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dry eyes + dry mouth + arthritis =

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Sjogren syndrome

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Arthralgia + weight loss + fever (+/- skin lesions) =

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polyarteritis nodosa

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malaise + painful shoulder girdle + morning stiffness (>50 years) =

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polymyalgia rheumatica

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fatigue + headache + jaw claudication =

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temporal arteritis

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Malaise + URIs (e.g. rhinitis, sinusitis) + LRTs (e.g. wheeze, cough) =

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Wegener granulomatosis

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Asthma + rhinitis + vasculitis + hypereosinophilia =

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Churg-Strauss vasculitis

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Fatigue + psychiatric symptoms + myoclonus

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CJD

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Tiredness + husky voice + cold intolerance

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Hypothyroidism (myxoedema)

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Anxiety + weight loss + weakness

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Thyrotoxicosis

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Nasal problems + fitting problems (eg rings, shoes) + sweating

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Acromegaly

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Weakness + polyuria + polydipsia

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Diabetes insipidus

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Female: amenorrhoea + loss of axillary and pubic hair + breast atrophy
Male: reduced libido + impotence + loss of body hair

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Hypopituitarism

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Fatigue + anorexia, nausea, vomiting + abdominal pain (+/- skin discolouration)

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Addison disease

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Plethoric moon face + thin extremities + muscle weakness

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Cushing syndrome

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Weakness + constipation + polyuria

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Hypercalcaemia

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16
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Cramps + confusion + tetany

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Hypocalcaemia

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Discoloured urine + peri-orbital oedema + oliguria

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post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis

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Proteinuria + generalised oedema + waxy pallor

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Nephrotic syndrome

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Dysuria + fever + perineal pain

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Acute prostatitis

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Poor urine flow + straining to void + frequency

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Bladder outlet obstruction

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Unilateral sensorineural deafness + tinnitus + unsteady gait (+/- facial palsy)

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Acoustic neuroma

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Acute vertigo + nausea + vomiting

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Vestibular neuronitis

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Acute vertigo + nausea + vomiting + hearing loss +/- tinnitus

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acute labyrinthitis

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Vertigo + vomiting + tinnitus + sensorineural deafness

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Meniere syndrome

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Malaise + cough + weight loss

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lung cancer

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Haematuria + loin pain + palpable kidney mass

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kidney cell cancer

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haematuria + abdominal mass + malaise

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Wilms tumour

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Abdominal discomfort + anorexia + abdominal bloating/distension

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ovarian cancer

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29
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Blood in stools + abdominal discomfort + change in bowel habit

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Colon cancer

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30
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Jaundice + anorexia + abdominal discomfort/pain

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pancreatic cancer

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31
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Malaise + pallor + bone pain

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ALL

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32
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Malaise + pallor + oral problems

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AML

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33
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Fatigue + fever/night sweats + abdominal fullness (splenomegaly)

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Fatigue + weight loss + fever/night sweats + lymphadenopathy

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Malaise + fever/night sweats + pruritis

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Hodgkin lymphoma

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Malaise + fever/night sweats + lymphadenopathy

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non-Hodgkin lymphoma

37
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Weakness + unexplained back pain + susceptibility to infection

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Multiple myeloma

38
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Severe abdominal pain + abnormal illness behaviour + “red” urine

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Acute intermittent porphyria

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Child:

Arthralgia (lower limbs) + rash (buttocks, legs) +/- abdominal pain

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Henoch-Schonlein purpura

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Child:

Respiratory symptoms + vomiting + mental changes +/- seizure/coma

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Reye syndrome

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Child

Pallor + drowsiness + fever

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Meningitis

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Child

Pallor + abdominal pain (severe, intermittent) + inactivity

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intussusception

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Child

Malaise + fever + polyarthritis (flitting) +/- rash +/- chorea

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Acute rheumatic fever

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Child <12 months

drowsiness + cough + wheeze

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bronchiolitis

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Baby <3 months

Weakness + weight loss + vomiting (projectile)

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pyloric stenosis

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Neonate
Vomiting (after first feeds) + drooling + abdominal distension
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oesophageal or duodenal atresia

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Child

Malaise + pallor + bone pain

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Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

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Child

Malaise + pallor + oral problems(gingival hypertrophy, bleeding, ulceration)

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Acute myeloid leukaemia

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Child

Abdominal pain + pallor + anorexia/nausea/vomiting

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acute appendicitis

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Child

Abdominal pain + malar flush + fever +/- URTI

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mesenteric adenitits

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Child (during gastro epidemic)

Malaise (extreme) + diarrhoea + severe abdominal pain

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Haemolytic uraemic syndrome

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Child

Drowsiness + tachypnoea + chest wall recession

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Child

Drowsiness + fever + purpuric rash

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meningococcal infection

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Child
Lethargy (extreme) + drooling saliva + stridor
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Acute epiglottitis

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Child

URTI + barking cough + stridor

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Child

Cough + wheeze + chest wall recession

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asthma or inhaled FB

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Child
Fever + conjunctivitis + skin changes (cracked red lips, maculopapular rash, erythema of palms/soles, desquamation fingertips)

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Kawasaki disease

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Child

Large ears + long narrow face + large genitals

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Child
Small extremities (hands, feet, genitals) + narrow forehead + eating disorder
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Prader-Willi syndrome

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Child

“Elfin” face + low set ears + cardiac murmur

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Williams syndrome

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Female

Short + webbed neck + pigmented naevi +/- cardiac disorder

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Turner syndrome

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Child

Short + webbed neck + facial disproportion (broad forehead, ptosis, low-set ears) +/- cardiac disorder

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Noonan syndrome

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Child

Malaise + abdominal pain (vague) + abnormal behaviour

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lead poisoning

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<2 years

Lethargy + irritability + pallor

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iron deficiency anaemia or thalassaemia major

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Child

Fever + malaise (extreme) + a/n/v +/- anaemia

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neuroblastoma

66
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child

headache + a/n/v + ataxia

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medulloblastoma

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Older children: male

snorting, blinking etc. + oral noises (grunts, hisses) +/- loud expletives

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Tourette syndrome

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Older children

Irritability + disorders of appetite + abdominal pain (vague)

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Substance abuse

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Older children

Mid to low back pain/discomfort + inability to touch toes + kyphosis

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Scheuermann disorder

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Older children
Knee pain (after activity) + tender knee 'lump' + pain on kneeling
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Osgood-Schlatter disorder

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Adolescent

Limp + knee pain + hip pain

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Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

72
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Patch of complete hair loss + clean scalp + exclamation mark hairs

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alopecia areata

73
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Stressful event + 2-3 months gap to diffuse hair loss + ‘white bulbs’

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teflogen effluvium (increased shedding of hairs in the telogen phase)

74
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Fair females <5 + thin wispy hair + easy loss with pulling

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loose anagen syndrome (improves with age)

75
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Angina + dyspnoea + blackout or lightheadedness

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aortic stenosis

76
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Severe seizures (peak age 3-5) + mental retardation + characteristic EEG

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Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (myoclonic epilepsy of infancy)

77
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Retro-orbital headache + rhinorrhoea + lacrimation

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cluster headache

78
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Drowsiness + vomiting + seizure

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raised intracranial pressure

79
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Occipital headache + vomiting + neck stiffness

80
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Headache + visual disturbance + nausea (obese female)

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idipathic intracranial hypertension

81
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Fever (+/- rigors) + upper abdominal pain + jaundice

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acute cholangitis (Charcot triad)

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Jaundice + constitutional symptoms (malaise, anorexia, weight loss) + epigastric pain (radiating to back)

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pancreatic cancer

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