Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Cardiac Tamponade
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Cardiac Tamponade • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) • Constrictive pericardial disease • Pulmonary embolism • Restrictive cardiomyopathy • Right ventricular infarction
Dermatology - Hypersensitivity Vasculitis
Dermatology - Hypersensitivity vasculitis Hypersensitivity vasculitis refers to a diverse collection of vasculitides that are linked to an exaggerated immune response to antigens derived from infectious organisms, medications, or other external or interna
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Botulism
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Botulism • Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) • Guillain-Barré syndrome • Myasthenia gravis • Tick paralysis
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Bowen’s Disease
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Bowen’s Disease • Seborrheic keratosis • Psoriasis • Paget’s disease • Lupus • Basal cell carcinoma • Actinic keratosis
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Sinus Bradycardia
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Sinus Bradycardia • Acute myocardial ischemia and infarction • Class I antiarrhythmic agents (e.g., procainamide), class III antiarrhythmic agents (amiodarone, sotalol), clonidine, lithium carbonate • Degener
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Brain Neoplasm
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Brain Neoplasm • encephalomyelitis • Stroke • Primary central nervous system lymphoma • Metastatic tumors • Demyelinating disease: multiple sclerosis, postinfectious • Brain abscess • Abscess/parasitic cyst
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Breast Cancer • Duct ectasia • Fat necrosis • Fibroadenoma • Fibrocystic changes • Hamartoma • Hematoma • Mammary adenosis
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Breast Inflammatory Lesion
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Breast Inflammatory Lesion • Trauma • Necrosis or infarction (anticoagulant therapy, pregnancy) • Mastitis (Staphylococcus aureus, beta-hemolytic streptococcus) • Granuloma (TB, fungal) • Foreign body (suture
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Breast Mass
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Breast Mass • Benign tumors (fibroadenoma, papilloma) • Breast abscess • Duct ectasia • Fat necrosis • Fibrocystic breasts • Hematoma • Malignant neoplasm • Mammary adenosis • Mastitis (acute bacterial mastit
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Breath Odor
Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Breath Odor • Sweet, fruity: diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), starvation ketosis • Musty fish, clover: fetor hepaticus (hepatic failure) • Halitosis: tonsillitis, gingivitis, respiratory infections, Vincent’s ang
