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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... during medical evaluation ... or workup for specific ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... #Algorithm #Differential
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... - Bone marrow evaluation ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Causes #Workup
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid Base Disorders ... - Evaluation and ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Evaluation #workup ... #Differential #
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... Approach (when evaluation ... Neurologic disorders ... #Hypertension #Workup
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
paresthesias (carpal ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... Differential Diagnosis ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Endocrinology #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... The evaluation should ... of the external canal ... Mitochondrial disorders ... Hearing #Loss #Differential
Anxiety Disorders Associated with Panic - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Panic Disorder - Recurrent, Unexpected Panic Attacks
Specific Phobia
Anxiety Disorders ... Associated with Panic - Differential ... Where a Negative Evaluation ... Work or School) ... #Panic #Differential
Pathogenesis of Select Causes of Constipation in Adults and in Elderly

 • Mechanical (ex. Bowel Obstruction,
neuromuscular disorders ... pressure of anal canal ... -> Evacuation of ... #constipation #pathophysiology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
The Neurological Evaluation ... consciousness Differential ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... Arms extended; wrists ... from the body; wrists
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
Hospitalization - Pathophysiology ... phlebotomy/ blood work ... during clinical evaluations ... Hospitalization #causes #pathophysiology ... #differential #