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Thoracic Trauma - Lethal 6 and Hidden 6 of Thoracic Trauma
The Lethal 6 of Thoracic Trauma:
• Esophageal Injury ... Blunt Cardiac Injury ... Blunt Thoracic Injury ... #diagnosis #management ... #injuries #differential
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
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Liver Function Tests ... (LFTs) - Differential ... Drug-induced liver injury ... #LFTs #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
- Differential ... → liver test abnormalities ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #hepatology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Trauma ... syndrome, Electrical injury ... #Diagnosis #Management
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... dose dependent injury ... Idiosyncratic #differential ... #Diagnosis #Management ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Approach to Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Suspected TMA: Unexplained thrombocytopenia + MAHA
Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Direct antiglobulin test ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #hematology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... , CMV, VZV • Trauma ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... #hepatitis #differential ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
the approach to trauma ... In critically injured ... blunt trauma patients ... fantastically useful test ... #Management #Trauma
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Framework and Management ... Rhabdomyolysis: • Trauma ... Rhabdomyolysis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... or spinal cord injury ... commonly due to trauma ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential