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Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Focus is the ... - Focus is appearance ... - Neurologic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... Testing Algorithm ... workup for specific symptoms ... organ-specific signs ... or symptoms (eg
Diagnostic Algorithm for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Well's Criteria for PE
 • Clinical Signs and Symptoms of DVT
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Pulmonary Embolism Well's ... Criteria for PE ... • Clinical Signs ... and Symptoms of
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria ... , Mild sensory symptoms ... or signs, Cranial ... encephalitis spectrum disorders ... #neurology #neuropathy
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
impairment, Mood disorder ... Signs and symptoms ... McDonald diagnostic criteria ... objective evidence of neurologic ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... and signs below ... injury • Gait is abnormal ... #diagnosis #neurology ... differential #algorithm
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
acute ischemic disorder ... • Cephalic symptoms ... Doppler US : halo sign ... efficacy of GCs Abnormal ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Features of a Sickle Cell Crisis 
Sickle-cell disease - an autosomal recessive blood disorder.
Characterized by red
recessive blood disorder ... that adopt an abnormal ... These cells can ... Crisis #Features #Signs ... #Symptoms
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
Summary Diagnostic Criteria ... JAK2 mutation OR Abnormally ... When present, symptoms ... , signs, and complications ... • Treatment algorithms
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... suspicious clinical symptoms ... /signs should be ... metabolic syndrome criteria ... #Algorithm #Hepatology