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Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Intestine - Other causes ... - Drugs - Primary ... biliary Cholangitis (PBC ... Infiltrative diseases - PSC ... #hepatology
Torsades de Pointes (TdP): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia initiated by PVC in the setting
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia ... initiated by PVC ... pathophysiology #cardiology ... #causes #differential
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
The 6 C’s of Primary ... liver disease management ... remain subject to clinical ... #Primary #Sclerosing ... #summary #Hepatology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... Treatment: • Treat primary ... cause • Correct ... #treatment #management ... #hematology
Proposed Schema for the Management of Pruritus in Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC). 

Cholestyramine up to 4g
of Pruritus in Primary ... Biliary Cholangitis (PBC ... #Cholangitis #PBC ... #Management #Hepatology ... #Algorithm
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... rapidly develops (DIC ... Cr, ↓Glucose, ↓PLT ... Maternal Support - Critical ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
us to treat the primary ... cause. ... Now consider Tachycardia ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
cause. ... Now consider Tachycardia ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... l#foamed #algorithm
HFpEF and CAD Management Algorithm
1. Consider revascularization based on current guidelines for CAD and HFpEF*
2. Statins:
HFpEF and CAD Management ... Algorithm 1. ... guidelines (eg, recent PCl ... Enroll in HFpEF clinical ... #Algorithm #cardiology