Must Know Diagnosing Flashcards

1
Q

What are the 7 murtagh masqueraders
?

DDD SATU

A
Diabetes 
Depression 
Drugs 
Spinal 
Anaemia 
Thyroid 
Urinary tract infection
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Proteinuria
Malaise
Carpal tunnel syndrome

A

Amyloidosis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

tiredness, polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss

A

T1DM

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

fatigue, constipation, mental sluggishness

A

Hypothyroidism

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

fatigue, faintness, palpitations, dyspnoea on exertion, angina on effort

A

Anaemia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

pain under heel on first stepping out + worse at end of day + limp

A

plantar fasciitis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Loss of appetite + loss of colour + loss of weight

A

Stomach malignancy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Child: arthralgia (knee, ankle) + purpuric rash ( buttock/leg) + abdominal pain

A

Heuloch Schonlein Purpurs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

abattoir worker - sunden onset flu like illness + dry cough + prostration

A

Q feer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

post fracture of pelvis/ femur + dyspnoea cyanosis + skin petechiae (anterior chest wall , axilla, conjunctivae)

A

Fat embolism

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

abrupt onset of flu like illness in returned traveller ( chills, headache, myalgia) + prostration + diarrhoea + cough + abdominal pain

A

malaria

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Unwell patient in poly pharmacy + muscle weakness + mental changes + confusion stupor + seizures

A

hyponatraemia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

diarrhoea + look mucus + abdominal cramps

A

IBD

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

diarrhoea + blood mucus + abdominal cramps + Constitutional symptoms + eyes joints

A

Crohn’s

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

FATIGUE + WEIGHT LOSS + IRONDEFICIENCY

A

coeliac disease

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

diarrhoea (fluid incontinent) + constipation + abdominal discomfort + anorexia nausea

A

overflow diarrhoea

17
Q

Child with learning intellectual disability + speech delay + long narrow or asymmetrical face + large ears + large testes in males

A

Fragile X syndrome - most commonly inherited disorder

18
Q

Loss of short term memory + anomia ( inability to name objects ) + cognitive problems + apathy/ loss of interest for hobbies

A

Alzheimers

19
Q

fatigue weakness + anorexia/nausea + abdominal pain + dizziness + funny turns

A

Addison’s disease