The extended Ear-eye/Lung/Kidney classification expanded to the DEI

December 2007

ORGAN INVOLVED SCORE
STANDARD DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE



1-ENT/upper respiratory tract 2
  ENT opinion, cranial MRI, sinuscopy
2-Lung 2
  Chest X-ray, HR-CT, bronchoscopy, bronchoalveolar lavage
3-Eye 2
  Ophthalmology opinion, cranial MRI
4-Kidney 2
  Urinanalysis, serum creatinine, abdominal ultrasound
5-Heart 2
  ECG, chest X-ray, Echocardiogram, myocardial scintigram,
  coronary angiogram
6-Gastrointestinal tract
2
  Abdominal ultrasound, Endoscopy (mesenterial angiogram, laparotomy)
7-Skin 2
  Biopsy of skin lesion
8-Peripheral nervous system 2
  Neurology opinion, ENG, EMG (nerve biopsy)
9-Central nervous system 2
  Neurology opinion, lumbar puncture, cranial MRI
10-Rheumatic complaints puncture
2
  X-ray, ultrasound, diagnostic joint bone scan, serum-CK, EMG,
  muscular MRI, muscular biopsy
11-Constitutional symptoms 2




MAXIMUM DEI SCORE   
21