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Abdominal pain, ascites, hepatomegaly

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Budd-Chiari syndrome (posthepatic venous thrombosis)

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Achilles tendon xanthoma

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Familial hypercholesterolemia ( ↓ LDL receptor signaling)

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Adrenal hemorrhage, hypotension, DIC

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Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome (meningococcemia)

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Arachnodactyly, lens dislocation, aortic dissection, hyperflexible joints

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Marfan’s syndrome (fibrillin defect) chromesome 15

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Athlete w ith polycythemia

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2° to erythropoietin injection

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Back pain, fever, night sweats, weight loss

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Pott’s disease (vertebral tuberculosis)

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Bilateral hilar adenopathy, uveitis

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Sarcoidosis (noncaseating granulomas)

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Blue sclera

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Osteogenesis imperfecta (type I collagen defect)

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Bluish line on gingiva

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Burton’s line ( lead poisoning)

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Bone pain , bone enlargement, arthritis

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Paget’s disease of bone (↑ osteoblastic and osteoclastic activity)

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Bounding pulses, diastolic heart murmur, head bobbing

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Aortic regurgitation

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“Butterfly” facial rash and Raynaud ‘s phenomenon in a young female

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Systemic lupus erythematosus

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Cafe-au-lait spots, Lisch nodules (iris hamartoma)

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Neurofibromatosis type I (+ pheochromocytoma , optic gliomas)

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Cafe-au-la it spots, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, precocious puberty, multiple endocrine abnormalities

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McCune-Albright syndrome (mosaic G -protein signaling mutation)

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Calf pseudohypertrophy

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Muscular dystrophy (most commonly Duchenne’s) : X-linked recessive deletion of dystrophin gene

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Cherry-red spot on macula

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Tay- Sachs (ganglioside accumulation) or Niemann-Pick(sphingomyelin accumulation), central retinal artery occlusion

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Chest pain on exertion

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Angina (stable : with moderate exertion; unstable : with minimal exertion)

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Chest pain, pericardial effusion/friction rub, persistent fever following MI

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Dressler’s syndrome (autoimmune-mediated post- MI fibrinous pericarditis, 1-12 weeks after acute episode)

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Child uses arms to stand up from squat

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Gowers’ sign ( Duchenne muscular dystrophy)

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Child with fever later develops red rash on face that spreads to body

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Slapped cheeks (erythema infectiosum/fifth disease: parvovirus Bl9)

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Chorea, dementia, caudate degeneration

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Huntington’s d isease (autosomal-dominant CAG repeat expansion)

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Chronic exercise intolerance with myalgia, fatigue, painful cramps, myoglobinuria

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McArdle’s d isease (muscle glycogen phosphorylase deficiency)

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Cold intolerance

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Hypothyroidism

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Conjugate lateral gaze palsy, horizontal diplopia

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Internuclear ophthalmoplegia (damage to MLF; bilateral [multiple sclerosis], unilateral [stroke])

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Continuous “machinery” heart murmur

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PDA (close with indomethacin ; open or maintain with misoprostol)

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Cutaneous/dermal edema due to connective tissue deposition

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Myxedema (caused by hypothyroidism, Graves’ disease [pretibial])

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Dark purple skin/mouth nodules

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Kaposi’s sarcoma (usually AIDS patients [MSM]: associated with HHV- 8 )

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Deep, labored breathing/hyperventilation

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Kussmaul breathing (diabetic ketoacidosis)

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Dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea

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Pellagra (niacin [vitamin B 3] deficiency)

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Dilated cardiomyopathy, edema, alcoholism or malnutrition

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Wet beriberi (thiamine [vitamin B d deficiency)

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Dog or cat bite resulting in infection

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Pasteurella multocida (cellulitis at inoculation site )

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Dry eyes, dry mouth, arthritis

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Sjogren’s syndrome (autoimmune destruction of exocrine glands)

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Dysphagia (esophageal webs), glossitis, iron deficiency anemia

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Plummer-Vinson syndrome (may progress to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma)

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Elastic skin , hypermobility of joints

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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (type III collagen defect)

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Enlarged, hard left supraclavicular node

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Virchow’s node (abdominal metastasis)

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Erythroderma, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, atypical T cells

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Sezary syndrome (cutaneous T-cell lymphoma) or mycosis fungoides

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Facial muscle spasm upon tapping

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Chvostek’s sign (hypocalcemia)

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Fat, female, forty, and fertile

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Cholelithiasis (gallstones)

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Fever, chills, headache, myalgia following antibiotic treatment for syphilis

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Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction (rapid lysis of spirochetes results in toxin release)

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Fever, cough , conjunctivitis, coryza, diffuse rash

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Measles (Morbillivirus)

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Fever, night sweats, weight loss

