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Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... • Gilbert's syndrome
Kawasaki Disease (Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome) 
An rare systemic acute febrile vasculitic syndrome. Aetiology unknown. 
Affects
Kawasaki Disease ... rare systemic acute ... Early diagnosis ... Features #Signs #Symptoms ... #Pediatrics
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
Threatening Event (ALTE ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Congenital Heart Disease ... Metabolism • Reye's Syndrome ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
of cholestatic disease ... disease: > 2 ... Skeletal muscle, cardiac ... • Gilbert's syndrome ... #chemistry #diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Identification of onset (acute ... 2) Presence of symptoms ... Medical history (cardiac ... , liver, renal disease ... #Differential #Algorithm
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Normal ... Short Stature (Late ... • Prader-Willi ... #causes #pediatrics
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... with a stable symptom ... This is not for acute ... coronary syndrome ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
- Differential Diagnosis ... RBCs, muscle, liver ... hepatitis • Acute ... thrombosis Cardiac ... associated with any symptoms
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Diagnosis of ... Inhibitors of Na+K+2Cl ... Torsemide) • Acute ... hyperaldosteronism • Acute ... • Bleeding • Cardiac
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... suspicious clinical symptoms ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... alkaline phosphatase; ALT ... disease; T2DM,