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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 ... are asthma, allergy ... #Differential #
Approach to Neonatal Jaundice

Causes of pathologic hyperbilirubinemia can be classified as due to (1) increased bilirubin
Neonatal Jaundice Causes ... bilirubin load (i.e., pre-hepatic ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Differential # ... Workup #bilirubinemia
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Chronic ... Causes of acute ... #workup #diagnosis ... #differential
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
Evaluation of Leukocytosis ... sepsis, organ rejection ... part automated differential ... Improves after treating ... the underlying cause
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... Major Pre-Op ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Differential Diagnosis ... Diagnosis and Workup ... • Pituitary testing ... Transsphenoidal surgical resection ... or refractory cases
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
to heat (fires, heating ... pads, heating blankets ... • Causes are multiple ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential #
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... sx: dyspnea on exertion ... during Delivery • Stable ... teratogenic GDMT meds
Rybelsus (oral semaglutide) - First Oral GLP-1 Agonist
Dosing:
3 mg daily x 30 days, then 7 mg
Otherwise, it works ... starting dose before getting ... drug to remain stable ... GLP1 agonists are ... patients to take meds
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
excellent at evaluating ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table