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DDx Flashcards

1
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Life threatening SOB DDx acronym

A

PPPAAA

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Life threatening SOB DDx

A 
PE
Pneumothorax
Pneumonia
Asthma/COPD (exacerbation)
ACS
Acute LVF
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3
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Life threatening Chest Pain acronym

A

AAPPP

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Life threatening Chest pain DDx

A 
ACS 
Aortic dissection 
PE
Pneumothorax 
Pneumonia
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5
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Life threatening Abdo pain acronym

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PAIM

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6
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Life threatening Abdo pain ddx

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Peritonitis
AAA
Ischaemic bowel
Medical causes

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Life threatening Medical causes of abdo pain acronym

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DPMA

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8
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Life threatening Medical causes of abdo pain

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DKA
Pneumonia
MI
Addisonian crisis

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Life threatening Upper abdo pain ddx

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Peptic ulcer
Pancreatitis
Cholecystitis
Hepatitis

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10
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Life threatening Lower abdo ddx headings

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GI
Urinary
Gynae

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Life threatening Lower abdo ddx

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GI: appendicitis, IBD, diverticulitis
Urinary: UTI/pyelonephritis, renal calculi
Gynae: ectopic, ovarian torsion, PID

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12
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Life threatening Headache ddx acronym

A

SMSTP

Work out from inside head to other

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Life threatening Headache ddx

A 
SAH
Meningitis/encephalitis 
SOL
Temporal arteritis 
Pre-eclampsia
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14
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System groups for SOB

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Respiratory
Cardiac
Other

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15
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System groups chest pain

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Cardiac
Respiratory
GI
Other: DIAGNOSIS OF EXCLUSION: MSK, psych

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System groups abdo pain

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Surgical
Medical
Gynae

17
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Def primary headache

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Headache not a result of other medical condition

18
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Ddx grouping of acute headache

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Primary
Secondary intra-cranial
Secondary extra-cranial

19
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Definition of secondary headache

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Headache due to an underlying cause/ medical condition

20
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Ddx acute primary headache

A

Tension
Migraine
Cluster
Trigeminal neuralgia

21
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Ddx of acute secondary intracranial headache

A 
SAH 
Venous sinus embolism 
Raised ICP (various causes)
Intracerebral haemorrhage
Meningitis
Temporal arteritis
22
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Ddx acute secondary extracranial headache

A 
Acute closed-angle glaucoma
Sinusitis
Carotid/vertebral artery dissection 
Hypertensive encephalopathy 
Pre-eclampsia
Drugs (cause, withdrawal)
23
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System groups for ddx collapse/fall

A

Neuro
Cardiovascular
Other

24
Q

Neurological ddx of fall

A 
TIA/stroke
Generalised seizure
Parkinsons
Vasovagal
Situational syncope
25
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CVS ddx collapse/fall

A

Postural hypotension
Aortic stenosis
Arrythmia
Other cardiac

26
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Other causes collapse/fall

A

Drug overdose/toxicity
Alcohol
Mechanical
Many other

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