DDx Investigations Tx block 2 Flashcards
1
Q
cough DDx
dry acute
A
asthma sinusitis URTI drug induced ACEi smoke inhaled foreign body lung ca
2
Q
cough DDx
dry chronic
A
asthma GORD postnasal drip smoking lung ca drug induced COPD
3
Q
cough DDx
productive acute
A
LRTI
COPD
TB
4
Q
cough DDx
productive chronic
A
bronchiectasis
TB
lung ca
recurrent aspiration
5
Q
Constipation DDx
A
IBS Meds opiates fe ca channel blockers lack of dietary fibre dehydration CRC sigmoid volvulus haemorrhoids anal fissure
6
Q
Functional dysphagia DDx
A
stroke parkinson myasthenia gravis MS myotonic dystrophy motor neuron disease achalasia Chagas disease
7
Q
structural dysphagia DDx
A
foreign body cancer pharyngeal pouch stricture mediastinal mass retrosternal goitre
8
Q
Epigastric pain DDx
A
acute pancreatitis perforated PUD gastritis/ duodenitis PUD biliary colic acute cholecystitis ascending cholangitis MI AAA mesenteric ischaemia basal pneumonia GORD Non Ulcer Dsypepsia
9
Q
Sinister headache DDx
A
vascular SAH SDH EDH Meningitis encephalitis temporal arteritis acute glaucoma cavernous sinus thrombosis raised ICP SOL hydrocephalus malignant HTN Carotid dissection
10
Q
Non-sinister headache DDx
A
tension type headache migraine sinusitis med overdose headache TMJ dysfunction syndrome trigeminal neuralgia cluster headache
11
Q
poor urinary output DDx
pre-renal causes
A
hypovolaemia
hypotension
heart failure
reduced local perfusion of kidneys
12
Q
poor urinary output DDx
renal causes
A
ATN Glomerulonephritis interstitial nephritis vasculitis malaria multiple myeloma
13
Q
poor urinary output DDx
post-renal causes
A
ab/pelvic mass neuropathic bladder BPH blocked catheter prostate cancer urethral stricture
14
Q
jaundice DDx
A
viral hepatitis ascending cholangitis Budd-Chiari syndrome gallstones stricture post-ERCP Wilsons Haemochromatosis liver mets HCC pancreatic ca PBC/ PSC autoimmune hepatitis pancreatitis intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy alcohol abuse paracetamol overdose valproate/ rifampicin
15
Q
RUQ pain DDx
A
biliary colic cholecystitis duodenal ulcer pancreatitis basal pneumonia ascending cholangitis gastric ulcer small bowel obstruction appendicitis hepatitis pyelonephritis HCC Vascular - aortic dissection, AAA, inf MI
