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Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
posterolateral corner (PLC ... is difficult to diagnose ... posterolateral corner (PLC ... #PhysicalExam #Sports ... #Posterior #msk
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Ducts - PBC ... , PSC, Alcoholic ... Biliary stricture, PSC ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
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Cruciate Ligament (PCL ... Classification of PCL ... : The PCL is injured ... #Injury #MSK #Sports ... classification #diagnosis
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
- Differential ... Malignancy, 1° PBC ... , 1° PSC, Cystic ... #Acute #algorithm ... #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
PBC if 2/3 criteria ... Elevated ALP 2. ... consistent with PBC ... #PBC #Primary ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Diagnosis Algorithm ... , PSC, IgG4, HLH ... stone, Malignancy, PBC ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Elevated Liver Enzymes ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bile Ducts • PSC ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Diagnosis Algorithm ... biliary Cholangitis (PBC ... Infiltrative diseases - PSC ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
) - Summary PBC ... normal or slightly elevated ... Normal early on but elevated ... bile ducts Differential ... #workup #hepatology
Erythrocytosis - Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Elevated Hemoglobin:
 • Males: Hb > 16.5 g/dL/HCT ≥ 49%
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- Polycythemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Elevated Hemoglobin ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hematology