Murtagh Diagnoses Flashcards
angina + dyspnoea + blackouts
aortic stenosis
menstrual dysfunction + obesity + hirsutism
polycystic ovarian syndrome
dysmenorrhoea + heavy menstrual bleeding + dyspareunia (difficult/painful sexual intercourse) + abdominal/pelvic pain
endometriosis
abdominal pain + diarrhoea + fever
Crohn disease
ataxia + hearing loss + facial numbness
acoustic neuroma
fatigue + muscle weakness + cramps
Hypokalaemia
ECG: peaked T waves, ↓ QT, ↑ PR interval → arrhythmias
Hyperkalaemia
fever + rigors + hypotension
septicaemia
pale child + severe ‘colic’ + vomiting + inactivity/lethargy
acute intussusception
fatigue + palpitations + exertional dyspnoea
anaemia
(<2 years): lethargy + irritability + pallor
iron deficiency anaemia
fatigue + dizziness + exertional dyspnoea
cardiomyopathy
Fever of unknown origin + cardiac murmur + embolic phenomena
infective endocarditis
intense abdominal pain + pale and ‘shocked’ ± back pain
ruptured AAA
localised RIF pain + a/n/v + guarding
acute appendicitis
abdominal pain + malar flush + fever ± URTI
mesenteric adenitis
acute abdominal pain + left-sided radiation + fever
acute diverticulitis
amenorrhoea (65–80%) + lower abdominal pain (95+%) + abnormal vaginal bleeding (65–85%)
ectopic pregnancy
intense pain (loin) → groin + microscopic haematuria
ureteric colic
severe RUQ abdominal pain + vomiting + pain radiation
biliary colic
fever (often with rigor) + upper abdominal pain + jaundice
acute cholangitis
fatigue + weight loss + iron deficency + diarrhoea
coeliac disease
anorexia/nausea + faecal leaking + abdominal bloating
faecal impaction
abdominal cramps + flatulence + profuse diarrhoea
giardiasis
lethargy + abdominal pains + irritability (in child)
lead poisoning
aching bones + waddling gait + deafness
Paget disease
fever + drooling + stridor (child)
epiglottitis
URTI + brassy cough + inspiratory stridor
croup
drowsiness + tachypnoea + chest wall recession
pneumonia
‘flu’ + headache + dry cough
atypical pneumonia
(<12 months): drowsiness + cough + wheezing (associated with viral infection)
bronchiolitis
coughing + wheezing + chest wall recession
asthma or aspirated foreign body
fever + conjunctivitis + skin changes (cracked red lips, maculopapular rash, erythema of palms/soles,
desquamation of fingertips)
Kawasaki syndrome
malaise + cough + fever (± erythema nodosum)
sarcoidosis or TB (mantoux test to diferentiate them)
(history of travelling) + fever + chills + headache
malaria
fever + bradycardia + jaundice
yellow fever
fever + severe aching (especially headache) + rash
dengue fever
febrile illness + vomiting + stupor
Japanese B encephalitis
fever + pneumonia + myalgia
melioidosis
painful bite + paraesthesia + hydrophobia (pain with drinking)
rabies
‘stepladder’ fever + abdominal pain + relative bradycardia
typhoid (early)
fever + vomiting + abrupt onset ‘rice water’ diarrhoea
cholera
malaise + cough + weight loss ± fever/night sweats + haemoptysis
pulmonary TB
malaise + cough + weight loss (+ smoking)
lung carcinoma
(male child) snorting, blinking + oral noises (e.g. grunts) ± loud expletives
Tourette syndrome
fever + severe malaise + generalized lymphadenopathy
acute HIV
thirst + polyuria + weight loss
type 1 diabetes
polyuria + polydipsia + skin/orifice infections
diabetes mellitus
weakness + polyuria + polydipsia
diabetes insipidus
fatigue + polyarthritis + fever or skin lesions
SLE
finger discomfort + arthralgia + GORD (± skin tightness)
scleroderma
dry eyes + dry mouth + arthritis
Sjögren syndrome
arthralgia + weight loss + fever (± skin lesions)
polyarteritis nodosa
weakness + joint and muscle pain + violaceous facial rash + raised CK
dermatomyositis
malaise + painful shoulder girdle + morning stiffness (>50 years)
no raised CK
polymyalgia rheumatica
fatigue/malaise + headache + jaw claudication
temporal arteritis
urethritis + conjunctivitis ± iritis + arthritis
reactive arthritis
arthralgia (lower limbs) + rash (buttocks, legs) ± abdominal pain
Henoch–Schönlein purpura
recurrent oral and genital ulcers + uveitis + arthritis
Behçet syndrome
genital pruritus + soreness + white wrinkled plaques
lichen sclerosus
genital pruritus + soreness + white wrinkled plaques
lichen sclerosus
bruising + oral bleeding + epistaxis
ITP
menorrhagia + bruising + increased bleeding
1. incisions 2. dental 3. mucosal
Von Willebrand disease