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B symptoms (staging) of lymphoma

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Fibrous plaques in soft tissue of penis

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Peyronie’s disease (connective tissue disorder)

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Gout, mental reta r dation, self-mutilating behavior in a boy

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Lesch-Nyhan syndrome ( HGPRT deficiency, X-linked recessive)

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Green-yellow rings around peripheral” cornea

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Kayser-Fleischer rings (copper accumulation from Wilson’s disease)

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Hamartomatous GI polyps, hyperpigmentation of mouth/feet/hands

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Peutz-Jeghers syndrome ( inherited, benign polyposis can cause bowel obstruction ; ↑ cancer risk, mainly GI)

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Hepatosplenomegaly, osteoporosis, neurologic symptoms

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Gaucher’s disease (glucocerebrosidase deficiency)

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Hereditary nephritis, sensorineural hearing loss, cataracts

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Alport syndrome (mutationin a chain of collagen IV)

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Hyperphagia, hypersexuality, hyperorality, hyperdocility

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Kluver-Bucy syndrome (bilateral amygdala lesion)

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Hyperreflexia, hypertonia, Babinski sign present

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UMN damage

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Hyporeflexia, hypotonia, atrophy, fasciculations

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LMN damage

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Hypoxemia, polycythemia, hypercapnia

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Blue bloater (chronic bronchitis: hyperplasia of mucous cells)

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Indurated, ulcerated genital lesion

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Nonpainful:chancre ( 1 ° syphilis, Treponema pallidum)Painful , with exudate: chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi)

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Infant with cleft lip/palate, microcephaly or holoprosencephaly, polydactyly, cutis aplasia

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Patau’s syndrome (trisomy 1 3 )

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Infant with failure to thrive, hepatosplenomegaly, and neurodegeneration

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Niemann-Pick disease (genetic sphingomyelinase deficiency)

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Infant with hypoglycemia, failure to thrive, and hepatomegaly

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Cori’s disease (debranching enzyme deficiency)

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Infant with microcephaly, rocker-bottom feet, clenched hands, and structural heart defect

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Edwards’ syndrome (trisomy 18)

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Jaundice, palpable distended non-tender gallbladder

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Courvoisier’s sign (distal obstruction of biliary tree)

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Large rash with bull’s-eye appearance

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Erythema chronicum migrans from Ixodes tick bite (Lyme disease: Borrelia)

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Lucid interval after traumatic brain injury

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Epidural hematoma (middle meningeal artery rupture)

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Male child, recurrent infections, no mature B cells

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Bruton’s disease (X-Iinked agammaglobulinemia)

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Mucosal bleeding and prolonged bleeding time

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Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia (defect in platelet aggregation due to lack of Gpllb/IIIa)

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Muffled heart sounds, distended neck veins, hypotension

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Beck’s triad of cardiac tamponade

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Multiple colon polyps, osteomas/soft tissue tumors, impacted/supernumerary teeth

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Gardner’s syndrome (subtype of FAP)

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Myopathy (infantile hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) , exercise intolerance

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Pompe’s disease (lysosomal α-1,4 -glucosidase deficiency)

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Neonate with arm paralysis following difficult birth

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Erb-Duchenne palsy (superior trunk [C5-C6] brachial plexus injury: “waiter’s tip”)

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No lactation postpartum, absent menstruation, cold intolerance

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Sheehan’s syndrome (pituitary infarction)

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Nystagmus, intention tremor, scanning speech, bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia

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Multiple sclerosis

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Oscillating slow/fast breathing

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Cheyne-Stokes respirations (central apnea in CHF or ↑ intracranial pressure)

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Painful blue fingers/toes, hemolytic anemia

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Cold agglutinin disease (autoimmune hemolytic anemia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, infectious mononucleosis)

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Painful, pale cold fingers/toes; White→blue→red

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Raynaud’s phenomenon (vasospasm in extremities)

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Painful, raised red lesions on pad of fingers/toes

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Osler’s node (infective endocarditis, immune complex deposition)

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Painless erythematous lesions on palms and soles

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Janeway lesions (infective endocarditis, septic emboli/microabscesses)

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Painless jaundice

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Cancer of the pancreatic head obstructing bile duct

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Palpable purpura on buttocks/legs, joint pain, abdominal pain (child), hematuria

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Henoch-Schonlein purpura (IgA vasculitis affecting skin and kidneys)

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Pancreatic, pituitary, parathyroid tumors

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MEN l (autosomal dominant)

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Periorbital and/or peripheral edema, proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, hypercholesterolemia

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Nephrotic syndrome

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Pink complexion, dyspnea, hyperventilation

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Pink puffer (emphysema: centriacinar [smoking], panacinar [α1-antitrypsin deficiency])

