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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
are asthma, allergy ... organ-specific signs ... or symptoms (eg ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Manifestations of Anaphylaxis by Body System

Dermatologic/mucosal

 - Eyes: periorbital swelling/erythema, injected conjunctiva, tears

 - Oral mucosa:
Body System Dermatologic ... difficulty breathing, swallowing ... abdominal cramps Neurologic ... play #Diagnosis #Allergy ... #Signs #Symptoms
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Erythrocytosis) - Differential ... Relative - Normal RBC Mass ... Chronic Chest Symptoms ... #Hematology
Headache Etiologies and Associated Spectrum of Severity of Disease by System
Critical, Emergent and Non-Emergent Causes
CNS, neurologic,
Disease by System Critical ... CNS, neurologic ... Musculoskeletal Allergy ... Infectious disease Pulmonary ... #differential #
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
50 or less: • Neurologic ... Retinitis (Most common cause ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... AIDS #diagnosis #differential ... #signs #symptoms
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Double Vision - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Clinical ... • Neurologic ... symptoms suggest ... a mass as the cause
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Dysphagia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Symptom ... esophagus: Mediastinal mass ... • Muscular or neurologic ... the underlying cause
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... lesions < 4cm + mass ... Demyelinating disease caused ... diameter - +mass
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... transfusion • Allergic ... hyperthermia crisis (late sign ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... #Hyperthermia #Differential
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... with speech and swallowing ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology