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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... Hepatocellular injury ... 2: Cholestatic injury ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #hepatology
Best practice recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of adult patients experiencing traumatic brain injury during
Best practice recommendations ... traumatic brain injury ... Traumatic #Brain #Injury ... #NOAC #DOAC #Management
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Liver Function Tests ... Drug-induced liver injury ... Liver #Function #Tests ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Hepatocellular Liver Injury ... Framework: Liver Injury ... → liver test abnormalities ... Hepatocellular Liver Injury ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... Drug-induced Liver Injury ... dose dependent injury ... differential #Diagnosis #Management ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Indications for Albumin for Management of Cirrhosis
 • Large volume paracentesis (>5 liter) - 8g per
for Albumin for Management ... • Acute kidney injury ... #Indications #Management ... Cirrhosis #treatment #hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
liver function tests ... abnormal liver blood tests ... of liver blood tests ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology
Approach to Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Suspected TMA: Unexplained thrombocytopenia + MAHA
Diagnosis and Management ... Direct antiglobulin test ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #hematology
PECARN - Pediatric Head Injury Decision Aid - Mayo Clinic
PDF: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/creatorphotos.clacdm.com/diagrams/PECARN%20DA.pdf

#Management #PatientInfo #Peds #Pediatrics #DecisionAid #PECARN
Pediatric Head Injury ... https://s3-us-west ... PECARN%20DA.pdf #Management
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Indication → Pre-test ... Step 2: Pre-test ... Develop a pre-test ... #Stewardship #ultrasound ... #management #diagnosis