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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Algorithm INDICATIONS ... during medical evaluation ... or workup for specific ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... for secondary causes
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic Testing ... and Evaluation: ... - Cost - Cost per ... Syncope #diagnosis #workup ... Effectiveness #table
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... . pylori test (GI ... - Bone marrow evaluation ... #Workup #hematology
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Mechanism Decreased GI ... Familial renal Mg wasting ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes ... #Workup #hypomg
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
Algorithm for the ... evaluation of macrocytic ... the most likely cause ... B12 are a useful part ... #Workup #AAFP
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
years - Upper GI ... - Tomography (PET ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
: Record beats per ... still, but is able ... streaming down cheeks GI ... last ½ hour • 2 - nausea ... stool • 0 - no GI
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
phlebotomy/ blood work ... during clinical evaluations ... prolonged rest can cause ... from accessing port ... issues other than GI