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Diagnostic Criteria for Preeclampsia

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Preeclampsia: For the diagnosis of preeclampsia, both hypertension and proteinuria must be present.

  • Blood pressure: 140 mm Hg or higher systolic or 90 mm Hg or higher diastolic after 20 weeks of gestation in a woman with previously normal blood pressure. Systolic increased > 30 mm Hg or diastolic increased > 15 mm Hg in a patient with preexisting chronic hypertension.
  • Proteinuria: 0.3 g or more of protein in a 24-hour urine collection (usually corresponds with 1+ or greater on a urine dipstick test)

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Diagnostic Criteria for Acute Pharyngitis

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Adults

Clinical suspicion of streptococcal pharyngitis (e.g., fever, tonsillar swelling, exudate, enlarged/tender anterior cervical lymph nodes, absence of cough or coryza) with

  • History of rheumatic fever or
  • Documented household exposure or
  • Positive rapid strep screen

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Diagnostic Criteria of Paraneoplastic Neurological Disorder (PND) of the CNS

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Definite PND

  1. Classic syndrome with cancer diagnosed within 5 years of neurological symptom development
  2. Nonclassic syndrome that resolves or significantly improves after cancer treatment
  3. Nonclassic syndrome with cancer diagnosed within 5 years of neurological symptom development and positive antineuronal antibodies
  4. Neurological syndrome (classic or not) without cancer and with well-characterized antineuronal antibodies

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