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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... are asthma, allergy ... glucocorticoid treatment ... #Differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #eosinophilia
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... #management #neurology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... lung disease (COPD ... , OSA, Asthma, Obesity ... #Summary #Nephrology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
and Management Summary ... neuropsychiatric symptoms ... • Caused by liver ... of neurologic/cognitive ... #hepatology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary ... impairment, Mood disorder ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... #management #neurology ... #treatment #MS
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... infections when cART ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Suspect in movement disorders ... Demyelinating disease caused
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management Summary ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... brain and spinal cord ... #neurology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary ... Cryofibrinogenemia Symptoms ... cryoglobulinemia Associated Disorders ... Cryofibrinogenemia Diagnosis ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Most cases diagnosed ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... mineralization Symptoms ... respiratory failure • Neurologic ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management Summary ... a gas exchange disorder ... lung disease Caused ... resolution of symptoms ... #hepatology