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Haematemesis

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Oesophagitis/gastritis
Hiatus herniia
PUD (gastric or duodenal)
Varices
Mallory weiss
Oesophageal cancer
Gastric cancer
AV malformation
Vascular angiodysplasia
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
Scleroderma
Aorto enteric fistula
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Umbilical pain

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Early appendicitis
AAA
Mild pancreatitis
Early mesenteric thrombus
Eosophagitis
Gastritis
PUD
Associated distention and peritonism
Gastric outlet
Large bowel obstruction
Ileocaecal valve competent
Stricture
Volvulus
Hernia
Small bowel - billous/faecal vomit
Gallstone adhesion hernia
Intussception
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Rectal Bleed

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Haemorrhoids
Rectal polyp/cancer
Anal polyp/cancer
Anal fissure
Anal fistula
Radiation proctitis
Diverticular disorder
Angiodysplasia
Colitis
Infections
Ischaemic gut
Colon polyp/tumour/cancer
Vasculitis
Anastomotic leak
Angiodysplasia
AV
Crohn's
Coeliac
Aorto-enteric fistula
Small bowel tumour
Meckel's diverticulum
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Constipation

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Always ask if passing wind
Peristalsis
IBS
Drugs - opioids, iron tablets, calcium blockers, antidepressants
Hypothyroid, Hyperclacaemia, Hypoklaememia
Spinal cord compression
MS
Renal failure
Parkinson's
Idiopathic megacolon
Slow transit
DM - autonomic neuropathic
Scleroderma
Low fibre
Dehydration
Bowel obstruction
Colon cancer
Sigmoid volvulus
Pelvic masses - uterine fibroids, ovarian tumour
Colon stricture
Diverticular
Radiation
If not pushing - haemorrhoids, anal fissure
Physiological - slow transit, outlet obstruction, animus, rectocele, sigmoidocele
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Flank Pain

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MSK
Nephrolithiasis
Leaky AAA
Spinal fracture, mets, disc prolapse
Pyelonephritis
Renal cancer
Renal abscess
Perforated ulcer
Basal pneumonia
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Ascites

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Increased portal venous pressure:
Pre hepatic - portal vein compression, thrombosis, shistosomiasis
Hepatic - cirrobisis, acute hepatic necrosis, viral hepatitis
Post - budd chiari, myeloproliferative, constrictive pericarditis, RHF, hypercoaguable statesHypoproteinuria:Renal disease
Acute chronic liver disorder
Malnutrition/malabsorption
Protein losing enteropathy
Chronic peritoneal inflammation:TB, fungal, carcinoma, post irradiation
Leakage of lymphatics:Congenital, surgical trauma, primary or secondary lymphatic malignancy
Other - pancreatic ascites, billows ascites, urinary ascites

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Ascites treatment

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Sodium restriction 60-90mg day
Spirinolactone then add thiazide
Paracentesis
Treat SBP (>250)
Venous obstruction - angiogram and platy
Portal HTN - trans jugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
Portovenous shunt –> if refractory medical or carcinomatous peritoneal cavity –> subcut to SVC

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Incontinence

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Abnormal faeces:
Sphincter defect - obstetric, postanorectal surgery, perineal trauma
Neuropathic - LMN - stretch pudendal neuropathy, DM
Demylination UMN - stroke, tumour, demylination
Rectal prolapse
Congenital anorectal malformation

Normal sphincter
Faecal impaction
Diarrhoea
Dementia or mentally retarded

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Neck lumps

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Lymphadenopathy
Sebaceous cysts
LipomasMidline - thyroid nodule, thyroglossal cyst, dermoid cystThyroid nodule - colloid cysts, follicular adenoma, hyperplastic nodule, carcinoma, papillary, follicular cancer, medullary, anapaestic
Anterior triangle - brachial cyst, carotid body tumour, carotid aneurysm, lateral thyroid, parotid, cystic hygroma, laryngocele
Posterior triangle - developmental remnants, cystic hygroma, bronchial sinus cyst, vpancoast tumour, cervical rib
Submandibular - salivary gland, cervicofacial actinomycosis, siadaldenitis, sialolithiasis, neoplasm
Goitre - hashimoto’s, graves, nutrient, suppurative, transient, sarcoidosis, dyshormogensisLaryngocele, pharyngeal pouch

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Skin ulcers

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Traumatic
Decubitus
Venous, varicose veins, thrombophlebitis
Arterial insufficiency
Skin infarct thrombus
Vasculitis - SLE, RA, scleroderma, buerger’s, PAN
Infective - topical, TB, Myco ulcers, post cellulitis
Malignant - SCC, BCC, melanoma
Neurotrophic, DM, peripheral neuropathy
Haem - spherocytosis, leprosy
Pyoderma gangrenosumIX: ABI, venous duplex, biopsy

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Dysphagia

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Bulbar, pseudo bulbar, myasthenic
Pharyngeal pouch, mediastinal mass, AAAVascular abnormality
Nutcracker oesophagus
CREST
Chagas
Dysmotility - barium swallow –> achalasia, oesophageal spasm, non-specific
Oesophagitis - candida, peptic, eosinophilicStricture:Drugs - bisphosphonates, NSAIDs, iron tablet, zidovudineIron deficiency - web
Benign - peptic, fibrous rings, eosionophilicMalignant - thyroid, oesophageal, carcinoma stomach
Tonsilitis - schatzkiring, Patternson-Brown kelly syndrome

