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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... Hepatocellular Pattern ... to ≤ 5: Mixed pattern ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver #FunctionTest ... LFTs #Elevation #Transaminitis
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Tests - Differential ... Algorithm for Transaminitis ... Hepatocellular Pattern ... dz Cholestatic Pattern
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Elevated Liver Function ... Tests (LFTs) - Differential ... Hepatopathy • Acute ... #Tests #LFTs #Differential ... Diagnosis #hepatology #transaminitis
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... > 20x normal - Acute ... LouLectures #Patterns ... hepatology #LFTs #transaminitis ... #differential #
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Lumbago) - Common Differential ... Diagnosis and Patterns ... may radiate into lower ... to anatomic or functional ... Usually acute (<
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... potentially be an acute ... cardiac causes • Lower ... cholecystitis • Functional ... aneurysms • Acute
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Complications in Acute ... Myocardial Infarction Acute ... and diastolic function ... Color Doppler with lower ... acuteMI #cardiology #differential
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
characteristic "starburst" pattern ... studies point toward lower ... physical function ... negatively affect function ... (save $$) Differential
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Impairment: • Acute ... Neuromuscular Junction ... changes - Common pattern ... #Weakness #Differential
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
immunologic system function ... - Acute febrile ... infection Glaucoma—acute ... customary headache patterns ... signs #symptoms #differential