Quick DDx Flashcards
1
Q
Right upper abdominal pain
A
- Biiary colic
- Cholecystitis
- Peptic ulcer disease
- Pancreatitis
- Hepatitis
2
Q
Cough
A
- Asthma
- Allergic rhinitis
- Gerd
- COPD
- Pneumonia
- ACE Inhibitor
- Tuberculosis
- Pulmonary malignancy
3
Q
Acute pelvic pain
A
- Appendicitis
- Diverticulitis
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Ovarian torsion
4
Q
Blood in stool
A
- Hemorrhoids
- Anal fissure
- Infectious diarrhea
- Diverticulosis
- Inflammatory bowel disease
5
Q
Syncope
A
- Vasovagal syncope
- Arrhythmia
- Orthostatic hypotension
- Aortic stenosis
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
6
Q
Unilateral leg swelling
A
- Baker cyst rupture
- Cellulitis
- Lymphatic obstruction
- Deep vein thrombosis
7
Q
Bilateral swollen legs
A
- Heart failure
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Liver failure
- Obesity/venous insufficiency
8
Q
Vomiting
A
- Medications (chemotherapy, general anesthesia, opioids)
- Gastrointestinal (rotavirus, norovirus, food poisoning, Campylobacter)
- Vestibular system (motion sickness, benign paroxysmal vertigo)
- CNS (migraine, mass lesion, bleeding AV malformation, seizure, trauma, pseudotumor cerebri)
- Vomiting from abdominal organs (appendicitis, cholecystitis, acute hepatitis, peptic ulcer, bowel obstruction, gonad torsion)
- Endocrine and toxins (alcohol, diabetic ketoacidosis)
- Acute CV ilness (MI, pulmonary embolism, aortic dissection)
