Differential diagnosis Flashcards
1
Q
Causes of pleuritic pain (8)
A
- Pleurisy
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary infarction (thromboembolic)
- Neoplasia
- Fractured ribs Muscle strain/PID
- Herpes zoster
- Ruptured intrabdominal organ
2
Q
Common causes of haemoptysis (6)
A
- Pneumonia
- Carcinoma of bronchus
- Chnronic bronchitis
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Pulmonary infarction
- Bronchiectasis
3
Q
Common cause ankle swelling (8)
A
- Heart failure
- Low plasma protein
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- DVT
- Lymphatic insufficiency
- Renal failure
- Neprotic
- Immobility
- Pregnancy
4
Q
Skin ulceration of the lower limb (6)
A
- Venous
- Ischemia
- Collagen dzs (rheumatoid/SLE)
- Neuropathic
- Traumatic
- Neoplasm
5
Q
Causes of cervical lymph gland enlargement (4)
A
- Infection- tonsilitis, TB, toxoplasmosis, cat-scratch feer
- Metastatic tumor
- Primary reticuloses- lymphoma
- Sarcoidosis
6
Q
Causes of breast lump (5)
A
- Carcinoma
- Cyst
- Fibroadenoma
- Periductal mastitis (pain)
- Abscess (pain)
- Pregnancy?
7
Q
Upper abdominal pain ddx (6)
A
- Esophagitis
- Acute gastritis
- Perforated peptic ulcer
- Acute cholecystitis
- Gallstone/biliary colic
- Acute pancreatitis
8
Q
Chronic upper abd pain ddx (6)
A
- Chr peptic ulceration
- Stomach carcinoma
- Chr pancreatitis
- Chr cholesystitis
- Liver mets
- Splenomegaly
9
Q
Causes of acute central abdominal pain (7)
A
- Meckel/s diverticulum
- AGE
- Inflammatory bowel diseases (CD / UC)
- Typhoid
- TB
- UTI
10
Q
Cause of chronic central abd pain (7)
A
- Crohn’s disease
- Tb
- Radiation bowel damage
- Tumours of small bowel
- Recurrent adhesive obstruction/malrotation
- Ischemic bowel
- Endometriosis
11
Q
Causes of acute/chronic lower abd pain (8)
A
- Appendicitis
- Crohn’s disease
- Carcinoma of caecum and right colon
- Diverticular disease
- Rectum ca
- Bladder outflow obstruction
- Interstitial/irradiation cystitis
- PID
