DIC represents a continuum in clinical-pathological severity, characterised by the increasing loss of localisation or compensated control in intravascular activation of coagulation. Continue reading “Clinical Conditions Associated with Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)”
Disseminated intravascular coagulation is a condition in which small blood clots develop throughout the bloodstream, blocking small blood vessels. The increased clotting depletes the platelets and clotting factors needed to control bleeding, causing excessive bleeding.
Continue reading “Diagnostic Criteria for Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)”
American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS). Classified as CSS if at least four of six criteria are present
Continue reading “ACR Criteria for the Classification of Churg-Strauss Syndrome (CSS)”
ATP III Classification of LDL, Total, HDL Cholesterol and Triglycerides (mg/dL)
Continue reading “ATP III Classification of LDL, Total, HDL Cholesterol and Triglycerides”
The diagnosis of a Childhood Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder always presumes the absence of a structural or biochemical explanation for the symptoms.
G1.Vomiting
G1a. Infant Regurgitation Continue reading “ROME II Diagnostic Criteria for Childhood Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders”
Names and definitions of vasculitis adopted by the Chapel Hill Consensus Conference on the nomenclature of systemic vasculitis
Celiac disease (CD) is a syndrome characterized by damage of the small intestinal mucosa caused by the gliadin fraction of wheat gluten and similar alcohol-soluble proteins (prolamines) of barley and rye in genetically susceptible subjects. Continue reading “ESPGHAN Revised Criteria for the Diagnosis of Celiac Disease (CD)”
A. Recurrent episodes of binge eating. An episode of binge eating is characterized by both of the following:
Continue reading “DSM-IV Diagnostic Criteria for Bulimia Nervosa”
The imaging characteristics of blood on MRI can be variable:
Continue reading “Diagnostic Criteria of Hemorrhage in MRI of the Brain”
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