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Symptoms and Signs- Differential Diagnosis of Retinal neovascularization
Diabetic proliferative retinopathy Retinal vein thrombosis
Sickle cell haemoglobinopathy SLE
Ocular ischaemic syndrome (due to carotid occlusive disease) Eales disease (peripheral retinal vasculitis)
Diabetic proliferative retinopathy Retinal vein thrombosis
Sickle cell haemoglobinopathy SLE
Ocular ischaemic syndrome (due to carotid occlusive disease) Eales disease (peripheral retinal vasculitis)
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Symptoms and Signs- Differential Diagnosis of Retinitis pigmentosa
Abetalipoproteinaemia
Laurence--Moon-Biedl
Refsum's disease
Friedreich's ataxia and other hereditary ataxias Familial neuropathies
Neuronal lipidoses (ceroid lipofuscinosis)
Abetalipoproteinaemia
Laurence--Moon-Biedl
Refsum's disease
Friedreich's ataxia and other hereditary ataxias Familial neuropathies
Neuronal lipidoses (ceroid lipofuscinosis)
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Symptoms and Signs- Differential Diagnosis of Rheumatoid factor. +ve
Sjogren's syndrome (95%)
Rheumatoid arthritis (70%)
SLE
Scleroderma
Mixed connective tissue disease
Mixed cryoglobulinaemia
Polymyositis/dermatomyositis
Infection/inflammatory diseases, e.g. TB, infectious mononucleosis, subacute
bacterial endocarditis, chronic hepatitis Healthy individuals {~5%)
Sjogren's syndrome (95%)
Rheumatoid arthritis (70%)
SLE
Scleroderma
Mixed connective tissue disease
Mixed cryoglobulinaemia
Polymyositis/dermatomyositis
Infection/inflammatory diseases, e.g. TB, infectious mononucleosis, subacute
bacterial endocarditis, chronic hepatitis Healthy individuals {~5%)
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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Roth's spots
Infective endocarditis Leukaemia
Anaemia
Vasculitis: PAN, SLE
Infective endocarditis Leukaemia
Anaemia
Vasculitis: PAN, SLE
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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Saddle nose deformity
Trauma
Congenital syphilis
Wegener's granulomatosis
Relapsing polychondritis
Lepromatous leprosy
Trauma
Congenital syphilis
Wegener's granulomatosis
Relapsing polychondritis
Lepromatous leprosy
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Symptoms and Signs- Differential Diagnosis of Rigors
Cholangitis
Pyelonephritis Pneumococcal pneumonia Malaria
Localized sepsis (abscesses)
Cholangitis
Pyelonephritis Pneumococcal pneumonia Malaria
Localized sepsis (abscesses)
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Symptoms and Signs- Differential Diagnosis of Reduced Respiratory rate
Physiological: well-conditioned athletes
CNS disease: infection (meningitis, encephalitis), trauma (head injury), tumour
Ci intracranial pressure), drugs (sedatives), coma
Physiological: well-conditioned athletes
CNS disease: infection (meningitis, encephalitis), trauma (head injury), tumour
Ci intracranial pressure), drugs (sedatives), coma
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Symptoms and Signs- Differential Diagnosis of Increased Respiratory rate
Physiological: exercise, anxiety
Lung disease: pneumothorax, pulmonary embolism, obstructive disease, e.g.
asthma attack, restrictive disease, infection, inflammation (vasculitis),
malignancy
Elevation of diaphragm: ascites, diaphragmatic paralysis Metabolic acidosis
Physiological: exercise, anxiety
Lung disease: pneumothorax, pulmonary embolism, obstructive disease, e.g.
asthma attack, restrictive disease, infection, inflammation (vasculitis),
malignancy
Elevation of diaphragm: ascites, diaphragmatic paralysis Metabolic acidosis
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Symptoms and Signs- Differential Diagnosis of Reticulocytosis
Haemolysis
Haemorrhage
After the response to B12/folate/iron treatment given to marrow that lack these
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Symptoms and Signs- Differential Diagnosis of Raynaud's phenomenon
Idiopathic
Occupational (vibrating tools)
Connective tissue diseases: scleroderma, SLE, Sjogren's syndrome, rheumatoid
arthritis, dermatomyositis
Cold agglutinins
Cryoglobulinaemia, macroglobulinaemia (Waldenstrom's) Cervical rib
Drugs: (3-blockers
Vascular disease
Rectal discharge
Common
Haemorrhoids
Anal fissure
Rectal prolapse
Proctitis
Perianal warts
Occasional
Rectal carcinoma
Anal fistula
Perianal IBD
Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome
Villous adenoma
Rarely
Infection: anal TB, gonorrhoea, syphilis, HIV Anal carcinoma
Idiopathic
Occupational (vibrating tools)
Connective tissue diseases: scleroderma, SLE, Sjogren's syndrome, rheumatoid
arthritis, dermatomyositis
Cold agglutinins
Cryoglobulinaemia, macroglobulinaemia (Waldenstrom's) Cervical rib
Drugs: (3-blockers
Vascular disease
Rectal discharge
Common
Haemorrhoids
Anal fissure
Rectal prolapse
Proctitis
Perianal warts
Occasional
Rectal carcinoma
Anal fistula
Perianal IBD
Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome
Villous adenoma
Rarely
Infection: anal TB, gonorrhoea, syphilis, HIV Anal carcinoma
