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Acute Ischemic Stroke Diagnosis and Management

#Ischemic #Stroke #Acute #Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Acute Ischemic Stroke ... Diagnosis and Management ... #Ischemic #Stroke ... #Acute #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
> 50x normal - Ischemic ... > 20x normal - Acute ... AST:ALT = 1 - Ischemia ... Viral Hepatitis, Ischemic ... transaminitis #differential
Approach to Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

Acute Diarrhea (MINT):
 • Medications
 • Infections: Inflammatory
to Diarrhea - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Algorithm Acute ... radiation, ingestions ischemia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Causes of Severe Acute ... Liver Injury - Ichemic ... hepatitis - Acute ... #Causes #Differential ... #Hepatology #Diagnosis
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Evaluation and Management ... Immediate Workup ... Ischemic Stroke ... Klaas #Stroke #Management ... Algorithm #diagnosis #differential
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Tests (LFTs) - Differential ... Hepatopathy • Acute ... liver injury) • Ischemic ... #Tests #LFTs #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
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Biliary Dilatation - Differential ... Parasitic infection, Ischaemic ... Dilatation #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #hepatology ... #gastroenterology
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... infarction • COVID ... hepatitis • Ischemic ... distinguishes ischemic ... injury • Demand ischemia
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... Familial, Infectious, Ischemia ... Imaging findings Workup ... #Pancreatitis #Acute ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... potentially be an acute ... Chronic mesenteric ischemia ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology