Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Asthenia
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Asthenia • Sleep disorders • Sedentary lifestyle • Renal failure • Paraneoplastic syndrome • Medications (e.g., narcotics, sedatives) • Infections • Hypothyroidism • Diabetes • Depression • Dehydration/elect
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Asthma
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Asthma • Wegener’s granulomatosis • TB • Rhinitis with postnasal drip • Pulmonary embolism (in adult and elderly patients) • Pneumonia and other upper respiratory infections • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis • F
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Childhood Asthma
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Childhood Asthma • Vocal cord dysfunction • Vascular rings • Tumor, lymphoma • Tuberculosis, histoplasmosis • Sinusitis • Sarcoidosis • Repaired tracheoesophageal fistula • Pulmonary thromboembolism • Psych
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Ataxia
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Ataxia • Wilson’s disease (hepatolenticular degeneration) • Vitamin B12 deficiency • Vertebral-basilar artery ischemia • Toxins: phenytoin, alcohol, sedatives, organophosphates • Tabes dorsalis • Paraneoplast
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Acute or Recurrent Ataxia
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Acute or Recurrent Ataxia • Vascular events (e.g., cerebellar hemorrhage or stroke) • Seizure (ictal or postictal) • Postinfectious (cerebellitis [e.g., varicella], acute disseminated encephalomyelitis) • Mu
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Chronic or Progressive Ataxia
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Chronic or Progressive Ataxia • Wilson’s disease • Tumor or paraneoplastic syndrome • Low vitamin E levels (e.g., cystic fibrosis) • Inherited ataxias (e.g., ataxia-telangiectasia, Friedreich’s ataxia) • In
Symptoms and Sign - Differential Diagnosis of Ataxia-Telangiectasia
Symptoms and Sign - Differential Diagnosis of Ataxia-Telangiectasia • Friedreich’s ataxia • Early-onset cerebellar ataxia with retained reflexes (EOCA) • Ataxia associated with biochemical abnormalities: associated with ceroid lipofuscinosis, xeroderma pi
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Atelectasis
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Atelectasis • Sarcoidosis • Postoperative (lower lobes) • Postinflammatory (middle lobe syndrome) • Pneumothorax • Pneumoconiosis • Pleural effusion • Mucoid impaction • Mediastinal or adjacent mass • Lung n
Symptoms and Signs -Differential Diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation
Symptoms and Signs -Differential Diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation • Multifocal atrial tachycardia • Frequent atrial premature beats • Baseline ECG artifact • Atrial flutter
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Atrial Flutter
Symptoms and Signs - Differential Diagnosis of Atrial Flutter • Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia • ECG baseline artifact • Atrial fibrillation • Atrial ectopy
