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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Leukoerythroblastic anaemia
Hypoxia
Marrow infiltration, e.g. malignancy
Severe anaemia
Hypoxia
Marrow infiltration, e.g. malignancy
Severe anaemia
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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Leukoplakia
Infection: HIV, candida, syphilis
Trauma/friction
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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Livedo reticularis
Cholesterol embolus
Cryoglobulinaemia, systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome,
polyarteritis nodosa
Cholesterol embolus
Cryoglobulinaemia, systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome,
polyarteritis nodosa
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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Lip swellings
Allergidanaphylactic reaction
Angioneurotic shock (C1 esterase deficiency)
Crohn's disease
Granulomatous cheilitis
Insect bite
Sarcoid
Allergidanaphylactic reaction
Angioneurotic shock (C1 esterase deficiency)
Crohn's disease
Granulomatous cheilitis
Insect bite
Sarcoid
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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Lip erosions
Erythema multiforme/Stephens-Johnson syndrome
Herpes simplex
Impetigo
Pemphigus
Erythema multiforme/Stephens-Johnson syndrome
Herpes simplex
Impetigo
Pemphigus
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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Lipodystrophy
Associated with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (type II)
Congenital
HIV drugs: protease inhibitors
Idiopathic
Injection, e.g. insulin
Local
Panniculitis
Partial
Pressure
Associated with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (type II)
Congenital
HIV drugs: protease inhibitors
Idiopathic
Injection, e.g. insulin
Local
Panniculitis
Partial
Pressure
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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Lower motor neurone lesions
Anterior horn cell: motor neurone disease, poliomyelitis
Peripheral nerves: trauma, entrapment, mononeuritis multiplex, polyneuropathy
Spinal root: cervical and lumbar disc protrusion
Anterior horn cell: motor neurone disease, poliomyelitis
Peripheral nerves: trauma, entrapment, mononeuritis multiplex, polyneuropathy
Spinal root: cervical and lumbar disc protrusion
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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Masses and swellings Abdomen
Right hypochondrium
Colonic mass
e.g. pancreatic cancer, gallbladder mass)
Enlarged gallbladder (empyema, mucocele, obstruction of the common bile duct
Enlarged kindey (See Kidney, enlarged)
Hepatomegaly (See Hepatomegaly)
Epigastrium
Gastric carcinoma
Large recti
Liver: left lobe, post-necrotic nodule of a cirrhotic liver
Pancreatic mass: carcinoma, pseudocyst
Left hypochondrium
Appendix mass
Carcinoma of caecum
Crohn's disease
Enlarged kidney
Iliac lymphadenopathy
Ovarian cyst
Pancreatic cancer
Right iliac fossa
Splenomegaly
TB (ileocaecal)
Transplanted pelvic kidney
Left iliac fossa
Colonic cancer
Crohn's disease
Diverticular disease
Iliac lymphadenopathy
Loaded sigmoid colon (esp. in constipation)
Ovarian cyst
Transplanted pelvic kidney
Suprapubic
Enlarged bladder
Fibroids
Ovarian cyst
Pregnant uterus
Inguinal
Ectopidundescended testis
Hernias (inguinal, femoral)
Hydrocoele of the cord
Lipoma of the cord
Lymphadenopathy
Psoas abscess
Vascular: saphena varix, femoral aneurysm
Scrotal
Indirect inguinal hernia
Hydrocele
Epididymal cyst
Spermatocoele
Testicular tumour
Gumma
Painful swellings
Right hypochondrium
Colonic mass
e.g. pancreatic cancer, gallbladder mass)
Enlarged gallbladder (empyema, mucocele, obstruction of the common bile duct
Enlarged kindey (See Kidney, enlarged)
Hepatomegaly (See Hepatomegaly)
Epigastrium
Gastric carcinoma
Large recti
Liver: left lobe, post-necrotic nodule of a cirrhotic liver
Pancreatic mass: carcinoma, pseudocyst
Left hypochondrium
Appendix mass
Carcinoma of caecum
Crohn's disease
Enlarged kidney
Iliac lymphadenopathy
Ovarian cyst
Pancreatic cancer
Right iliac fossa
Splenomegaly
TB (ileocaecal)
Transplanted pelvic kidney
Left iliac fossa
Colonic cancer
Crohn's disease
Diverticular disease
Iliac lymphadenopathy
Loaded sigmoid colon (esp. in constipation)
Ovarian cyst
Transplanted pelvic kidney
Suprapubic
Enlarged bladder
Fibroids
Ovarian cyst
Pregnant uterus
Inguinal
Ectopidundescended testis
Hernias (inguinal, femoral)
Hydrocoele of the cord
Lipoma of the cord
Lymphadenopathy
Psoas abscess
Vascular: saphena varix, femoral aneurysm
Scrotal
Indirect inguinal hernia
Hydrocele
Epididymal cyst
Spermatocoele
Testicular tumour
Gumma
Painful swellings
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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Macroglossia
Acromegaly
Amyloidosis
Chronic infections, e.g. TB
Down's syndrome
Hypothyroidism
Mucopolysaccharidosis
Space-occupying lesions, e.g. rhabdomyosarcomas
Acromegaly
Amyloidosis
Chronic infections, e.g. TB
Down's syndrome
Hypothyroidism
Mucopolysaccharidosis
Space-occupying lesions, e.g. rhabdomyosarcomas
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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Lung function tests
Obstructive defect: FEV1/FVC ratio
Obstructive defect: FEV1/FVC ratio