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Haematuria and Dysuria

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White cells - infections, bladder, urethritis, pyelonephritis, prostate
Blood at start - urethra and prostateBlood at end - pyelo and bladder
Red cells - glomerular - IgA, thin membrane, glomerulonephritis (Glomerular disease - minimal change, thin basement membrane, membranous GN, focal segmental, post infectious, membranoproliferazive, HSP, SLE, good pasture)
Stones + Infarct + infection = painful and carcinoma or urethral stricture
PCKD + trauma - painless, vascular malformation, bladder radiation, BPH
Infarct - IE, SLE, PAN
Bladder, prostate, renal cell, renal pelvic carcinoma
Haemoglobin - haemolytic anaemia
Myoglobin - rhabdo, viral myositis (snake bite, influenza, statin)
Dark - bilirubin, rifampicin, porphyria, urethral dysuria
Stone Stricture, phimosis, mental stenosis
Reactive arthritis
UTI, STI
Prostatitis
Urethral caruncle
Vaginitis
Vaginal prolapse
Bladder, prostate, urethral carcinoma

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Chronic diarrhoea

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IBS, hypothyroid, carcinoid
Inflammation - IBD, diverticular, microscopic colitis
Infection - C difficile, guardia, cryptosporidium, entamoeba
Malabsorption - coeliac, pancreatic (chronic pancreatitis, cancer) tropical sprue, lactose deficiency, Whipples, crohn’s, lymphoma, short loop
Overflow - colon cancer, ovarian cancerMeds - digoxin, metformin, H2, orlistat, antibiotics, thiazide, laxative
Coeliac, small bowel bacterial overgrowth

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Anal pain

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Without swelling:
Anal fissure
ANal herpes
Ulcerative proctitis
Proctalgia fugax
Solitary rectal ulcer
Tenesmus
Painful swelling:
Perianal haematoma
Strangulated internal haemorrhoid
Abscess - perianal, ischiorectal
Pilonidal sinus
Fistula-in-ano

Red flags - weight loss, change in bowel habit, fever, recurrent (Crohn’s)

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Carpal Tunnel

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Idiopathic
Acromegaly
Amyloid
DM
Hypothyroid
Occupation
Myeloma
Paget's
Pregnancy + Premenstrual oedema
RA
Tophaceous gout
Trauma
Fibrosis
Granulomatous disorder - TB
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Haemoptysis

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Acute infection - URTI, acute bronchitis - COMMONEST
Chronic bronchitis
Bronchiectasis
Lobar pneumonia (rusty) + staph
TBNeoplasms - mets, bronchial cancer
PE
Foreign body
Cardiac - CCF, Mitral stenosis, AV malformation
Anticoags, haemophilia, leukaemia
Vasculitis - Wegener’s, Good pasture, PAN, SLE, HHT
Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis

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Post-operative fever

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Inflammatory reaction to surgery
Reaction to blood products
Malignant hyperthermia
Drug fever
Toxic Shock
MI
Stroke
Infarct in operated tissue
Transplant rejection
Seroma
Underlying disease
Haematoma
Subarachnoid
Atelectasis
Early wound infection
Aspiration penumonitis
UTI
Surgical site infection
Pneumonia
Septic thrombophlebitis
Septicaemia
Calculus
Cholcystitis
OM
Meningitis
Transufion related acute infection
Fat embolism
MI
Leakage C difficile Intraabdominal abscess
DVT/PE
Foeign body
Deep wound infection
Leaky anastamosis
Osteomyletis
Sinusitis
Catheter related
Cavernous sinus infection
Infected serumInfected prosthesis
Alcohol withdrawal
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Bowel obstruction

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Mechanical - adhesions, neoplasm, hernia, IBD, intussception, volvulus
Functional - Paralytic ileum, inflammation, metabolic (hypokalaemia, hypercalcemia), drugs (anti-choliniergics), pseudo obstruction (Ogilvie, Chagas, DM, Hirschprung, collagen vascular, Kawasaki)
Ischaemic bowel

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Vomiting

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Vestibular - vertigo, DPPV, labrinthitis, motion sickness, menderes
GI obstruction - pyloric stenosis, gastroparesis, paralytic ileum, volvulus
Brain - Raised ICP, meningitis, encephalitis, anxiety, migraine
Metabolic - uraemia, DKA, addison’s, toxinsInfection - food poison, enteritis
Acute abdomen - hepatitis, pancreatitis, gallstone, peritoneum, appendix, nephrology, MI, pregnancy, drugs, Child - URTI, pneumonia, OM, UTI, achalasia, oesophageal atresia

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Haemoptysis

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URTI
Acute bronchitis
Bronchiectasis
TB
Pneumonia - necrotising
Neoplastic - carcinoma or mets
PE
Foreign body
Cardiac - acute LV failure, mitral stenosis, AV malformation
ANticoags, haemophilia, leukaemia,Vasculitis - Wegener's, good pasture, PAN, SLE, HHT
Trauma
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Acute Diarrhoea

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Gastro- Salmonella, campylobacter, shigella, e coli, staph
Viral - rotavirus, norovirus, hep A
In HIV - cryptosporidium parvum
Entomoaba, giardiasis
Diethyindescrtion
Antibiotic drug reactions
contacts, food, travel history
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LIF

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Acute diverticulits
Constipation
IBD
Ischaemic - af, embolism, athero
Pseudomembranous colitis
Leaky AAA
Locally perforated Cancer
UTI
Ureter colic
Pyelonephritis
Shingles
Rectus sheath haematoma
Sigmoid volvulus
Bowel obstruction
Hernia
Gynae causes
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RIF