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Polyuria, renal tubular acidosis type II, growth failure, electrolyte imbalances, hypophosphatemic rickets

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Fanconi’s syndrome (proximal tubular reabsorption defect)

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Positive anterior “drawer sign”

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Anterior cruciate ligament injury

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Pruritic, purple, polygonal planar papules and plaques (6 P’s)

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Lichen planus

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Ptosis, miosis, anhidrosis

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Horner’s syndrome (sympathetic chain lesion)

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Pupil accommodates but doesn’t react

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Argyll Robertson pupil (neurosyphilis)

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Rapidly progressive leg weakness that ascends following Gi/upper respiratory infection

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Guillain-Barre syndrome (acute autoimmune inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy)

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Rash on palms and soles

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Coxsackie A, 2nd syphilis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever

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Recurrent colds, unusual eczema, high serum IgE

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Hyper-IgE syndrome (Job ‘s syndrome: neutrophil chemotaxis abnormality)

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Red “currant jelly” sputum in alcoholic or diabetic patients

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Klebsiella pneumoniae

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Red “currant jelly” stools

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Acute mesenteric ischemia (adults), intussusception (infants)

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Red, itchy, swollen rash of nipple/areola

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Paget’s disease of the breast (represents underlying neoplasm) intraductal carcinoma

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Red urine in the morning, fragile RBCs

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Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

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Renal cell carcinoma (bilateral), hemangioblastomas, angiomatosis, pheochromocytoma

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von Hippel-Lindau disease (dominant tumor suppressor gene mutation)

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Resting tremor, rigidity, akinesia, postural instability

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Parkinson’s disease (nigrostriatal dopamine depletion)

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Retinal hemorrhages with pale centers

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Roth’s spots (bacterial endocarditis)

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Severe jaundice in neonate

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Crigler-Najjar syndrome (congenital unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia)

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Severe RLQ pain with palpation of LLQ

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Rovsing’s sign (acute appendicitis)

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Severe RLQ pain with rebound tenderness

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McBurney’s sign (appendicitis)

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Short stature, ↑ incidence of tumors/leukemia, aplastic anemia

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Fanconi’s anemia (genetic loss of DNA crosslink repair; often progresses to AML)

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Single palmar crease

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Simian crease (Down syndrome)

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Situs inversus, chronic sinusitis, bronchiectasis, infertility

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Kartagener’s syndrome (dynein arm defect affecting cilia)

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Skin hyperpigmentation, hypotension, fatigue

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Addison’s disease (1st adrenocortical insufficiency causes ↑ ACTH and ↑ α-MSH production)

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Slow, progressive muscle weakness in boys

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Becker’s muscular dystrophy (X-Iinked missense mutation in dystrophin; less severe than Duchenne’s)

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Small, irregular red spots on buccal/lingual mucosa with blue-white centers

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Koplik spots (measles; rubeola virus)

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Smooth , flat, moist, painless white lesions on genitals

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Condylomata lata (2° syphilis)

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Splinter hemorrhages in fingernails

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Bacterial endocarditis

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Strawberry tongue

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Scarlet fever, Kawasaki disease, toxic shock syndrome

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Streak ovaries, congenital heart disease, horseshoe kidney, cystic hygroma at birth, short stature, webbed neck, lymphedema

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Turner syndrome (45,XO)

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Sudden swollen/painful big toe joint, tophi

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Gout/podagra (hyperuricemia)

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Swollen gums, mucosal bleeding, poor wound healing, spots on skin

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Scurvy (vitamin C deficiency: can’t hydroxylate proline/lysine for collagen synthesis)

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Swollen, hard, painful finger joints

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Osteoarthritis (osteophytes on PIP (Bouchard’s nodes], DIP (Heberden’s nodes])

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Systolic ejection murmur (crescendo-decrescendo)

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Aortic valve stenosis

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Thyroid and parathyroid tumors, pheochromocytoma

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MEN 2A (autosomal dominant ret mutation)

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Thyroid tumors, pheochromocytoma, ganglioneuromatosis

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MEN 2B (autosomal dominant ret mutation)

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Toe extension/fanning upon plantar scrape

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Babinski sign (UMN lesion)

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Unilateral facial drooping involving forehead

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Facial nerve (LMN CN VII palsy)

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Urethritis, conjunctivitis, arthritis in a male

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Reactive arthritis associated with HLA-B27

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Vascular birthmark (port-wine stain)

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Hemangioma (benign, but associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome)

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Vomiting blood fo llowing gastroesophageal lacerations

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Mallory-Weiss syndrome (alcoholic and bulimic patients)

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Weight loss, diarrhea, arthritis, fever, adenopathy

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Whipple’s disease (Tropheryma whipplei) PAS

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Worst headache of my life

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Subarachnoid hemorrhage

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