DDx Flashcards

1
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Nausea/Vomiting with abdominal pain that is relieved by vomiting

A

Gastric outlet obstruction
Small bowel obstruction
GORD

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Nausea/vomiting with abdominal pain that is not relieved by vomiting

A
Gallbladder disease
Hepatitis
Pancreatitis
Infectious gastroenteritis
Myocardial Infarction
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3
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Nausea/vomiting with headache/dizziness

A

Cerebral tumour
Migraine
Vestibular disease
Increased ICP

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4
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Nausea/vomiting with no other symptoms

A
Uremia
Pregnancy
Drugs
Ketoacidosis
Hypercalcaemia
Gastroparesis (diabetic autonomic neuropathy)
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5
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Dysphagia (mechanical: solids&raquo_space; liquids)

A
Strictures/cancer
Schatzki ring/ oesophageal webs
Eosinophilic oesophagitis
Extrinsic compression
Zenker's diverticulum (pharyngeal pouch)
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6
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Dysphagia (motility: both solids and liquids)

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Achalasia
Diffuse oesophageal spasm
Scleroderma

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7
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Dysphagia that doesnt fall under mechanical (solids»liquids) or motility disorders

A

Foreign body

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8
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Odynophagia due to infection

A

candida
herpes
CMV in immunosuppressed patients

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9
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Odynophagia with inflammation/ulceration

A

caustic damage

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10
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Odynophagia due to drugs

A

Quinidine
Iron
Vitamin C
Antibiotics eg tertacycline

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11
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Odynophagia that isnt due to infection, ulceration or drugs

A

Radiation

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12
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Abdominal distention with portal hypertension

A

Cirrhosis
Cardiac failure
Hepatic vein thrombosis

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13
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Abdominal distention with normal portal pressure

A

pancreatitis
cancer (esp ovarian)
TB
Bleed

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14
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Abdominal distention with flatulence

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Functional bowel disease
High fibre diet
Lactose intolerance
Chewing gum eg sorbitol, mannitol

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15
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Abdominal distention to faeces

A

Constipation
Colonic obstruction
Dysmotiliy

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16
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What are the 6Fs of Abdominal distention DDx

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Fat
Faeces
Flatus
Fetus
Fluid
Fatal growth