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Appendix
Gastroenteritis
ureteric colic
Pancreatitis
Testes torsion
Meckel's
Small bowel obstruction
Caecal volvulus
Perforated PUD
Pyelonephritiis
DKA
Acute ileitis
Constpiation
Caecal diuretic
Mesenteric adenitis
UTI
Cholecystitis
Hernia
Epiploic
Gynae - ectopic, PID, ovary torsion, cyst rupture, haemorrhage, Mittelschmerz
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Jaundice

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Prehepatic - haemolytic anaemia, Gilberts, sepsis, crippler major, dubin johnson
Hepatocellular - hepatitis, drugs (paracetamol), hepatic (CCF), ischaemia, Budd chair, Cryptospirosis, mets, Wilsons, Alcohol, Reye, Acute cirrhosis, fatty liver
Obstructive - Gallstones, pancreatic cancer, bile duct cancer, hepatic mets, hepatocellular cancerPainless - pancreatic cancer, bile, hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, haemolytic anaemia, CHF, Gilber’’s, cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis
Haemolytic - megaloblastic, GOPD, spherocytosis
Post op - transfusion, viral, drugs, transfusion, overload, sepsis, chronic liver disorder, cholestasis, thallasseamia major, autoimmune, blood transfusion

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Liver cirrhosis
Alcohol Viral - B and C NASHimmune - primary sclerosing cholangitis, autoimmune hepatitis (ANA, ASMA, SLA, ALK, MI, ALC) Biliary - primary biliary cirrhosis, CF, secondary biliary cirrhosis Genetic - haemochromatosis, OC, Wilson's Chronic venous outflow obstruction
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Back pain
``` Mechanical - MSK, discogenic, posterior ligament, facetogenic dysfunction Degenerative Fracture Malignancy - breast, bronchus, prostate, melanoma, thyroid, kidney Multiple myeloma Osteoporosis Spinal stenosis Hypercalcaemia Pagets Spondylothesis Scheuermann's disease Psoriatic Reactive IBD related Epidural abscess Osteomyelitis Diabetes Meningioma Mets Glioma Syrynx Pancreatitis, PUD, Depression, Hypercalcaemia ```
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Cholestasis
Alcoholic hepatitis/cirrhosisDrugs - OCA, amytryptiline, chlorpromazine, gold Biliary cirrhos Viiral hepatitis Cancers and mets ``` Extrahepatic: Bile duct cancer Pancreatic cancer Other cancer mets Cholangitis PSC Gallstones in common bile duct Pancreatitis Post surgery stricture/oedema ``` Charcot triad - fever upper abdominal pain + jaundice, acute cholecystitis
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Epigastric pain
``` Acute pancreatitis Gastritis/duodenitis PUDBiliary colic Acute cholecystitis Basal pneumonia Oesophagitis AAA rupture Ascending cholangitis MI Mesenteric ischaemia Acute hepatitis Non ulcer dyspepsia Bowel obstruction Gastric cancer Pancreatic cancer Boerhaave perforation ```
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Hyperlipidaemia
Hyper cholesterol: Hypothyroid Cholestasis Nephrotic Drugs - thiazide, cyclosporin, carbamazepine ``` Hypertryglycerides: obesity, DM Cushing Alcohol renal failure ``` Drugs - oanzapine, steroids, oestrogen, SSRIPrimary familial hyperchoelsterolaemia Anorexia - increased LDL HCC - increased LDL Hepatitis - increased VLDL
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Odynophagia
``` GORD Oesophageal spasm Candidia HSV CMV Pill induced Cancer Achalasia ```
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Peritonism
Acute: Primary - splenectomy, cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome Secondary - Perforation - gallbladder, appendix, ulcer, diverticular, Crohn's Infection - appendix, abscess, pyosalpinx Ischaemia - volvulus, mesenteric, ischaemia, strangulated hernia Chemical - blood, bile Chronic - infection (TB and candida), carcinomatosis, chemical (talc powder on gloves)
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RUQ pain
``` Biliary colic Cholecystitis Duodenal ulcer Pancreatitis Basal pneumonia Ascending cholangitis Gastric ulcer Small bowel obstruction Appendix Hepatitis Pyelonephritis Ovarian pathology ```
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MMSE
``` Orientation Registration Attention and calculation Recall Language ```
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Dengue
Fever haemorrhage Low platelet Leaky capillary - ascites, pleural effusion, low haematocrit 70%, low albumin Tests - FBC, leukopenia, platelets, LFT (increased AST, ALT, low albumin), UEC
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Parkinsonism
Parkinsons CUD Drugs - antipsychotics, metoclopramide, lithium, sodium valproate, manganese, tetraberazine Neurodegenerative - levy body dementia, progressive supra nuclear palsy, impaired up and down gaze, cognitive impairment, bulbar symptoms MSA - parkinsons, cerebellar, autonomicCorticobasilar degeneration - dystonia, myoclonus, alien limb + parkinsons Anoxic, genetic, Fragile X, Huntington, Wilsons
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Chronic Cough
``` Dry: GORD Postnatal drip Lung cancer COPD Drugs Interstitial lung disease Pulmonary oedema -CCF Pleurisy - RA/SLE Fibrosing alveoli's, penumoconious, sarcoid ``` ``` Productive: Bronchiectasis TB COPD Lung cancer Congenital - CF, Kartagener Lung abscess Foreign body - late Extrinsic alveolitis ``` ASTHMA in both
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SOB - minutes
``` Acute asthma Anaphylaxis Laryngeal oedema PE Pneumothorax AMI, mitral regurg Flash P oedema Croup Foreign body Epiglottitis Angina A stenosis Arrhythmia in HF Acidosis Uraemia ```
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SOB - weeks - months
``` COPD Chronic asthma Heart failure Pulmonary fibrosis Pneumoconisis, sarcoid, allergic alveolitis Anaemia Bronchiectasis Decondition Pleural effusions Pul HTN Mesothelium Pulmonary TB Kyphoscoliosis MND Ankylosing Spondlyitis ```
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Dysphasia
Fluent - input or receptive and comprehension Wernickes - fluent, poor comprehension, poor repitiion Conduction - good comp, poor repitition Transcortical sensory - poor comprehension, good repetition Non fluent - good comprehension, difficult articulation Broca - good comp, poor reputation Transcortical motor - good comprehension, good reputation GLOBAL
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Pleural effusion
``` Common: Pneumonia TB Pulmonary infarct Pluerisy, empyema Malignancy CCF Subphrenic abscess, pancreatitis ``` ``` Uncommon: Lowered protein - nephrotic, liver failure --> lymphoma SLE, RA ARF Post MI syndrome Megs Asbestos Myxoedema Uraemia - failure kidney ```
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Painful shoulder
``` Rotator cuff tendinopathy Frozen shoulder Subacromial bursitis Bicepital tendinitis Glenoid labral tears OA Polymalgia rheymatiuca Posterior dislocation Recurrent subluxation Neoplasia - pancoast and bone Referred - diaphragm, gallbladder Axillary vein thrombosis Gout/psuedo - rare Winged scapula Cervical spine Avascular necrosis and post fracture ``` Clipping bra/touching shoulder blade - internal rotation Combing hair - external rotation - frozen shoulder Pain at night - capsule or cuff
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Fatigue
``` Depression/anxietyViral or post viral OSA Cardiac failure PUD Anaemia HIV/AIDSMalignancy Hypo/hyperthyroid Addison's DM Kidney failure Liver cirrhosis Respiratory - COPD/ashtma Neuro - Parkinsons, MS, Myasthenia Met - hypokalemia, magnesium, haemochormatosis Nutrient - coeliac Cushing SLE/RA Post infectious RRV Barmah ```
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Syncope
Reflex - vasovagal, carotid sinus sensitivity, situational (urination, defaecation, cough) Cardiac - Arrhythmia, outflow obstruction, aortic stenosis, HOCM, massive PE, AAA Orthostatic - Dehydration, drugs, baroreceptor, anaemia dysfunction, Addison's, Parkinson's, Autonomic neuropathy Cerebrovascular - vertebrobasilar insufficiency, subclavian steal Non syncope - Head trauma, hypoglycaemia, Epilepsy, alcohol
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Dizziness
Light headed - presyncope, hypoglycaemia, post concussive, anxiety, hyperventilation, addison's Loss of balance - ataxia, weakness, loss of joint sense, gait apraxia, visual Movement and vertigo - see vertigo card + ear wax
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AF causes - PIRATESHIV
``` Pulmonary - PE, COPD, pneumonia Idiopathic/ischaemia RHF Alcohol Thyrotoxicosis Endocarditis/cardiomyopathy Sick sinus HTN Ischaemic Valve disease ```
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osteoporosis - SHATTERED
``` Steroid Hyperthyroid, hyperplasia, hypercalcaemia Alcohol and tobacco Thin <22 Testosterone low - antiandorgens Early menopause Renal/liver failure Erosion bone disorder - RA, myeloma Dietary ca low, Diabetes ``` Fx Heparin
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FAILURE - heart failure causes
``` Forgot medications Arrhythmia/anaemia Ischaemia/infection Lifestyle - salt and fluid overload Upregulation of CO - pregnant, hyperthyroid, hypothyroid Renal failure Extras - PE/Endocarditis/Drugs (NSAIDs) ```
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Ear pain
External ear - perichondritis, otitis externa (candida, aspergillus nigra, psuedomonas, staph aureus), furunculosis, trauma, neoplasia, zoster, viral myringitis, wax impacted Middle ear - Eustacian tube dysfunction, barotrauma, AOM, chronic cholesteatoma, acute mastoiditis Referred - Dental, TMJ, cervical spine, parotiditis, temporal arteritis, nodes Other referred - pharyngeal, tonsillitis Red flag - offensive discharge, downward displaced pinna, swelling behind hear, neuro (headache, drowsiness), older, unexplained, intractable ear pain, fever
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Tonic Clonic Seizure
``` Generalisation of focal - tumour, infection, abscess, trauma, cerebrovascular (infarct, haemorrhage, AV malformations, cavernous hemangioma) Genetic Trauma Hydrocephalus Cerebral anoxia Drugs - penicillin, isoniazid, chloroquine, lidocaine, TCA, lithium Alcohol withdrawal Organophosphate Metabolic - hypoglycaemia/calcemia/natremia/magnesimia Liver and renal failure Meningitis Alzheimer's DM SSLE Eclampsia Epilepsy Hyperthermia ```
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Bulbar and Pseudobulbar
``` Pseudo: Bilateral lacunar MND MS Vasculitis - cerebral High brainstem ``` Increased gag reflex or normal, spastic tongue, increased jaw jerk, speech is spastic dysarthria, labile emotions, Donald duck dysarthria involves V and VII ``` Bulbar: Kennedy Medullary MND, synringobulba Myasthenic GBS Polio Vasculitis Brainstem glioma Malignant Meningitis ``` Absent gag reflex, wasted and fasciculated tongue, absent or normal jaw jerk, normal emotion, limb fasciculation
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Hearing loss
Conduction: Cerumen, osteomata, otitis externa, Eustachian tube dysfunction, congenital mental atresia, chronic otitis media, glue ear, perforated TM, otosclerosis, Pagets, cholesteatoma Sensorineural: Trauma, viral infection, syphilis, TB, drugs, Menieres, congenital, cochlear otosclerosis Mixed: Acoustic neuroma, cerebellopontine angle tumours, zoster, central, vestibular neuritis Perilymph fistula --> after sapedcctomy + sudden onset deafness Glomus tumour --> tinnitus, hearing loss as it grows
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Acute painful joint
``` Articular: Trauma (fracture, haemarthrosis, meniscus) Gout Pseudogout Septic Seronegative 1st presentation of RA or OA Sarcoid Vasculitis SLE Rheumatic fever ``` ``` Peri-articular Ligament Tendonitis Bursitis Fascitis Perioxtis ``` ``` Non-articular: Nerve entrapment Radiculopathy Osteomyelitis Malignancy Leukaemia ``` Viral arthritis --> RRV, polyarthritis
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Brain stem syndromes
Anterior cerebral peduncle: 3rd nerve palsy, contralateral increased UMN, contralateral hemiplegia Claude: cerebral peduncle + red nucleus: ipsilateral 3rd contralateral cerebellar Parinaude: Dorsal-midbrain-tectum: Vertical gaze palsy, convergence disorder, convergence retraction nystagmus, pupillary + lid disorder Milard-Gubler: Pontomedullary junction --> ipsilateral 6th, ipsilateral 7th, contralateral hemiplegia Wallenber - lateral medulla, ipsilateral 5th, 9th, 10th, 11th, ipsilateral horner's, ipsilateral cerebellar, contralateral spinothalamic sensory loss, vestibular disturbance
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Painful knee
Haemarthrosis - ACL, osteochondral fracture, dislocated subluxation of patella, capsule, peripheral medici Synovial fluid effusion - ligament, meniscus Bursitis Chronic - patellofemoral pain syndrome, osteochondritis dessicans, degenerative meniscal, arthritis Others: Osgood schlauer, patellar tendinopathy, anserine bursitis, prepatellar bursitis, infra patellar bursitis, quadriceps tendinopathy, ITB, hamstring knee, synovial plica syndrome / infra patellar fat pad
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Dysarthria
Cerebellar - slurred, sing song, impaired timing Bulbar - slurred, nasal, indistinct Myopathy - indistinct, poor articulation Myasthenic - indistinct with fatigue, dysphonia, fluctuating severity Dystonic - strained, high pitch Parkinson's - soft, rapid, indistinct Pseudobulbar - indistinct, mumbling, breathy
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Vertigo
Peripheral: Labryinth - labyrinthitis, menderes, BPPV, Drugs, trauma, ear wax, perilymph fistula, cholesteatoma, otosclerosis 8th nerve - vestibular neuritis, acoustic neuroma, drugs Central: Demyelination, migraine, posterior fossa mass (4th ventricle cerebellum), vertebobasilar insufficiency, visual-vestibular mismatch, seizure (complex/partial), temporal lobe ischaemia
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Dyspepsia
Upper GI, PUD, Acute gastritis, gallstones, oesophageal malignancy, oesophageal spasm, IBS, non ulcer dyspepsia Other: pancreatitis, colon cancer, chronic hepatitis, mets, acute loop, pancreatic cancer Systemic - Renal, hyperglycaemia + oesophagitis + hiatus hernia Drugs: NSAID, steroids, iron and potassium, digoxin Other - alcohol, depression Upper GIT malignancy - stomach, oesophagus, pancreas Giardia
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Chest pain (peripheral)
Peripheral - bronchospasm, PE, pneumonia, tacheitis, pneumothorax, malignancy, TB, CTD MSK - OA, rib fracture, chostochondritis (TIetze's syndrome), intercostal muscle, endemic myalgia (Borholm) Neuro: Intervertebral disc, herpes zoster, thoracic outlet syndrome
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GAITS
Extrapyramidal Pyramidal - UMN (stroke, hemiplegia --> extend toe --> circumduct hip) Foot drop Myopathic - proximal weakness Ataxic - cerebellum, vestibular, proprioception + vermis ; broad based + vestibular - normal walk + vertigo +proprio - stamping Apraxic - bilateral hemisphere (frontal lobe, hydrocephalus) - feet stuck to ground Marche a petit pas - small vessel (LUD: show small steps + marked instability, lacks increased pace or freezing)
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Headache
Primary: Tension, migraine, cluster, drugs --> medical overuse ``` Secondary - subdural, SAH, intracerebral Increased ICP: Tumour, idiopathic, intracranial HTN Infection - encephalitis, meningitis, brain abscess Inflammation - temporal arteritis, other vasculitis Central vein thrombosis Glaucoma TMJ, neck, sinusitis Eye strain Post trauma Dental Sleep apnoea Hypoglycaemia Cervical spondylosis ICE pick HTN Sex Exertion/cough Transformed migraine Anaemia ```
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Chest pain - Central
Cardiac - MI, angina, unstable angina, myocarditis, pericarditis, mitral valve prolapse, AS Oesophageal - oesophagi's, spasm, Mallory Weiss Massive PE Mediastinal - rachitis, malignancy AAA, dissection
