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Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
requested at that stage ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... Areas of diagnostic ... disease; AST, aspartate ... disease; T2DM,
To be eligible for hospice beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease must have a FAST Scale of greater
with Alzheimer’s disease ... #FAST #Stage #Score ... Functional #Assessment #Staging ... #Test #Hospice ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
- Check Obtain imaging ... of cholestatic disease ... disease: > 2 ... • Gilbert's syndrome ... #chemistry #diagnosis
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
- Differential Diagnosis ... Drug-associated, PCH, Evans Syndrome ... Defects, Drugs, Liver ... , Clostridium, Snakes ... Laboratory Tests
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
The Stages of Syphilis ... year. ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis ... #Staging ** ... of Infectious Diseases
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... , sparing the ear ... carcinoma • Thoracic ... history • Smoking status ... #differential #diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Ischemic heart disease ... determine if stress test ... year Risk Stratify ... upper abdominal/thoracic ... stratification #diagnosis
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
thrombocytopenia • Liver ... function tests ... ↑ AST ↑ ALT ↑ bilirubin ... Increased CD163 staining ... #Diagnosis #Management
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
the extent of disease ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... Carpal tunnel syndrome ... imaging of liver ... Immunohistochemical staining
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
Findings in or Near ... Starts distally ... Seen in liver disease ... seen in Reiter's syndrome ... Abnormal #Pathology #Diagnosis