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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Testing Algorithm ... • Screen for secondary ... (common causes ... organ-specific signs ... #Algorithm #Differential
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Diagnosis Algorithm ... CCA, HB - secondary ... - Breast, Lung, ... Colon etc Dr ... #Causes #Hepatology
Causes of Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Absence of menses for more than 3 cycles or
Causes of Secondary ... Amenorrhea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Functional (e.g. eating disorder ... Prolactinoma • Chest
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Rash - Differential ... Pinpoint areas ... in primary or secondary ... Vasculitis - Collagen disorders
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... scalp/face/central chest ... Secondary to venous ... #causes
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... rheumatologic disorders ... from other common ... life-threatening causes ... Pericarditis #Symptoms #Signs
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Immunodeficiency disorder ... infection risk secondary ... - gastric and breast ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... DDX - Other causes
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
with autoimmune disorders ... thyroid disease) • Secondary ... (less common): ... a stroke that caused ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
Common Dermatological ... associated with signs ... honey-colored crusts ... dermatology #rash #differential ... diagnosis #skin #common
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
globally, excluding areas ... PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: The exact cause ... DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS ... the acute flare; chest ... contributor to this disorder