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PE Risk factors
EMBOLISM Existing DVT, malignancy, baby, oestrogen, Large, Immune diseases, Surgery, Mobilisation
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SOB - hours-days
``` Pneumonia Bronchitis Heart failure Pleural effusion Exacerbation of COPD Post operative atelectasis ARDS Lung collapse Myasthenia gravis GBS Hyperventilation DKA Pericardial tamponade Extrinsic allergic alveolitis ```
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Cough - acute
``` Dry: Asthma Rhinitis/sinusitis with post nasal drip URTI ACE Foriegn body Lung cancer obstructs main bronchus Pulmonary oedema - CCF Atypical pneumonia (viral and mycoplasma) Whooping cough GORD Pleurisy Infants - dust, smoke, sarcoid ``` ``` Productive: LRTI - bronchitis, pneumonia Bronchiectasis COPD + exacerbation TB Asthma Lung abscess ```
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PUO
Infective - Abscess - diverticular, UTI, hepatobiliary, CNS, lungs, pelvic Viral - IM, HIV, hepatitis, Q fever, CMV Parasite - amoebasis, malaria, toxoplasmas, Other - IE, brucella, rate bite fever, listeria, Biliary, lyme disease, typhoid, osteomyeletis HIV - RJP, MAC, CMV, chronic septicaemia Nosocomial - Surgery, prosthesis More - Malaria, B psuedomallei, liver abscess, dengue --> imports Malignant - Hodgkins, Cancer kidney, pancreas, GIT, lung mets, atrial myxoma Inflammation - temporal arteritis, stills, SLE, RA, PAN, sarcoid, ARF Undetermined - MI, drugs, PE, CVA GIT - IBD, pancreatitis, hepatitis Endo - Thyrotoxicosis/Thyroiditis, adrenal insufficiency, increased triglycerides Haem - haemolytic anaemia, TTP, paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinurai, GV host ``` INVESTIGATIONS: FBC ESR Blood film LFT Urinanalysis MCS Blood culture CXR Abdo US Tubercillin test Serology - HIV, heterophilic ab, Q fever, CMV, hepatitis, ACE (sarcoid), EBV, Typhoid Collagen - ANA, RF, ANCA, Complement CT abdo chest Echocardiograpy Lower limb duplex Thyroid uptake BM aspirate, node biopsy, laparoscopy ```
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HTN
Essential - 90-95% Secondary Kidney - GN, renal failure, kidney artery stenosis, other neuromuscular, DM, PCKD Endo - Conn syndrome, phaochromocytoma, thyroid, cushing's OCP, NSAIds Coarctation of aorta Immune - PAN Pregnant
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Malabsorption
Coeliac Tropical sprue Lactose deficiency Crohn's Whipples - 2 weeks ceftriaxone, 12 months cotrimoxazole/tetracycline Giardia + other parasites Lymphoma Seronegative arthropathy Pancreas - chronic pancreatitis, CF, tumour Associations - IDA< T1DM, pernicious anaemia, PBC, sub fertility, thyroid, osteoporosis, Downs
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Hip pain
Muscular strain Referred from spina OA --> antalgic gait, quad wasting + fixed flexion and ER Mets - sarcoma, lymphoma, myeloma) Osteoma Septic arthritis Osteomyelitis Pelvic infections Avascular necrosis - steroid, SLE, sickle cell, alcoholic at risk Bursitis - greater trochanter, ischial, iliopsoas Neurogenic claudication Nerve entrapments - sciatic, obturator, lateral anterior nerve to thigh Polymyalgia rheumatica Fracture - stress fracture femoral neck, sacrum, [pubic rami, subcapital Labrum, CAM + Gauz lesion Sacroileitis / dysfunction Osteitis pubis Kids: DOG - acetabulum dysplasia, O-bm - Pavlic harness - transient synovitis Perthre - JIA Slipped femoral epiphysis - hip lies in external rotation
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Depression
Psychiatric - anxiety, schizophrenia (delusions and hallucinations), drug and alcohol abuse, dementia Organic - malignancy (lung, pancreas), hypothyroid, hypoparathyroid, other endocrine (e.g. Cushing), anaemia (especially pernicious), past infections (EBM), CCF, SLE Drugs - antihypertensives, benzodiazepines, steroids, NSAIDs, OCP, cytotoxins, antiparkinsons Dysthymia MDE MDD
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Knee Symptoms
Chronic - PFP, degenerative knee + meniscus, osteochonritis desicans Locking - meniscus, loose body (retropatellar fragment) - osteochondritis desicans, ALL, articular cartilage, tibial spine, displaced patellar, synovial oesteochondromatosis Pseudolocking - patella femoral dislocation, 1st/2nd medial ligament tear, ACL sparain, gross effusion, spasm hamstring, catching --> locking + sublimed patellar + loose body Click - patellar/maltrack/sublux, loose body, meniscus Anterior pain: PFDS, OA, Patellar tendinopathy, osteonecrosis Medial pain: OA, medial meniscus, PFPS, MCL Lateral OA, lateral meniscus, PFPS, ITB, LCL
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Lung nodules
``` Bronchial carcinoma Solitary met Granuloma Hamartoma Bronchial adenoma AUM Hydatid GUR Haematoma ```
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Pigmented skin lesions
``` Non melanocytes: Pigmented/BCC Seborrhoiec keratosis Solar keratosis Dermatofibroma Pyogenic granuloma Foreign body granuloma Tinea nigra Becker navus ``` Melanocytic: Non melanoma - freckles, lengiines, naevi (congenital, acquired), melanoma Types of melanoma: Lentigo, superficial spreading, nodular, acrolentiginous, desmoplastic
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ARDS
