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Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Phosphatase Of Clinical ... adult population: also ... Malnutrition • Wilson's disease ... mineralization Symptoms ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
suspected incomplete Kawasaki ... Disease 1. ... , elevation of ALT ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Algorithm
THE LIMPING OR NON-WEIGHT BEARING CHILD PATHWAY

RED FLAGS - In all cases there are specific
markers which
RED FLAGS - In all ... splenomegaly, abnormal neurology ... , back pain Haematology ... #Limping #NWB #Algorithm ... Pathway #Child #Peds
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Clinical features ... body, but can also ... Noncontiguous spread • Clinical ... Malignancies (eg CML, ALL ... #differential #hematology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
symptoms/signs ... box indicates all ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... ; ALT, alanine aminotransferase ... #Hepatology #Liver
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Clinical Significance (MGUS) - Differential Diagnosis

Neurologic-Centered:
 (+) Systemic Features: POEMS, AL amyloid, Cryoglobulinemia
Gammopathy of Clinical ... Differential Diagnosis Neurologic-Centered ... : POEMS, AL amyloid ... Ig deposition disease ... Monoclonal #Gammopathy #Clinical
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Lateral Sclerosis (ALS ... ) Summary ALS: combination ... (1) limb-onset ALS ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
erythematosus • Kawasaki ... fever syndromes Clinical ... Fever is the main clinical ... tests ↑ AST ↑ ALT ... Histopathologic features
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
should be based on clinical ... and radiographic features ... Tuberculous Meningitis ... Demyelinating disease ... Cryptococcal Meningitis
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Dermatomyositis Clinical ... of symptoms: ... 5X ULN • AST/ALT ... AST declines > ALT ... of underlying disease