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Typical Clinical Features of Major Causes of Acute Chest Discomfort

#ChestPain #Features #Signs #Symptoms #Comparison #Table #Characteristics
Features of Major Causes ... of Acute Chest ... ChestPain #Features #Signs ... #Symptoms #Comparison
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... Testing Algorithm ... for secondary causes ... organ-specific signs ... or symptoms (eg
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Infiltrative Disorders ... vomiting • Fatigue Signs ... Cortisol Deficiency: Signs ... Reduced libido • Signs ... endocrinology #diagnosis #signs
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... /signs, bidirectional ... Cerebellopontine Angle ... #Causes
Common Ulcers of the Ankles and Feet

Chronic Venous Insuffciency 
This condition usually appears over the medial
Ulcers of the Ankles ... neuropathy, neurologic disorders ... uncomplicated cases ... Associated signs ... Clinical #Podiatry #Comparison
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
rheumatologic disorders ... life-threatening causes ... #Pericarditis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Presentation ... #comparison #Table
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Is visual loss caused ... acute ischemic disorder ... the optic nerve caused ... Doppler US : halo sign ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
general seizure caused ... and metabolic causes ... psychological disorder ... Diagnosis #Neurology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Comparison
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
dyspnea, cough, chest ... Extrapulmonary: ankle ... polyarthritis(symmetrical, ankles ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs ... #Symptoms
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Mediterranean areas ... - May involve symptoms ... neuropsychiatric symptoms ... in the knee-to-chest ... Positive Carnett's sign