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Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
- Elevated Troponin ... Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... Pre-Coronarv): Shock ... Occlusion • Stable ... #Elevated #Troponin
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
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Elevated Liver Function ... Chronic Viral Hepatitis ... • Acute Viral Hepatitis ... Drug-induced liver injury ... Ischemic Hepatopathy (shock
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Elevated Lactate ... cell enzymes - Acquired ... injuries Hepatic Injury ... Hepatocellular Injury ... Myopathies (inherited, acquired
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
of Acute Liver Injury ... • Infectious: Hepatitis ... Hepatic Artery: Shock ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Liver #Injury ... Causes #Acute #algorithm
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hepatic artery: Shock ... VZV • Trauma: Shock ... specificity to elevated ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
of Factor IX Acquired ... Alcohol, Viral hepatitis ... Acute DIC - Septic shock ... Deficiencies #Summary #table
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
Emergency criteria required ... have extremely elevated ... - Acute kidney injury ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Troponin may be elevated ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #differential #algorithm ... cardiology #treatment #table
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... - Management Algorithm ... - Acute kidney injury ... Multiorgan failure or shock ... #Management #Algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
reaction to an elevated ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... are typically able ... #diagnosis #algorithm