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Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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cytokines Common causes ... disease Rare causes ... , inflammatory bowel ... hypereosinophilia #HE #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... Reed-Sternberg Cells ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology #Oncology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
of about three cases ... ingestion • B symptoms ... (90-95% of cases ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... classification #hematology #oncology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Abdominal Pain Causes ... Consider cardiac causes ... genitourinary causes ... infarction • Lymphoma ... Pain #Chronic #Causes
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... injury - Loss of bowel ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... below lesion) • Bowel ... Muscle twitching (fasciculations
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... and primary CNS lymphoma ... present in 15% of cases ... Demyelinating disease caused ... CNS #Infections #differential
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Uncommon Causes ... Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... of other common causes ... volume, decreased bowel ... pulmonary #edema #causes
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... Muscle twitching (fasciculations ... BULBAR: Tongue fasciculations ... Common Symptoms ... conditions listed in differential
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Causes of Chronic ... Irritable bowel ... Cryptosporidium, Isospora belli ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Causes ... #Differential #
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
age • 22 and 45 cases ... age 70 years Symptoms ... Out Secondary Causes ... blood count with differential ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology