Case History Flashcards

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Nocturia, frequency, urgency, post-micturition dribbling, poor stream/flow, hesitancy, incomplete emptying

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BPH

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Weight loss, loin pain, haematuria, abdominal mass, varicocele, HTN

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RCC

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LUTS, weight loss, fatigue, night sweats, bone pain, male

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Prostate cancer

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Painless non-transilluminable testis lump, haemospermia

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Testicular cancer

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Dysuria, frequency, urgency, suprapubic pain, haematuria, polyuria, incontinence, confusion in elderly

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Cystitis

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Loin pain, fever, pyuria, back pain, severe headache, associated cystitis symptoms

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Pyelonephritis

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Pain in perineum/rectum/scrotum/penis/bladder/lower back, fever, malaise, nausea, urinary symptoms, swollen or tender prostate on examination

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Prostatitis

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Renal colic, restlessness, nausea and vomiting, haematuria, dysuria

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Renal stones

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Rise in creatinine >26 micromoles per L within 48h, rise in creatinine >1.5x baseline within 7 days, urine output <0.5ml per kg per h for >6 consecutive days

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AKI

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Oliguria, high creatinine, hyperkalaemia, uraemia, hypocalcaemia/hyperphosphataemia

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AKI

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Painless visible haematuria, urgency, suprapubic/pelvic mass/pain, recurrent UTI, paint etc

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Bladder cancer

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Abnormal kidney structure of function for >3 months with implications for health

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Chronic kidney disease

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Skin lesion, dysuria +/- discharge, urethral pain, penile discomfort/pruritus

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Urethritis

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Proteinuria, Haematuria, HTN

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Nephritic syndrome

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Proteinuria, hypercholesterolaemia, hypoalbuminaemia

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Nephrotic syndrome

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HTN, abdo/flank pain, headaches, LUTS, palpable kidneys

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PKD

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Can be painful if large, transillumination as fluid filled, can palpate cyst and testis separately

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Epididymal cyst

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Painless unless infected, non-tender smooth cystic swelling, transluminates

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Hydrocele

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Feels like a bag of worms, dragging/soreness/heaviness of scrotum

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Varicocele

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Malaise, nausea, anorexia, jaundice, pruritis, Asterixis, Dupuytren’s contractures, Leukonychia, Spider naevi

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Liver failure

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Interlobular bile ducts are damaged by chronic autoimmune granulomatous inflammation causing cholestasis

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PBC

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RUQ pain, fever/WCC and jaundice

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Cholangitis

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Progressive cholestasis with bile duct inflammation and strictures, affects ducts inside and outside the liver

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PSC

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Severe epigastric pain that radiates to the back, anorexia, fever, jaundice, Grey Turner’s sign, N&V, tachycardia

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Acute pancreatitis

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Colicky RUQ pain that radiates to back, worse after eating large or fatty meals
Biliary colic
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RUQ pain that radiates to back, fever/increased WCC, Murphy's sign
Acute cholecystitis
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Epigastric pain that goes through to the back, Sitting forward or hot water bottles on epigastrum/back relieves, alcohol makes it worse, Nausea and vomiting, decreased appetite, malabsorption
Chronic pancreatits
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Malaise, increased temperature/pulse/respiratory rate, anorexia, diarrhoea, vomiting, tender hepatomegaly +/- jaundice, bleeding, ascites
Alcoholic hepatitis
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Ataxia, confusion, nystagmus, memory impairment
Wernicke-Korsakoff encephalopathy
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Submucosal venous dilatation secondary to increased portal pressures
Varices
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Ascites, clubbing, palmar erythema, xanthelasma, spider naevi, hepatomegaly, peripheral oedema, nail changes
Cirrhosis
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Loose stools, vomiting, abdo pain | Fever, fatigue, headache, myalgia
Infective diarrhoea | Viral infective diarrhoea
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Fatigue, arthralgia, weakness, hypogonadism, slate-grey or brownish/bronze skin, chronic liver disease, heart failure, arrhythmias
Haemochromatosis
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Depression, neurotic behavioural problems, tremor, dysarthria, involuntary movements, dysphagia, reduced memory, eventual dementia, hepatitis, cirrhosis, Kayser-Fleischer ring
Wilson's
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Fever, malaise, anorexia, weight loss, RUQ pain, Hepatomegaly, chronic liver disease, evidence of decompensation, bruit over liver
Liver tumours
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Epigastric pain that radiates to back and is relieved by sitting forward, painless obstructive jaundice, anorexia, weight loss, diabetes, acute pancreatitis, jaundice and palpable gallbladder, epigastric mass, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, ascites
Pancreatic cancer
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Coffee ground vomit, melaena, hypotension, tachycardia
Upper GI bleed
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Weight loss, polyuria, polydipsia
T1DM
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Polydipsia, polyuria, glycosuria
T2DM
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Cough, sputum, dyspnoea, wheeze, tachypnoea, accessory breathing, decreased expansion, quiet breath sounds, cyanosis
COPD
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Intermittent dyspnoea, wheeze, cough that's often nocturnal, sputum, intermittent dyspnoea, wheeze, cough that's often nocturnal, sputum
Asthma
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Cough, haemoptysis, dyspnoea, chest pain, weight loss, recurrent pneumonia, cachexia, anaemia, clubbing, consolidation, collapse, pleural effusion
Bronchus carcinoma
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Chest pain, dyspnoea, weight loss, recurrent pleural effusion
Malignant mesothelioma
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Sudden onset breathlessness, pleuritic chest pain, haemoptysis, tachypnoea, tachycardia, raised JVP
PE
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Low-grade fever, night sweats, weight loss, malaise, cough, haemoptysis
TB
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Fever, rigors, malaise, dyspnoea, cough, haemoptysis, pleuritic pain, cyanosis, confusion, tachypnoea, tachycardia
Pneumonia
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Dyspnoea and other emphysema symptoms, cirrhosis, cholestatic jaundice if child
Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
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Dyspnoea, dry cough, bibasal crackles
Pulmonary fibrosis
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Erythema nodosum, bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, pulmonary infiltrates, heart block, VT, HF, anterior uveitis, chronic meningitis, seizures, neuropathy, hepatic granuloma, hypercalcaemia
Sarcoidosis
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Dilatation, ciliary dysfunction, inflammation
Bronchiectasis
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Failure to thrive, meconium ileus, cough, wheeze, recurrent infections, bronchiectasis, pneumothorax
Cystic fibrosis
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Dyspnoea, dullness to percussion, cough, quieter breath sounds, pleuritic chest pain
Pleural effusion
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Stable patient, sudden onset pleuritic chest pain, dyspnoea, cough
Pneumothorax
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Hypotension, respiratory distress, low sats, tachycardia, shock, severe chest pain, pneumothorax symptoms
Tension pneumothorax
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Exertional dyspnoea, lethargy and fatigue, ankle swelling, accentuated pulmonic component to the 2nd heart sound, tricuspid regurgitation murmur, fatigue, peripheral oedema, cyanosis
PH
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Angina, syncope, heart failure, dyspnoea, ejection systolic crescendo decrescendo murmur, narrow pulse pressure
Aortic stenosis
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Exertional dyspnoea, orthopnoea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea, displaced and hyperdynamic apex beat, decrescendo early diastolic murmur, Austin flint murmur, wide pulse pressure, collapsing pulse
Aortic regurgitation
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Progressive dyspnoea, haemoptysis, hoarseness, dysphagia, bronchial obstruction, apical mild diastolic rumble, loud opening S1 snap, rumbling mid-diastolic murmur, mitral facies
Mitral stenosis
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Exertional dyspnoea, fatigue, palpitations, displaced, hyperdynamic apex beat, pansystolic murmur at apex
Mitral regurgitation
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Constricting/heavy discomfort to the chest, jaw, neck, shoulders or arms Symptoms brought on by exertion Symptoms relieved within 5 mins or rest or GTN
Typical angina
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Angina of increasing frequency or severity that occurs on minimal exertion or at rest
Unstable angina
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Acute central chest pain lasting >20 mins, nausea, sweatiness, dyspnoea, palpitations
ACS
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An ACS with ST-segment elevation or new-onset LBBB
STEMI
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Dyspnoea, fatigue, orthopnoea, poor exercise tolerance, nocturnal cough, wheeze, nocturia, cold peripheries, Peripheral oedema, ascites, nausea, facial engorgement, epistaxis
Heart failure
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Splinter haemorrhages, Osler's nodes, Janeway lesions, Roth spots, Fever
IE
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Chaotic irregular rhythm with an irregular ventricular rate, asymptomatic, palpitations, dyspnoea, chest pains, fatigue
AF
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Palpitations, breathlessness, chest pain, dizziness, syncope, fatigue, saw-tooth pattern
Atrial flutter
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MaRRoW (R wave in V1, Slurred S wave in V6), Wide QRS, asymptomatic, syncope/presyncope
RBBB
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WiLLiaM (Slurred S wave in V1, R wave in V6), Wide QRS, notched top, T wave inversion in lateral leads, asymptomatic, syncope/presyncope
LBBB
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PR interval >200ms
1st degree heart block
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Progressive lengthening of PR interval, one non-conducted P wave, next PR interval is shorter, light headedness, dizziness, syncope
2nd degree Mobitz I heart block
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Constant PR, occasional non-conducted P waves, wide QRS,
2nd degree Mobitz II heart block
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Two P waves per QRS, normal consistent PR intervals, SOB, postural hypotension, chest pain
2nd degree heart block 2:1
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Dissociation between P waves and QRS so occur at different rates, abnormally shaped QRS, dizziness, blackouts
3rd degree heart block
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Abnormal P waves, normal QRS, >150 bpm
Atrial tachycardia
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Absent P wave, normal QRS, >100 bpm
AV nodal re-entrant tachycardia
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No P waves, regular wide QRS, no T waves, >100 bpm
Ventricular tachycardia
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Premature wide QRS with no P wave and then a compensatory pause or QRS and T waves disconcordant
Ventricular ectopic
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Syncope, palpitations, may progress to VF, QT interval greatly increased
Prolonged QT syndrome
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Short PR interval, delta waves (wide QRS complex that begins slurred), palpitations, severe dizziness, dyspnoea, syncope
WPW syndrome
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Usually asymptomatic, pulsatile mass if big, bruit on auscultation, lower back/abdominal pain if expanding rapidly
AAA
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Acute onset of severe, tearing abdominal pain with radiation to back, flank and groin, painful pulsatile mass, hypovolemic shock, syncope, nausea, vomiting
Ruptured AAA
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Sudden and severe tearing pain in chest radiating to back, hypotension, asymmetrical blood pressure, syncope
Aortic dissection
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Pain, Paralysis, Pulseless, Perishingly cold, Pallor, Paraesthesia
Critical limb ischaemia
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Pain in lower limbs on exercise, relieved on rest due to intermittent claudication, leg may be pale, cold, loss of hair, skin changes, unremitting pain in foot, especially at night so hangs foot out of bed
Peripheral vascular disease
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Sharp, pleuritic chest pain with rapid onset, worse when lying flat and on inspiration, relieved by sitting forward, radiates to trapezius ridge, dyspnoea, cough, hiccups, fever, myalgia, Pericardial rub heard on auscultation, tachycardia, peripheral oedema, increased JVP
Acute pericarditis
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Ventricular septal defect, pulmonary stenosis, hypertrophy of RV, overriding aorta
Tetralogy of Fallow
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Fatigue, dyspnoea, faintness, palpitations, headache, anorexia, irritability, difficulty concentrating, pallor, tachycardia, systolic flow murmur, cardiac failure
Anaemia
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Pallor, fatigue, palpitations, SOB, jaundice, Irregularly contracted cells, bite cells, reticulocytosis, G6PD levels low
G6PD deficiency
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Pain in hands and feet, long bone pain, cognitive defects in children, PH and chronic lung disease, splenic sequestration
Sickle cell crisis
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Severe anaemia, failure to thrive, skull bossing, hepatosplenomegaly, osteopenia
Beta thalassaemia major
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Unilateral calf pain, warmth, swelling, redness, ankle oedema
DVT
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Hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, CNS involvement, SVC obstruction, anaemia, infections, bleeding, characteristic blast cells on blood film
ALL
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Anaemia, infection, bleeding, bone pain, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, gum hypertrophy, blast cells with Auer rods
AML
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Wt loss, tiredness, fever, sweats, gout, bleeding, abdominal discomfort, anaemia, infection, massive hepatosplenomegaly, Philadelphia chromosome
CML
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Wt loss, sweats, anorexia, enlarged, rubbery, non-tender nodes, small mature lymphocytes, smudge cells
CLL
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Reed-Sternberg cells, fever and sweating, lymphadenopathy, systemic B symptoms, painful nodes on drinking alcohol
Hodgkin's lymphoma
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Fever and sweating, enlarged, rubbery non-tender lymph nodes, B symptoms, GI and skin involvement, no Reed-Sternberg cells
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
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Pepper pot skull, back pain, Bence Jones proteins, OLD CRAB
Multiple myeloma
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Fever, chills, headache, cough, splenomegaly, jaundice, confusion, seizures, travel history
Malaria
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JAK2 mutation, Headaches and dizziness, itching, fatigue, tinnitus, erythromelalgia, HTN, angina
Polycythaemia
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Bleeding following venepuncture, bleeding following trauma | Neonatal bleeding, history of spontaneous bleeding, GI bleeds, haematuria
Moderate/severe haemophilia A
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Bruising, epistaxis, pallor, haemoptysis, heavy bleeding from minor trauma, bleeding from tooth loss in childhood, joint pain and stiffness, headache, irritability, vomiting, haematemesis from GI bleed
Haemophilia B
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Bleeding from mucosa - epistaxis, menorrhagia, spontaneous bleeding, blood clots during childbirth, spontaneous death
von Willebrand disease
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Purpura, epistaxis, menorrhagia, prolonged bleeding from the gums, severe headache, vomiting, fatigue
Immune thrombocytopenia purpura
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Flu-like symptoms, purpura, epistaxis, easy bruising, menorrhagia, haemoptysis, headache, abdominal pain, GI bleeding, chest pain
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
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Large bruises, spontaneous bleeding at venepuncture sites or after minor trauma, epistaxis, GI bleeds, confusion and shock, fever, ARDS, purpura, gangrene
DIC
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Stiffness of the neck, photophobia, severe headache, fever, feel unwell, rash
Meningitis
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Lethargy and fatigue, decreased level of consciousness, fever, occasionally there may be fits
Encephalitis
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Contralateral sensory loss, contralateral hemiplegia that's initially flaccid but becomes spastic, dysphasia, homonymous hemianopia, visuo-spatial deficit, UMN facial weakness that's forehead sparing
Cerebral infarct
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Quadriplegia, locked-in syndrome, facial numbness/paralysis, gaze/vision disturbances, dysarthria and speech impairment, altered consciousness
Brainstem infarct
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An ischaemic neurological event with symptoms lasting <24h, they usually have an embolic cause and symptoms usually last a lot shorter than 24h
TIA
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Sudden onset excruciating headache, thunderclap, typically occipital, nausea and vomiting, collapse, loss of consciousness, seizures, coma, neck stiffness, Kernig's sign, Brudzinski's sign, retinal/subhyaloid/vitreous bleeds
Subarachnoid haemorrhage
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Fluctuating level of consciousness +/- physical or intellectual slowing, sleepiness, headache, confusion, increased ICP, seizures, localising neurological symptoms occur later
Subdural haemorrhage
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Lucid interval, Rapidly declining GCS, increasingly severe headache, vomiting, seizures, hemiparesis, UMN signs
Extradural haemorrhage
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Simultaneous electrical discharge throughout the whole cortex, bilateral and symmetrical motor manifestations and always associated with loss of consciousness and lack of awareness
Generalised seizure
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Resting tremor, hypertonia, bradykinesia (Slow to initiate movement, actions slow and decrease in amplitude with repetition, abnormal gait, expressionless face)
Parkinson's
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Pyramidal weakness, spastic paraparesis, changes in sensation, fatigue, chronically increasing bladder involvement, cognitive impairment, dizziness, depression, Usually UMN, loss of colour vision, Lhermitte sign, Uhthoff phenomenon
MS
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Stumbling spastic gait, wrist/foot drop, change in appearance of hands, excessive fatigue, UMN (Babinski reflex, increased muscle tone, muscle weakness, overactive reflexes), LMN (Fasciculations, decreased muscle tone, muscle weakness, decreased reflex response), Bulbar (Speech or swallowing difficulties)
MND
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Coma, Cerebellar signs (DANISH), nausea and vomiting, seizures
Brain tumour
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Recent onset temporal headache, myalgia, malaise, fever. jaw claudication, diplopia, temporal artery may be prominent/tender, bruits over carotid/brachial artery
GCA
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Paraplegia, pain, paraesthesia, changes to tendon reflexes, Red flags = Loss of bladder or bowel function, UMN signs in lower limbs, LMN signs in upper limbs
Spinal cord compression
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Saddle paraesthesia, bladder/bowel dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, motor problems, lower back pain, bilateral LMN weakness, absent ankle reflex, loss of anal tone/sensation
Cauda equina syndrome
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Numbness, tingling, muscle weakness, dropping objects, sharp pains, buzzing sensations in limbs
Nerve lesions
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Double vision going down stairs
Trochlear lesion
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In index and middle fingers, pins and needles, pain, numbness, weakness and loss of grip
Carpal tunnel
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Weakness of small muscles of the hands, deltoid and triceps, bulbar muscles, mastication muscles, worse on exertion, better on rest, ocular symptoms, seizures
MG
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Loss of touch, proprioception, temperature/pain, paraesthesia, numbness/tingling/burning or shooting pains, positive Romberg test, distal weakness, proximal weakness, muscle wasting, fasciculations, absent tendon reflexes
Peripheral neuropathies
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Flu-like symptoms and a rash 2-4 weeks after infection, Can have persistent generalised lymphadenopathy
HIV
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Initial - None or vomiting +/- RUQ pain, later - jaundice, encephalopathy, +/- AKI
Paracetamol overdose
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Proteinuria/nephrotic syndrome, cardiomyopathy/arrhythmia/angina, neuropathy/carpal tunnel, malabsorption/perforation/obstruction, purpura/bleeding, hepatosplenomegaly, Howell-Jolly bodies
Amyloidosis
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Swelling of an area, reduced range of movement, feeling of heaviness/tightness in limb, recurrent infections
Lymphadenopathy
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Gradual drowsiness, Vomiting, Dehydration, abdominal pain, Ketotic breath, tachycardia, hypotension, Kussmal's breathing, reduced tissue turgor
DKA
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Decreased consciousness, severe dehydration, hyperglycaemia, hyperosmolality
HHS
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Rapid onset, odd behaviour, sweating, tachycardia, seizures
Hypoglycaemia
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Hot and sweaty, diarrhoea, weight loss, anxiety/restlessness, hyperphagia, Periorbital swelling, goitre, tachycardia
Hyperthyroidism
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Weight gain, depression, constipation, cold intolerance, brain fog, bradycardia, delayed reflexes
Hypothyroidism
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Diffuse goitre, thyroid eye disease, pretibial myxoedema, acropachy
Graves' disease
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A lump in the neck
Thyroid cancer
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Chronic glucocorticoid excess, Loss of normal HPA axis feedback mechanisms, Loss of circadian rhythm of cortisol secretion, Central obesity, plethoric complexion, weight gain, purple abdominal striae, mood change, moon face, proximal muscle weakness, gastric ulcers, osteoporosis, hirsutism
Cushing's syndrome
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Large hands, box jaw, thick skin, arthritis, sight problems, HTN, insulin resistance, bitemporal hemiopia
Acromegaly
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HTN, nocturia and polyuria, mood disturbance, difficulty concentrating, hypokalaemia, acidosis
Primary hyperaldosteronism
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Fatigue, weakness, weight loss. nausea/vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhoea/constipation, hyperpigmentation if Addison's, postural hypotension, hypoglycaemia
Adrenal insufficiency/Addison's
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Asymptomatic, fatigue, generalised weakness, muscle cramps and pain, palpitations, arrhythmias, muscle paralysis, rhabdomyolysis, Flat T waves, ST depression, prominent U waves, prolonged PR
Hypokalaemia
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Tall tented T waves, prolonged PR, widening of QRS interval, small/absent P waves
Hyperkalaemia
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Nausea and vomiting, headache, lethargy, cramps, weakness, confusion, Raised JVP, oedema, ascites
SIADH
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Polyuria, polydipsia, dehydration, Dry mucosa, sunken eyes, changes to skin turgidity
Diabetes insipidus
148
Heartburn, belching, odynophagia, nocturnal asthma, chronic cough, laryngitis, sinusitis, Worse after meals and when lying, relieved by antacids
GORD
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Circumferential and continuous inflammation limited to mucosa, no skip lesions, Remissions and exacerbations, LLQ pain, abdominal cramps/discomfort, episodic or chronic diarrhoea +/- blood/mucus or urgency, Fever, malaise, anorexia, wt loss, Clubbing, aphthous oral ulcers, nutritional deficits
Ulcerative colitis
150
Transmural inflammation affecting any part of the gut, from mouth to anus. There are skip lesions and a cobblestone appearance, abdominal pain, weight loss, right iliac fossa pain, bloody diarrhoea and urgency, pain on defecation, clubbing, oral aphthous ulcers, skin/joint/eye problems
Crohn's disease
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Dermatitis herpetiformis, stinking stools, steatorrhoea, diarrhoea, abdo pain, bloating, nausea and vomiting, wt loss, fatigue, weakness, anaemia, osteomalacia, angular stomatitis
Coeliac
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Abdominal pain/discomfort - relieved by defecation Bloating Change in bowel habit - stool form/frequency Urgency, incomplete evacuation, abdominal bloating/distension, mucus in stool, worsening of symptoms after food
IBS
153
Vomiting, progressive dysphagia, anorexia and weight loss
Oesophageal cancer
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Anorexia, nausea, weight loss, anaemia, dysphagia, vomiting, epigastric pain
Gastric cancer
155
Pain, mass, bleeding, change in bowel habit, weight loss, vomiting, obstruction
Colon cancer
156
Epigastric pain that's worse on eating and relieved by antacids
Gastric ulcers
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Epigastric pain after meals and at night that's relieved by eating or milk
Duodenal ulcers
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Periumbilical pain that moves to right iliac fossa, Guarding, tender mass in RIF, pyrexia, anorexia, nausea and vomiting, Rovsing's sign
Appendicitis
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Pain that's initially colicky but then diffuse and higher than in LBO, vomiting following pain that's earlier than in LBO, less abdominal distension than LBO, increased bowel sounds
Small bowel obstruction
160
More constant and diffuse pain than SBO, more abdominal distension than SBO, bowel sounds normal --> increased --> none, palpable mass, vomiting later or absent, constipation earlier then SBO
Large bowel obstruction
161
LIF pain with tenderness, palpable LIF mass, constipation, tachycardia, fever
Diverticulitis
162
Epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting, dyspepsia
Gastritis
163
Painful joints stiff for 30 or less in the morning and gets worse throughout the day. Distal Heberden nodes. Proximal Bouchard nodes
Osteoarthritis
164
Acute monoarthropathy with severe joint inflammation. Joints are hot, swollen and painful
Gout
165
Knee, Hot, swollen, tender joint. Might have recently injured the joint
Pseudogout
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Lower back pain and stiffness that's worse with rest and improves with movement. Sacroiliac pain, flares of worsening symptoms
Ankylosing spondylitis
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Inflammatory joint pain, plaques of psoriasis, onycholysis, dactylitis, enthesitis
Psoriatic arthritis
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Painful, swollen, stiff joints for more than an hour in the morning, better with movement, Swan neck thumb, ulnar deviation, boutonniere deformity, Z thumb, Rheumatoid nodules, Sjogren's, Anaemia of chronic disease, Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, pleural disease (usually asymptomatic), Pericarditis (symptomatic uncommon)
Rheumatoid arthritis
169
Conjunctivitis, urethritis, arthritis. Can't see, can't pee, can't climb a tree
Reactive arthritis
170
Hot, swollen, painful, restricted joint, fever
Septic arthritis
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Child with limp or reluctance to weight bear, non specific pain at site of infection, low grade fever, malaise + fatigue
Osteomyelitis
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Butterfly rash, weight loss, fever, fatigue, joint pain, mouth ulcers
SLE
173
Bone pain worse at night, constant or intermittent, resistant to analgesia, may increase in intensity, atypical bony or soft tissue swelling/masses, pathological fractures, mobility issues, inflammation and tenderness
Bone tumour
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Fatigue, brain fog, pain, morning stiffness
Fibromyalgia
175
Bone pain and tenderness, dull ache that's worse on weight bearing, fractures - especially neck of femur, muscle weakness - waddling gait/difficulty with stairs
Osteomalacia
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Stunted growth, hypotonia, knock-kneed/bow-legged
Rickets
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Arthritis, dry eyes and mouth
Sjogren's