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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Hepatocellular Pattern ... ULN Cholestatic Pattern ... to ≤ 5: Mixed pattern ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver #FunctionTest ... LFTs #Elevation #Transaminitis
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Interpretation Algorithm ... • Normal • ... #Pulmonary #FunctionTests ... Interpretation #Algorithm
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... for Transaminitis ... Hepatocellular Pattern ... kwburak #LFTs #Elevated ... #Abnormal #Transaminitis
Evaluation abnormal liver tests in pregnancy
- Cholestatic Pattern
- Hepatocellular Pattern

#LFTs #transaminits #pregnancy #obgyn #obstetrics #hepatology #diagnosis
Evaluation abnormal ... - Cholestatic Pattern ... Hepatocellular Pattern ... #LFTs #transaminits ... #differential #algorithm
Hyperglycemic Crisis - Algorithm for DKA/HHS

Diagnostic criteria for DKA:
 • pH < 7.3
 • Anion gap
Hyperglycemic Crisis - Algorithm ... • Serum BHB elevated ... • Anion gap normal ... Hyperglycemic #Crisis #Algorithm ... #management #endocrinology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... based on symptoms, elevated ... <45% and SF is normal ... hemochromatosis #algorithm ... #diagnosis #management
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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hepatocellular pattern ... though cholestatic pattern ... IgG typically elevated ... upper limit of normal ... AIH #Diagnosis #Management
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
Diagnosis and Management ... Criteria: • Elevated ... JAK2 mutation OR Abnormally ... • Treatment algorithms ... PV #Diagnosis #Management
Possible approach to empiric anticoagulation in COVID-19

Is D-dimer above '"1,000-2,000 ng/ml?
Contraindication to anticoagulation?
Check fibrinogen level and/or
hyper-coagulable pattern ... or elevated Hypo-coagulable ... pattern (rare, ... anticoagulation #COVID19 #management ... #criticalcare #algorithm