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Commonly Observed Laboratory Findings in Hepatic / Liver Failure
 - Elevated conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin -
Commonly Observed Laboratory ... ALT and AST - Elevations ... liver glycogen stores ... the hepatorenal syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Testing
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... interval J Wave Syndromes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cardiology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
presence of metabolic syndrome ... decision for repeat testing ... magnitude of enzyme elevation ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Allopecia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... , Loose anagen syndrome ... texture at bald spots ... Tests: • TSH
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... Bronchoscopy Laboratory ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... demand in the setting ... pain occurs at rest ... rapidly over a short ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... - assess other laboratory ... or diagnostic tests ... - Compartment syndrome ... #Differential #
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Differential Diagnosis ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... glucose suppression test ... • Pituitary testing ... #Management #Endocrinology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... ECG • Limited laboratory ... testing Heart ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
region Viral Syndromes ... febrile illness, elevations ... polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) testing ... and possibly PCR testing ... Fever #Travel #Differential