``` Sepsis Shock Trauma Burns Multiple transfusion Drug overdose Obstetric Cx - eclampsia, AFE Pulmonmary aspiration Toxic gas Blast injury SARS pancreatitis ``` Expansion lowered, no heart failure, fine crackles, rib retraction, laboured breathing
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Erythema nodosum
Sarcoid - commonest Infection - strep, viral, TB, leprosy, chlamydia, infection, fungal IBD Drugs - sulphonurea, tetracycline, OCP, iodines Malignancy - lymphoma, leukaemia Pregnancy MUST DO FBC, CXR, ESR
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Erythema multiforme
Target lesion + mucosal ulcers HSV Mycoplasma Parapoxivirus, VZV, Adenovirus, hepatitis, HIV, CMV, Viral vaccine Drugs <10%
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Hypoglycaemia
``` DM - drugs, insulin, sulphonurea Drugs - guanine, salicylates, pentamicheric Alcohol Fasting Tumours - insulinomas Addisons Hypopituitar Liver disease Post gastrectomy Gastric dumping disease Autoimmune - insulin, antibodies, receptor antibodies GH deficiency Epinephrine deficiency Post prandial ``` Critical illness - renal, liver, starvation, sepsis and organ failure
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Weight loss
Psychological - stress, anxiety, anorexia, bulimia, dementia Serious: CCF Malignancy Chronic infection - HIV, TB, hidden abscess, IE, brucellosis Malabsorption - parasites, coeliac, IBD, others, malabsorption CKD, liver cirrhosis, gastric ulcer CTD, chronic vomiting + diarrhoea Addisons, hypopituitary, hyperthyroid DM
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Rashes
``` Maculopapular Measles Rubella Scarlet fever Viral exanthem Roxola infantum Priamry HIV Secondary syphilis Urticaria Erythema multiforme Drug RRV/Barmah ``` ``` Maculopapular vesicular Varicella Herpes zoster and simplex Eczema herpeticum Impetigo hand food and mouth Drug ``` Purpura Purpura Vasculitis - PAN, HSP
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Palpitations
Sinus tachycardia - emotion (anxiety), stress, fever, exercise Atrial x ventricular ectopics - alcohol, caffeine, stress, smoking, thyroid Drugs - codeine, beta agonist PS VT - faster in onset and offset, higher rate than sinus achy AF - PIRATE SHIV see other flash card, atrial flutter Valve - aortic incompetence, mitral regurgitation, mitral stenosis (hyper dynamic state) ``` Rare: VT Sick sinus Anaemia Long QT Heart block Thyroid WPW Electrolyte - Hypokalaemia, hypermagnesaemia, hypoglycaemia Pregnancy Menopause Phaeochromocytoma ```
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Lymphadenopathy
``` Malignant: Lymphoma - NHL, HL Leukemia - ALL (kids), AML Metastases - lungs, liver and GIT (supraclaviucular), breast, head and neck (anterior triangle) CT disease - SLE, RA Sarcoid Amyloid Phenytoin Infections: Viral - EBV, CMV, HIV, Rubella Bacterial - TB, syphilis, atypical TB, brucellosis, cat scratch protozoa - Toxoplasmosis ```
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Epilepsy in kids
Febrile seizures Infantile spasms - generalised tonic with flexion of arms, forward flexion of trunk and extension of legs - give ACTH Lennox-Gastaut syndrome - triad - difficult to control seizure, mental retard, EEG Benign volandic epilepsy - strong FHx, simple partial motor Somatosensory --> occur during sleep --> gurgling mouth, males, unable to speak, rheumatoid contorsion Childhood absence Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy - head of myoclonic jerks tonic clonic absences, sodium valproate for treatment Medial temporal lobe epilepsy - post ictal confusion and speech dysfunction
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Hoarseness
``` Probability: URTI Post nasal drip Nonspecific irritative pharyngitis Vocal abuse Nodules of vocal cord Presbyphoria Acute tonsillitis GOR GOitre Physical trauma Fungus Allergy - laryngioedema Leukoplakia SLE Wegener's ``` Not to be missed: Ca, airway obstruction (epiglottis and croup), TB, diphtheria, foreign body, MND, myasthenia Kids - laryngomalacia, laryngeal stenosis, laryngeal paralysis, croup, tonsil, epligottis, pappiloedema
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Sore throat
Viral pharyngitis - Severe (EBC, herpangina, HSV) milder (adeno, corona, entero, influenza, rhino, pincorna, varicella) Bacterial - GABHS, haemophilus, moraxella, gonococcal, diphtheria, staph, sphyilis, vincent angina syndrome Chronic sinusitis + post nasal drip Candida Neoplasic Other infection - mycoplasma + chlamydia Apthous ulcers Severe infection - epiglottitis, quinsy, pharyngeal abscess Blood dyscrasia - leukaemia, agranulocytosis Reflux - pharyngiolaryngitis, irritants - smoke Rare - scleroderma, becket's, sarcoid, TB, malignant, granuloma
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Bruising
Vascular inherited - HHT, Marfan's, Osler weber Acquired - infection, purport simplex, HSP, steroid purport, scurvy Coagulation Inherited - haemophilia A and B, VWMB Acquired - DIC, liver disease, vitamin K deficiency, warfarin and anticoags Thrombocytopenia: Inherited - Fanconi syndrome, anega karycyte thrombocytopaenia Immune acquired - ITP, drug induced, TTP/HUS, post transfusion purport + megaloblastic anaemia Functional platelet Inherited - Glanzmann, Bernard-soulier, storage pool defieicny Acquired - Drugs (NSAID, aspirin), uraemia, myeloproliferative, dysproteinaemias
