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Published on: April 4, 2024

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Rhus Dermatitis (Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, Poison Sumac)

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Rhus Dermatitis (Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, Poison Sumac)
• Atopic dermatitis
• Impetigo
• Lichen simplex chronicus
• Nummular
• Psoriasis
• Scabies
• Seborrheic dermatitis

Published on: April 4, 2024

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Rickets• Hyperparathyroidism• Hyperthyroidism• Osteoporosis

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Rickets
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Hyperthyroidism
• Osteoporosis

Published on: April 4, 2024

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Right Axis Deviation

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Right Axis Deviation
• Dextrocardia
• Lateral myocardial infarction
• Left posterior fascicular block
• Mechanical shifts or emphysema causing a vertical heart
• Normal variation
• Pulmonary embolism
• Right ventricular hypertrophy

Published on: April 4, 2024

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
• Acute abdomen
• Bacterial endocarditis
• Bronchitis
• Connective tissue disorders
• Disseminated gonococcal infection
• Drug hypersensitivity reactions
• Ehrlichiosis
• Enteroviral infection
• Gastroenteritis
• Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
• Immune complex vasculitis
• Infectious mononucleosis
• Influenza A
• Kawasaki’s disease
• Leptospirosis
• Lyme disease
• Measles
• Meningococcemia
• Pneumonia
• Rheumatic fever
• Rickettsialpox
• Rubella
• Scarlet fever
• Secondary syphilis
• Sepsis
• Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
• Toxic shock syndrome
• Typhoid fever
• Typhus
• Viral hepatitis

Published on: April 4, 2024

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Rosacea

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Rosacea
• Acne vulgaris
• Carcinoid flush
• Contact dermatitis
• Drug eruption
• Facial sarcoidosis
• Idiopathic facial flushing
• Mastocytosis
• Photodermatitis
• Seborrheic dermatitis
• Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

Published on: April 4, 2024

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Roseola

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Roseola
• Drug eruption
• Fifth disease
• Measles
• Mononucleosis
• Rubella

Published on: April 4, 2024

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Rotator Cuff Syndrome

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Rotator Cuff Syndrome
• Avascular necrosis
• Cervical radiculopathy
• Degenerative arthritis
• Shoulder instability
• Suprascapular nerve entrapment

Published on: April 4, 2024

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Rubella

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Rubella
• Allergic reaction
• Congenital syphilis
• Cytomegalovirus, enterovirus
• Herpes simplex
• Kawasaki’s disease
• Other viral infections by enteroviruses, adenoviruses, human parvovirus B19, measles
• Scarlet fever
• Toxoplasmosis

Published on: April 4, 2024

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Salivary Gland Enlargement

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Salivary Gland Enlargement
• Acromegaly
• Anorexia/bulimia
• Chronic pancreatitis
• Cirrhosis
• Diabetes mellitus
• Idiopathic
• Infection (mumps, bacterial infection, HIV infection, TB)
• Medications (e.g., phenylbutazone)
• Neoplasm
• Sarcoidosis
• Sialolithiasis

Published on: April 4, 2024

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Decreased Salivary Gland Secretion,

Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Decreased Salivary Gland Secretion,
• Amyloidosis
• Anxiety
• CNS disorders
• Dehydration
• Head and neck irradiation
• Medications (antihistamines, antidepressants, neuroleptics, antihypertensives)
• Mumps
• Sarcoidosis
• Sjögren’s syndrome