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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... Testing Algorithm ... evaluation or workup ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... organ-specific signs
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cause - Decreased ... - Gitelman SIGNS ... acidosis - Cl⁻ decrease ... #Pathophysiology
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
although hepatic causes ... of ammonia and decreased ... Inherited Urea Cycle Disorders ... Reye syndrome (Peds ... deficiency #Ammonia #Pathophysiology
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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Alcohol Use Disorder ... role obligations (work ... , tachycardia, nausea ... AlcoholUseDisorder #EtOH #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Focal inflammatory disorder ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... - Reflexes: decreased ... • Bilateral signs ... • Infectious causes
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... • Symptoms and signs ... Cauda equina- decreased ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... differential #algorithm
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
with autoimmune disorders ... a stroke that caused ... tissue scarring) Increase ... FrozenShoulder #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - For diagnosis, must have either 26
Deficit Hyperactive Disorder ... their turn • Causes ... finish assigned work ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... antibody that works ... activity, typically decreased ... limb or joint disorders