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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... workup for specific symptoms ... for secondary causes ... eosinophilia (common causes ... glucocorticoid treatment
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Irritable Bowel ... Management Global IBS Symptoms ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... intestinal epithelial cells ... gastroenterology #treatment
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... for diagnosis Treatment ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... intestinal epithelial cells ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... injury - Loss of bowel ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... below lesion) • Bowel ... Muscle twitching (fasciculations
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... Responsive to Treatment ... growth, response to treatment ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
high WBC count cause ... Dehydration • Symptoms ... changes, stroke symptoms ... limb ischemia, bowel ... Lysis of tumor cells
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... • Small Bowel ... Disorder ... Macrocytosis, Target Cells ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
other allergic disorders ... Other causes should ... and frequency of symptoms ... rhinitis needing treatment
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
Visual or auditory symptoms ... conjunction with symptoms ... diagnosis and treatment ... Inflammatory causes ... optica spectrum disorder
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
alterations, and bowel ... - Autonomic: Bowel ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment