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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Algorithm INDICATIONS ... uncovered incidentally during ... for secondary causes ... are asthma, allergy ... #Differential #diagnosis
Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
characteristics are ... distinguishing between causes ... Recurrent episodes lasting ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... of breath with exertion ... with any type of exertion ... : - PE can cause ... #differential #diagnosis
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly: frontal bossing ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... • Pituitary testing ... or refractory cases ... Endocrinology #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Hematoxylin and eosin ... sensitive as Ag detection ... microscopy #staining #diagnosis ... fungi #fungus #comparison ... #table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... several times per ... day until stable ... Management #Summary #causes
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Pre-existing ... sx: dyspnea on exertion ... Delivery • Stable
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
to heat (fires, heating ... • Causes are multiple ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Fluid Tolerance Testing ... cardiac output causes ... Responsiveness #Tolerance #testing ... #diagnosis #criticalcare ... #comparison #challenges
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
typically able ... treat the primary cause ... Even during the ... #diagnosis #management ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm