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Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
- Elevated Troponin ... Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... Distribution: Acute ... Toxins, Contusion/Trauma ... Post-Coronary) • Acute
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Thrombocytosis - Elevated ... Nonmalignant hematologic: Acute ... blood loss, Acute ... infections, TB, Acute ... , Acute pancreatitis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... Vascular Causes of Acute ... Hepatocellular Acute ... Cholestatic Acute ... Cirrhosis: > 1 • Acute
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
: • Early acute ... hepatitis • Acute ... Hepatocellular Injury ... Disorders: • Bacterial ... Demand ischemia • Trauma
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
patients who have acute ... have extremely elevated ... , such as: - Acute ... kidney injury ( ... #CriticalCare #
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
Discovered by Tillett & Francis in 1930. First identified as a substance in the serum
the serum with acute ... CRP is an acute-phase ... CRP during the acute ... Marked elevation (Acute ... Severe elevation (Acute
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
should not be elevated ... outflow and reduces arterial ... days after an acute ... injury or after ... H/O antecedent trauma
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... are excellent at evaluating ... Troponin may be elevated ... Cardiac cath if acute ... #differential #algorithm