Differentials

Question 1

Some differential diagnoses and typical outline evidence of clubbing

Answer 1

Subacute bacterial endocarditis
Cyanotic congenital heart disease
Lung carcinoma
Bronchiectasis
Lung abscess
Empyema
Pulmonary fibrosis
Cirrhosis
Crohn’s disease
Ulcerative colitis

Question 2

Neck stiffness— Neck stiffness throughout range of movement

Answer 2

Neck stiffness throughout range of movement

Bacterial meningitis
Viral meningitis
Meningismus due to viral infection
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Acute cervical spondylitis
Posterior fossa tumor
Anxiety with semi-voluntary resistance