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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 ... for secondary causes ... indicated • For organ-specific ... signs or symptoms
Functional Dyspepsia - Signs, Symptoms and Pathophysiology
Delayed gastric emptying - Postprandial fullness, nausea, vomiting
Hypersensitivity to gastric
Functional Dyspepsia - Signs ... , Symptoms and Pathophysiology ... nonerosive reflux disease ... gastroenterology #symptoms ... #diagnosis #signs
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Infiltrative Disorders ... vomiting • Fatigue Signs ... Cortisol Deficiency: Signs ... Reduced libido • Signs ... endocrinology #diagnosis #signs
Gaucher Disease 

Pathophsiology
 • Lysosomal storage disorder
 • Deficiency of ß-glucocerebrosidase
• Accumulation of glucosylceramide in macrophages
Diagnosis
Gaucher Disease ... Pathophsiology ... Lysosomal storage disorder ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... Conditioning regimen Signs ... EBV viral load, signs ... to 50% of PTLD cases ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
- Diagnosis Algorithm ... suspected: • Signs ... and symptoms of ... without discernable cause ... • Signs of osteoporosis
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
•
Causes of Bradykinetic ... Movement Disorders ... Parkinson's Disease ... • Cerebellar signs ... #Causes
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... • Meniere's Disease ... Imbalance, neurologic symptoms ... /signs, bidirectional
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... chromosome 21) Signs ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #pathophysiology ... geriatrics #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 
OF ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY. 

Primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency:
 - Tiredness, weakness, mental depression
hypotension - Nausea ... and associated disorders ... Autoimmune thyroid disease ... and associated disorders ... Insufficiency #Signs