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Consensus diagnostic criteria for asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) in patients with airflow limitation. COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary
Consensus diagnostic ... criteria for asthma-COPD ... overlap syndrome ... #PCC #IM #ACOS ... #AsthmaCOPD #OverlapSyndrome
Differential diagnosis of schistocytes / fragmentation hemolysis:
 • Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA)
    - TTP
Differential diagnosis ... hemolytic-uremic syndrome ... Catastrophic APLS BCM IM ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #hemolysis
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
Behcet's Syndrome ... - Diagnosis Diagnostic ... Criteria for Behget's ... Syndrome (International ... #criteria #rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... Periodic fever syndromes ... Histopathologic criteria ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Criteria for Diagnosis ... Hospital of Baltimore IM ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #DRESS #Syndrome ... #dermatology #diagnosis
Hunter's Decision Rule (Sensitivity 84%, Specificity 97%), Sternbach's criteria - Need 3 of 10 symptoms: (Sensitivity
), Sternbach's criteria ... specificity 96%) #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Serotonin ... #Syndrome #Hunters ... Algorithm #Sternbach #Criteria
Diagnostic Criteria for Sweet Syndrome (Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis)
Major criteria 
 1. Abrupt onset of tender
Diagnostic Criteria ... for Sweet Syndrome ... Dermatosis) Major criteria ... neutrophils #Sweet #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Fibromyalgia Symptoms
Cardinal Features:
 • Sleep disturbances: Insomnia, Frequent awakening, Non-restoring sleep
 • Pain: Generalized (head-to-toes), Described
Common Features: • Psychiatric ... Regional pain syndromes ... irritable bowel syndrome ... Fibromyalgia #Symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Idiopathic CD4 Lymphopenia (ICL) / Lymphocytopenia 

DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ICL
 • Persistent CD4 T-cell lymphopenia
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Lymphocytopenia DIAGNOSTIC ... CRITERIA FOR ICL ... chemotherapy) • Genetic syndromes ... Lymphopenia #ICL #diagnosis ... #hematology #Differential
Serotonin Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Serotonin Syndrome: Variable combination of mental status changes, autonomic instability, and
Serotonin Syndrome ... Serotonin Toxicity Criteria ... make a clinical diagnosis ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs