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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
uncovered incidentally during ... for secondary causes ... asthma, allergy, drug ... organ-specific signs ... or symptoms (eg
What is Asymptomatic Bacteruria (ASB)?
Bacteriuria (isolation of urinary pathogen at ≥10^5 CFU/mL in mid-stream urine) in
genitourinary signs ... are symptoms of ... Missing the true cause ... , Adding to medication ... burden & drug interactions
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... without an obvious cause ... varying neurologic signs ... Central #Vertigo #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
general seizure caused ... and metabolic causes ... other sedative drugs ... Classification #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #Signs #Symptoms
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... precipitated by medications ... changes, worsen during ... Positive Carnett's sign ... radicular pain #Rare #Causes
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
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sweating, trembling, nausea ... /losing control/ ... dying • Sense ... carrying anti-anxiety medication ... #signs #psychiatry
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... /symptoms or echo ... of intravenous drug ... in up to 30% of cases ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... and Signs: 50% ... and signs: • ... or arrhythmia) during ... or with certain drugs
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of poor perfusion ... Signs of congestion ... the determined cause ... cardiology #treatment #table ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
noninflammatory Signs ... constitutional symptoms ... taking a shower and moving ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... burgdorferi • Virus/Bacteria