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Sterile pyuria
``` Recent UTI treated Glucocorticoid Acute febrile episode Cyclophosphamide Pregnancy Renal transplant rejection Genitourinary tract trauma Prostatitis and cystourethritis - STD, etc. Renal TB Genitourinary tract malignancy Presence of urinary catheter or recent use Urinary tract stones Pelvic irradiation PCKD Renal vein thrombosis ITN or analgesic nephropathy Papillary necrosis Interstitial cystitis SLE or kawasaki ```
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PALM COIEN
``` Polyps Adenomyosis Leiomyomata Malignant and hyperplasia Coags Ovulation Iatrogenic Endometriosis Not yet classified ```
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Breast changes
``` Nipple discharge Change in appearance Cylcic pain./ pain SKin changes Redness Skin tethering and puckering Tenderness Change in density L:ump Lymphon nodes Bone pain ``` ``` DDX: Fibrocystic Fibroadenoma DCIS/LCIS Ductule/lobule cancers Abscess, mastitis, galactocele Papillary and Medullary ``` Ask about nulliparity, FmHx, early menarche, oestrogen/progesterone, radiation, personal history of cancer
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Menorrhagia
``` Fibroids Adenomysis DUB Hypotyhyroidism PID Polyps Leukaemias ZBleeding disorders Prostalgandin excess Stress Liver and renal disease ```
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Amenorrhea
``` Pregnancy Breast feeding Meno[pause Medications Stress, exercise, weight PCOS Thyroid Puituitary tumour uterine scarring Genital malformations Turner's Metabolic disturbance ```
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Post menopausal bleeding
``` Cervical cancer Endometrial hyperplasia Uterine body cancer Urethral curuncle Atrophic vaginitis Polyps ```
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Vaccination schedule
``` Birth - Hep B 2 months - Hep B-IPV, DTPA, 13vPCV, rotavirus 4 months same as above 6 months - same as above minus rotavirus 12 months - MMR + Men C - HIB 18 - MMRV + dtpa 4 years - dtpa and IPV year 7 - HPV, dTPA Year 10 - Men nonavalent ```
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Otalgia
``` Primary: Infection Trauma + foreignbodies Impacted cerumen otological neoplasms ``` ``` Secondary: Dental TMJ Trigeminal Head and neck cancer Eagle's Temporal arteritis ``` ``` Red flags: Discharge Downward pinna Swelling Focal neuro Older Persistent fever ```
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Red eye
``` Blephiritis Conjunctivitisd Keratitis Iritis Epislceritis Acute glaucoma ```
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Back pain
``` Mehcanical Degenerative Fracture Malignancy Spinal Paget's Spondylothesis Scheumanns Psoriatric, reactive, IBD Epidural abscerss Osteomyelitis Depression Pancreatitis ```
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Bleeding
``` Platelet disorders Leukaemia Anaemia Trauma Enlarged spleen liver failure Ethanol Toxins Sepsis ``` PLATETLS
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DIC
``` Sepsis Trauma Obstetric Pancreatitis Malignancy Nephrotic snydromes Transfusion ``` STOP making new thrombi
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CHADVASC
``` Congerstive HF HTN Age above 75 DM Stroke Age 65-75 Sex female ```
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HASBLED
``` HTN Abnormal renal and liver Stroke Bleeding Labile INR Elderly over 65 Drugs or alcohol ```
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Renal failure
``` Bleeding Hiccups Bone pain/back ache Diarrhoea Hypercalcemia Itching SOB Flkuid overload Metallic taste in mouth Nausea and vomiting ```
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Anuria/urinary retention
``` BPH Cancers Stricture Stones Retroperitoneal fibrosis Bilateral renal infarction Conspitation LMH Cystocele, rectocele STI Cauda equina ```
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Pain in groin
``` Hernia Bowel obstruction Epieidymitis STI Endometriosis Ectopic Mittelschermz Rupture of ovarian cyst Femoral artery aneurysm torsion Cancer ```
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Tachycardia
``` Anemia Anxiety Dehydration Electrolyte imbalance (especially hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia) Fever/ sepsis Hyperthyroidism Hypoglycemia Ischemia Metabolic disorders Pain Poisoning and toxic exposure Pulmonary embolism Respiratory disease (e.g. pneumonia, pneumothroax) Shock Trauma Withdrawal syndromes ```
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M spike
MGUS Multiple myeloma Waldenstrom Macroglobinemia
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Unilateral limb swelling
Long standing venous disease (post thrombotic syndrome) DVT Lymphoedema - Surgical excision of local lymph nodes - Radiotherapy to local lymph nodes - Tumour infiltrating the lymphatics - Trauma - Filiriasis - Lymphoedema artifacta: patient tying a tourniquet around the limb Extrinsic pressure (pregnancy, fibrosis, tumour) Lipoedema Klippel–Trénaunay syndrome Disuse/hysterical edema
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Bilateral limb swelling
``` Heart failure Liver failure/cirrhosis Renal failure Hypoproteinemia Hereditary angioedema ```