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Reference Laboratory Values - Fishbone Shorthand
Complete Blood Count (CBC), Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP), Liver Function Tests
Reference Laboratory ... Values - Fishbone ... Metabolic Panel (BMP), Liver ... #Values #Labs # ... Reference #Normal
Lab patterns seen in Inborn Errors of Metabolism

A table of lab values compiled from UpToDate and
Lab patterns seen ... values compiled ... acute metabolic ... metabolicemergency-pathophysiology-differential-pediatrics-metabolism-algorithm-diagnosis ... Genetics #IEM #Laboratory
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
(LFTs) - Normal ... Values and Interpretation ... prothrombin time across labs ... #Tests #LFTs #Laboratory ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular ... Infiltrative Labs ... - If both are normal
A schema of the pathophysiology of the inborn errors of metabolism, excluding complex storage diseases. Helps
presentations in acute ... See the lab values ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Differential
Commonly Observed Laboratory Findings in Hepatic / Liver Failure
 - Elevated conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin -
Commonly Observed Laboratory ... —100-fold with acute ... and AST can be normal ... Hepatic #Hepatology #Laboratory ... #Diagnosis #Testing
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs R-value ... Mixed - Check Acute ... - If both are normal ... of ALP • Near normal ... #chemistry #diagnosis
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... Liver biopsy • ... artery biopsy • Lab ... values supporting ... UnknownOrigin #workup #diagnosis
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic ... algorithm Decreased ... excretion • Acute ... Nephropathy Renin Normal ... #algorithm #nephrology
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
- Differential Diagnosis ... HELLP - Grafts, Valves ... Defects, Drugs, Liver ... Hypophostphatemia Laboratory ... Blood Smear ↑ abnormal