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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... eosinophilia (common ... causes are asthma ... organ-specific signs ... #Differential #
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... from other common ... life-threatening causes ... #Pericarditis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Presentation
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Uncommon Causes ... Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... • Other common ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... Mediterranean areas ... in the knee-to-chest ... Positive Carnett's sign ... Abdominal #Pain #differential
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
Common Dermatological ... Conditions - Distribution ... associated with signs ... dermatology #rash #differential ... #distribution #
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... tightness Most Common ... Causes: • Cystic ... Nasal polyps and signs ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... dyspnea • (Less common ... • CT: Halo sign ... Constitutional symptoms ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
a bimodal age distribution ... ingestion • B symptoms ... (NSHL) - (most common ... Serum Copper • Chest ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

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