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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Testing Algorithm ... during medical evaluation ... (common causes ... glucocorticoid treatment ... symptoms (eg, skin
Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis: Treatment Options Based on Severity of the Disease
Mild:
 • Trial of PPI
 • Trial
: Treatment Options ... Severity of the Disease ... Hematology consult for evaluation ... as CT scan #EoE ... #management #gastroenterology
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
- Diagnosis Algorithm ... unresponsive to treatment ... without discernable cause ... Inflammatory (IBD, eosinophilic ... #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... have had prior evaluations ... Back pain • Skin ... pseudoobstruction • Eosinophilic ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Diagnosis and Evaluation ... onset (acute vs. chronic ... status (edema, JVD, skin ... , liver, renal disease ... #Differential #Algorithm
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... histiocytosis (PLCH) • Eosinophilic ... Beomycin • Acute or Chronic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
skin condition ... early localized disease ... skin condition, ... acute Parvovirus B19 ... shows numerous eosinophils
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... toxic aetiology: Skin ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... for alternative causes ... Alcohol-related liver disease
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... anemia, yellow skin ... to IBD, celiac disease ... total body stores Evaluation ... Check for IF ab Treatment
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
response to local skin ... oral ulcers in 12 ... test (this is a skin ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Recurrent and chronic