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Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
Differential Diagnosis ... of pain (Figure 3) ... causes attributable ... pain (Figure 3) ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
) - Causes of Hepatocellular ... skeletal muscle and kidney ... • R value = (ALT ... Transaminitis #diagnosis ... #differential #
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Causes of Acute ... Kidney Injury ( ... Urethral stricture/valves ... /phimosis #Diagnosis ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential
Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
Causes of Tremors ... Tremor - Occurs at Rest ... Etiology (Thyroid, Liver ... , Kidney) • Drugs ... #Causes
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... muscle injury: > 3
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... , Sarcoidosis 3) ... Cirrhosis, Polycystic liver ... portalhypertension #phtn #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Diagnosis Framework ... HELLP - Grafts, Valves ... Defects, Drugs, Liver ... Disease, PNH 3) ... Laboratory Tests
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs R-value ... muscle injury: > 3 ... Cardiac muscle, Kidneys ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential #
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
Live Ectopic Pregnancy ... patient, severe abdominal ... +preg test. ... (see below for diagnosis ... at the bedside #3
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Myelitis Diagnosis ... - More than 2/3 ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... • Infectious causes ... management #neurology #differential