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Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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suspected: • Signs ... unresponsive to treatment ... discernable cause • Signs ... T1DM, Addisons, microscopic ... colitis Differential
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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cases Clinical Signs ... years - May have signs ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... of AFB by smear microscopy
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... some red blood cells ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... edema #causes #differential
Fat Embolism Syndrome
Trauma to the long bone or pelvis accounts for —9096 of cases. The diagnosis
the long bone or pelvis ... Pathophysiology ... onset widespread pulmonary ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Signs
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... Responsive to Treatment ... growth, response to treatment ... Classification #pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #NonHodgkin #differential
Asthma: immunopathogenesis. 
Allergens attach to, and are taken up by, dendritic cells that he the respiratory
by, dendritic cells ... . which differentiate ... into plasma cells ... immunopathogenesis #Pathophysiology ... #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
polyangiitis), MPA (microscopic ... coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... FINDINGS: • U/A: microscopic ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophilia, 500-1,500 cells ... Hypereosinophilia, >1,500 cells ... glucocorticoid treatment ... organ-specific signs ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... organ damage • Treatment ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... Lysis of tumor cells
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
Vegetations may be microscopic ... Inflammatory cells ... absent How can we differentiate ... pathognomonic signs ... Marantic #diagnosis #pathophysiology