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Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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- Differential ... Trauma: Shock liver ... See Updated Schema ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... i.e. mesenteric ischemia ... variety of other causes ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
X-ray - Lung ultrasound ... - CBC with differential ... diagnostics as clinically ... echocardiogram, ... COVID19 #algorithm #schema
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... , - regional ischemia ... of lactate as a clinical ... a multitude of clinical ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Maternal Support - Critical ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... thrombocytosis, transaminitis ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... them, but urgent rheumatology
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
evaluate potential causes ... segment • Epsilon #clinical ... not have obvious ischemia ... #cardiology #differential ... #echocardiogram