Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Adult Constipation
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Adult Constipation NO GROSS STRUCTURAL ABNORMALITY • Inadequate fiber intake • Irritable bowel syndrome (associated with abdominal pain) or functional constipation • Idiopathic slow-transit constipation • “O
Dermatology - Polymorphous light eruption (PMLE)
Dermatology - Polymorphous light eruption (PMLE) PMLE refers to a collection of diverse, unexplained, acquired, and recurring skin rashes that occur as a delayed response to exposure to UV radiation. Polymorphic light eruption (PMLE) is the prevailing f
Dermatology - Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Dermatology - Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Disseminated intravascular coagulation is a prevalent condition characterized by abnormal blood clotting that occurs throughout the blood arteries. This disorder is commonly linked to many clinical sit
Dermatology - Lentigo maligna melanoma (LMM)
Dermatology - Lentigo maligna melanoma (LMM) LMM, or lentigo maligna melanoma, is a melanoma subtype that is quite uncommon, affecting less than 5% of light-skinned individuals. It primarily affects older adults, with a median age of beginning at 65 year
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Cloudy Urine
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Cloudy Urine • Use of multivitamin supplements • Urinary tract infection • Pyuria • Phosphaturia • Lipiduria • Hyperoxaluria • Diet high in purine-rich foods • Concentrated urine • Chyluria
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Clubbing
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Clubbing • Celiac disease • Chronic liver disease, cirrhosis (particularly biliary and juvenile) • Chronic trauma (jackhammer operators, machine workers) • Cyanotic congenital heart disease • Cystic fibrosis
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Cobalamin Deficiency
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Cobalamin Deficiency21 NUTRITIONAL COBALAMIN DEFICIENCY (I.E., INSUFFICIENT COBALAMIN INTAKE) • Vegetarians, poverty-imposed near-vegetarians, breast-fed infants of mothers with pernicious anemia ABNORMAL IN
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Cocaine Overdose
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Cocaine Overdose • Methylenedioxyamphetamine (“ecstasy”) abuse • Methamphetamine (“speed”) abuse • Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) abuse • Hyperthyroidism, panic disorder, pheochromocytoma • Cathinone (“khat
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Coccidioidomycosis
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Coccidioidomycosis • Acute pulmonary coccidioidomycoses: community-acquired pneumonias caused by Mycoplasma and Chlamydia; granulomatous diseases, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis and sarcoidosis; other fun
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Acute Abdominal Colic
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Acute Abdominal Colic • Acute gastroenteritis • Food poisoning • Nonspecific causes, anxiety disorder • Constipation • Gastric outlet obstruction • Chronic peptic ulceration • Gastric cancer SMALL BOWEL OBST
