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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... incidentally during medical ... are asthma, allergy ... neoplasms) • Screen also ... organ-specific signs
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
Clinical manifestations ... arrest, Kounis syndrome ... #anaphylaxis #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #criteria #allergy
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... symptoms: often ... external factors • Median ... Positive Carnett's sign ... incisional hernias: clinical
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... failure Diagnosis - Medical ... diagnosis: months - Criteria ... : El Escorial criteria
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Clinical: Dyspnea ... ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms ... Hyper-eosinophilc Syndrome ... #differential #cardiology ... #algorithm
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
function tests algorithm ... symptoms/signs ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... criteria should ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - For diagnosis, must have either 26
Pathogenesis and clinical ... restless • Acts as ... their turn • Causes ... #signs #psychiatry ... #criteria
Pitting Edema on Physical Exam

Edema occurs when fluid that accumulates in tissues leads to swelling. When
Symptoms may include ... -Causes may include ... It may also occur ... #Clinical #Video ... #Cardiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
lung disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... HPS Diagnostic Criteria ... Can also be seen ... no established medical
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of congestion ... acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology