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Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) - Spectrum of Response
Non-response:
 • Histology: Persistent eosinophilia, ≥ 15 eos/hpf
 • Symptoms:
- Spectrum of Response ... Non-response: ... : Persistent symptoms ... decrease in EREFS Response ... Esophagitis #EoE #Response
Low O2 saturation that does not respond to supplemental O2
- Key diagnostic feature (sat < 85%
that does not respond ... (sat < 85% w/o response ... there will be no response ... FiO2 Severity of symptoms ... impaired O2 delivery Symptoms
OLD CARTS - Mnemonic for Symptom Assessment
O - Onset – acute vs gradual
L - Location
D -
- Mnemonic for Symptom ... Treatments (and response ... OLDCARTS #Mnemonic #Symptoms
Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
cord - Signs and Symptoms ... deep-tendon reflex responses ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Urticaria (hives): Skin reaction that occurs in response to cold, food allergies, meds, environmental exposures, stings,
infections
that occurs in response ... with systemic symptoms
Hypertonic Saline for Treatment of Hyponatremic Encephalopathy
1) 100 ml bolus of 3% NaCl over 10 min.
until clinical response ... Symptoms improve ... awake, alert, responsive
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
dysregulated immune response ... cellular inflammatory response ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
pattern of spread, B symptoms ... growing, Poorly Responsive ... rapid growth, response
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
findings: • Symptoms ... Extensor plantar responses ... Cord Compression Symptoms ... Extensor plantar response ... LMN Symptoms
Clinical manifestations of acute liver failure 

Brain: 
Hepatic encephalopathy,  
Cerebral edema,  
Intracranial hypertension,
Systemic inflammatory response ... failure #Signs #Symptoms