142 results
Liver Function Tests (LFTs)
 - Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 
 - Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 
 - Alkaline
Liver Function Tests ... phosphatase - Gamma-glutamyl ... Prothrombin #Liver #Function
Streptococcus Identification Algorithm #Diagnosis #Microbiology #Streptococcus #Identification #Algorithm #Hemolysis #Alpha #Beta #Gamma
#Alpha #Beta #Gamma
Main types of autoimmune encephalitis in the ICU. 
Anti-NMDAR anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor, ADEM acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Anti-GFAP
Anti-GABAAR anti-gamma ... Anti-GABABR anti-gamma
Gram Positive Bacteria - Identification Algorithm
Cocci 
  - Catalase +
     -
Beta-Hemolysis - Gamma-Hemolysis
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology

Clinical presentation
 - Symptoms of GHB toxicity include: short term anterograde amnesia,
Gamma hydroxybutyrate ... Kat_Watson #Gamma
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
Liver Function Tests ... kidney, intestines Gamma-glutamyl-transpeptidase ... LouLectures #Liver #Function
Important Cardiac Transplant Medications and Side Effects
 • Cyclosporine (Sandimmune, generic) - Calcineurin inhibitor, decreasing T
(antithymocyte gamma-globulin ... Impairs phagocyte function
Subtypes of Serum Proteins

Pre-albumin (Transthyretin)
Albumin
Globulins
 • Alpha-1: Alpha-1 antitrypsin, Serum amyloid A, Ceruloplasmin, Corticosteroid-binding globulin (Transcortin),
Transferrin • Gamma
Thyroid Function Tests (TFTs) and Interpretation

 • TSH, Free T4, Free T3
 • T3 Uptake
 •
Thyroid Function ... DharSaty #Thyroid #Function ... laboratory #patterns #differential
Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Causes of Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
 • Neuromuscular causes: CVA/CNS tumor/ALS, Parkinson's,
of Dysphagia - Differential ... Non-relaxation of EG junction ... Achalasia, EG junction ... sclerosis - Functional ... Esophageal #Dysphagia #Differential