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Lab patterns seen in Inborn Errors of Metabolism

A table of lab values compiled from UpToDate and
additions, for diagnosing ... metabolicemergency-pathophysiology-differential-pediatrics-metabolism-algorithm-diagnosis ... #Neonatology #Peds ... Pediatrics #Table #NICU ... #Genetics #IEM
A schema of the pathophysiology of the inborn errors of metabolism, excluding complex storage diseases. Helps
MetabolicEmergency #Genetics ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Differential ... #Neonatology #Peds ... Pediatrics #Table #IEM #NICU
Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pneumonia - Scan through 6 zones (3 per side) 1. Midclavicular line
Ultrasound for Diagnosing ... the diaphragm #Diagnosis ... #Peds #EM #PICU
More recently, Anvari 2015 analyzed abdominal pressures among 53 patients admitted to a medical ICU with
admitted to a medical ICU ... #EBM #Diagnosis
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
(COVID19, CMV/EBV ... Illness Myopathy (ICU ... #Elevated #CK #differential ... #diagnosis #rhabdomyolysis
Idiopathic CD4 Lymphopenia (ICL) / Lymphocytopenia 

DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ICL
 • Persistent CD4 T-cell lymphopenia
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CD4 Lymphopenia (ICL ... CRITERIA FOR ICL ... EBV. CMV. ... #Lymphopenia #ICL ... #Differential #
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... Infections+++: Virus (EBV ... biologics (CMV +++, EBV ... of emergency, ICU ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
Diagnosis and Context ... Cullen's sign is not diagnostic ... important in the diagnostic ... #cullensign #em ... peritonitis #IM #FM #ICU