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Proposed Algorithm for Diagnosing Sarcoidosis
Highly suggestive Clinicoradiological Findings → Clinical diagnosis (without biopsy) e.g. Löfgren's syndrome
Suggestive
Clinicoradiological Findings → Clinical ... biopsy) e.g. ... and/or cytology (e.g ... of alternative causes ... #Workup
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
evaluation or workup ... for specific symptoms ... glucocorticoid treatment ... (eg, skin or esophageal ... #Differential #diagnosis
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
Key signs and symptoms ... that define the clinical ... illness script (e.g ... febrilepodcast@gmail.com #InfectiousDiseases ... #History #HPI #Diagnosis
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
live births Symptoms ... arrest/death - Symptoms ... **Get baseline EKG ... family history) Treatment ... LongQT #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
cardiac syncope, e.g ... and an initial ECG ... Further diagnostics ... should be guided by clinical ... The treatment strategy
Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
can be seen on EKG ... First line treatment ... in refractory cases ... Pericarditis #Cardiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... function test, ANA (e.g ... #Causes #Workup
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
most common) Clinical ... • Indolent symptoms ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... • Carbapenem (e.g ... Lung #Abscess #Diagnosis
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Treatment depends ... Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... malignant syndrome (e.g
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... high WBC count cause ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... unless worrisome EKG ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis