10 results
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Cholestatic disease ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... • Others #LFTs ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes
Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
and Differential ... Heart #Disorders #Diseases ... #Classification ... Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
 •
Pediatric Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Quadrant: • Hepatitis ... #Causes #Peds # ... Pediatrics
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Infections: Hepatitis ... HELLP, Celiac disease ... #Diagnosis #hepatology ... Transaminitis #LFTs ... #hepatitis
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... - Sickle cell disease ... - Hepatitis ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
Pediatric Vomiting ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hepatobiliary: • Acute Hepatitis ... #Causes #Peds # ... Pediatrics
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ... liver #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential # ... Hepatology #transaminitis
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
• ALP > 1.5 x ULN ... bile ducts Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... Viral hepatitis, ... #workup #hepatology
The six classic childhood exanthems
 • First Disease - Measles, Rubeola - Measles Virus
 • Second
- Obsolete Classification ... • Fifth Disease ... childhood #exanthems #differential ... #diagnosis #peds ... #pediatrics
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Differential ... Tests: • CBC • LFT ... #classification