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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
incidentally during medical ... glucocorticoid treatment ... organ-specific signs ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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Coombs • IgG type ... • Blood smear: Differential ... 2) LOOK FOR a cause ... #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... patient’s complete medical ... before beginning treatment ... #Diagnosis #causes ... classification
Vasculitis - Break down based on vessel size 
Distribution of vessel involvement by large vessel vasculitis,
vessel vasculitis, medium ... can affect any type ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology ... #Differential # ... #Large #Classification
Dermatological semiology of Cutaneous Vasculitis 

Clinicopathologic correlations
 • Purpura, papules, pustules, necrosis: involvement of small vessels
wall vessels (medium-sized ... Identification of causes ... #semiology #signs ... #lesions #diagnosis ... pathology #lesions #differential
Webber Ankle Injury Classification

A: In a Supination-Adduction injury the fibula breaks first, with a fracture below
Webber Ankle Injury Classification ... and easy way to differentiate ... These injuries are caused ... #Diagnosis #Orthopedics ... Injury #Fracture #Classification
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
Conditioning regimen Signs ... symptoms, unexplained hematologic ... EBV viral load, signs ... and classification ... to 50% of PTLD cases
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
workup What type ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... (parkinsonian signs ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... #Subtypes #Classification
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
Classification of ... uropathy, Metabolic causes ... Treatment is aimed ... #Types #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... protein receptor type ... multifactorial mechanisms Hematologic ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Causes