Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a rare immune deficiency characterized by low levels of serum IgG, IgA, and/or IgM, with a loss of Ab production. The diagnosis is most commonly made in adults between the ages of 20 and 40 years, but both children and much older adults can be found to have this immune defect.
Criteria
JNC-VII Classification and management of blood pressure for adults
The classification is based on the average of two or more properly measured, seated blood pressure readings on each of two or more office visits.
British Hypertension Society Classification of Blood Pressure Levels (BHS-IV)
This classification equates with that of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and that of World Health Organization/ International Society of Hypertension (WHO/ISH), and is based on clinic blood pressure values. If systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure fall into different categories, the higher value should be taken for classification.
Summary of Recommendations for Management of Hypertension in BHS-IV
- Provide advice on life-style modifications for all people with high blood pressure (BP) and those with borderline or high-normal BP.
Diagnostic Criteria for Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome (HES)
Diagnostic Criteria for Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome (HES) are:
1. Persistent eosinophilia of over 1500/cubic millimeter for longer than 6 month;
2. Lack of evidence of other known causes of secondary hypereosinophilia (SH);
3. Multiple organ involvement.
Diagnostic Criteria of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in patients with end-stage liver disease and advanced cirrhosis regardless of the underlying cause. Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS), a functional form of kidney failure, is one of the many possible causes of AKI.
Diagnostic Criteria for the Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS)
The hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterized as the triad of liver disease, pulmonary gas exchange abnormalities leading to arterial deoxygenation and evidence of intrapulmonary vascular dilatations.
Diagnostic Criteria for Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH)
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is characterized by inflammatory liver histology, circulating non-organ-specific autoantibodies, and increased levels of immunoglobulin (Ig) G in the absence of a known etiology.
Diagnostic Criteria for HELLP Syndrome
The diagnosis of HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count) is based upon the presence of the characteristic laboratory findings in patients of appropriate gestational age. Imaging tests, particularly CT or MRI scanning, are useful when complications such as hepatic infarction, hematoma, or rupture are suspected.
NYHA Functional Classification for Congestive Heart Failure
The New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Classification provides a simple way of classifying heart disease (originally cardiac failure), useful for preoperative assessment. It places patients in one of four categories, based on how much they are limited during physical activity: