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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver #FunctionTest ... LFTs #Elevation #Transaminitis
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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Elevated Transaminases ... / Transaminitis ... - Differential ... Diagnosis • Infectious ... #Elevated #Transaminases
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Tests - Differential ... Algorithm for Transaminitis ... Alcoholic Hep, Drugs, Infection ... kwburak #LFTs #Elevated
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
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Elevated Liver Function ... Tests (LFTs) - Differential ... LouLectures #Liver #Function ... #Tests #LFTs #Differential ... Diagnosis #hepatology #transaminitis
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Sensory Changes - Differential ... Anemia • Chronic Infection ... Neuromuscular Junction ... muscle involvement, elevated ... #Neurology #Differential
Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
of Peripheral Weakness ... Sensory Changes - Differential ... Neuromuscular Junction ... muscle involvement, elevated ... Sensory #Neurology #Differential
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Vasculitis • Infectious ... Myeloma/amyloid • Infectious ... Neuromuscular Junction ... #Differential #
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Subglottic): • Functional ... - Structural weakness ... pulmonary edema • Infectious ... Consolidation (Infection ... Noisy #Breathing #differential
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
Progressive muscle weakness ... Progression of weakness ... Absence of fever, Elevated ... Recent diphtheritic infection ... toxic neuropathy, functional
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
rapid onset of weakness ... Weakness: - Weakness ... CSF pleocytosis, elevated ... myelitis - Elevated ... management #neurology #differential