • Chronic Cardiac ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm