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Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Malnutrition:
 • Limited access to food
 • Anorexia
 • Disorders
Weight Loss - Differential ... • Anorexia • Disorders ... health issues • Medication ... disease • Protein losing ... #Weight #Loss #WeightLoss
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... Testing Algorithm ... INDICATIONS FOR ... glucocorticoid treatment ... #Algorithm #Differential
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Rebound effect from treatment ... myelosuppressive agents ... • Reaction to Medications
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Weight Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Depression, eating disorders ... Disease • Protein-losing ... Mellitus • HIV #WeightLoss
Causes of Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Malignancy 
 - Tumor effect* (esp. Gl, lung, lymphoma)
Weight Loss - Differential ... lymphoma) - Treatment ... Depression, Eating disorders ... pulmonary cachexia") Medications ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #WeightLoss
Anosmia Causes - Principal Etiologies of Olfactory Dysfunction
For olfactory disorders (and for most taste problems), the
improve after treatment ... A medication history ... identify use of agents ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Dysfunction #AAFP
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Dysgeusia Causes - Principal Categories of Gustatory Dysfunction
A large number of medications have been implicated in
smell and taste disorders ... three months of treatment ... be avoided by using ... help #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Dysfunction #AAFP
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While certain drugs are used to control seizures, others can induce seizures in patients without a
preexisting seizure disorder ... when multiple agents ... /or preventive dosing ... Pharmacology #Lower #Medications ... Seizures #Threshold #Differential
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