Diagnosis
The diagnosis of a Functional Disorder of the Anus and Rectum always presumes the absence of a structural or biochemical explanation for the symptoms.
1996 Case Definition
Clinical description
An illness characterized by fever, chills, headache, photophobia, cough, and myalgia
Preeclampsia: For the diagnosis of preeclampsia, both hypertension and proteinuria must be present.
There is no universally agreed upon or thoroughly validated set of criteria for the diagnosis of PMR. In the absence of any pathognomonic test, we use the following three criteria for the clinical diagnosis of PMR(1,2):
Criteria PVSG (Polycythemia Vera Study Group)
A1 Raised red cell mass (RCM), male > 36 ml/kg, female > 32 ml/kg
A2 Normal arterial oxygen saturation > 92%
A3 Splenomegaly
Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare multisystem autoimmune disease of unknown origin characterized by recurrent episodes of inflammation and progressive destruction of cartilaginous tissues.
Adults
Clinical suspicion of streptococcal pharyngitis (e.g., fever, tonsillar swelling, exudate, enlarged/tender anterior cervical lymph nodes, absence of cough or coryza) with
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a frequent complication in cirrhotic patients with ascites. Diagnosis of SBP is established by a polymorphonuclear cell count in ascitic fluid > or =250 cells/mm(3).
Diagnostic criteria include the following:
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