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Signs and Symptoms Flashcards

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Oral Carcinoma

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White/ red/ speckled patches
Ulcer Lumo

High risk areas: soft palate, retromolar pad, ventral and lateral surfaces of the tongue

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Oesophagitis

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Heart burn
Dyspepsia
Pain
Acidic taste in mouth

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Barretts Oesophagus

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Heart Burn
Dyspepsia
Pain
Acidic taste in mouth

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Allergic Oesophagitis

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Dysphagia

Heartburn

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Oesophageal Tumours

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Dysphagia
Anaemia
Weight loss
loss of energy

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Gastritis

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nausea 
Abdominal bloating + Pain 
Vomiting 
indigestion 
Burning feeling in the stomach 
Loss of appetite 
Haematemesis 
Meleana
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Bowel Obstruction

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Colicky 
Vomiting 
Abdominal distension 
Little/ no bowel movement 
Dehydration 
Absent/ tinkling bowel sounds
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Small Bowel Ischaemia

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Moderate to severe colicky pain (constant/ poorly localised) 
Weight loss 
Post prandial pain 
Nausea & Vomiting 
irregular bowel movement. 
Loose stools containing dark blood 
Pain in LIF
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Meckels Diverticulum

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Commonly asymptomatic, incidental finding

Mimic appendicitis by causing bleeding, perforation or diverticulum

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Tumours of Small Bowel

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Meleana 
Cramping abdominal pain 
Anaemia 
Weight loss
Diarrhoea
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Appendicitis

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Dull intermittent pain in epigastric region
Travels to RIF where it is severe and localised (McBurney’s point)
Vomiting
Diarrhoea
COnstipation
Pyrexia
Raised WCC

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Coeliac Disease

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Can present at any age 
Diarrhoea 
Weight loss 
Bloating 
Failure to thrive in children 
Vomiting 
Anorexia 
Abdominal Discomfort
Anaemia
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Crohns Disease

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Abdominal Pain 
Small Bowel Obstruction 
Diarrhoea
Bleeding PR 
Anaemia 
Weight loss 
Less commonly: Arthritis, uveitis
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Ulcerative Colitis

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Diarrhoea

Mucus + Blood PR

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Alcoholic Liver Disease - Fatty Liver

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Symptoms rare 
Weakness
Loss of appetite & nausea 
malaise
Abdominal Pain
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Alcoholic Liver Disease- Alcoholic Hepatitis

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Jaundice
Abdominal Pain/ Tenderness 
Spider naevi
Anorexia 
Pyrexia 
Fatigue
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Alcoholic Liver Disease - Cirrhosis

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Early Stage: lethargy, anorexia, wt loss, nausea, pruritus, palmar erythema, insomnia, tenderness around LUQ

Late stage: jaundice, hair loss, ascites, peripheral oedema, malaena or pale stools, frequent nose bleeds, haematemesis, muscle cramps, dizziness & fatigue, tachycardia, dyspnoea, riggers, pyrexia

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NAFLD

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Usually has no signs or symptoms

Results mainly due to obesity

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Hepatitis A

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Initial: Low grade pyrexia, joint pain, nausea & vomiting

Later: Jaundice, pale stools, abdominal pain, pruritus

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Hepatitis B

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Nausea & vomiting 
Anorexia 
malaise
Jaundice
Diarrhoea 
Pain in RUQ over 1 to 3 months

Long incubation periods and many people without symptoms

21
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Hepatits C

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Acute Hep C : Within 6 months
Pyrexia, fatigue, anorexia, abdo pain, nausea, vomiting

Chronic vary from case to case
Fatigue, headaches, depression, mood swings, indigestion, bloating, pruritus, abdominal pain in RUQ

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Chronic Hepatitis

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Fatigue 
Anorexia & Wt loss
Muscle pains 
Arthralgia (joint pain ) 
Ascites 
Oedema 
Haematemesis / Melaena 
Pruritus 
Hepatomegaly/ Splenomegaly 
Jaundice 
Xanthoma
23
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Haemochromatosis

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Fatigue
Joint pain
Amenorrhoea
Progression to cirrhosis

24
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Wilsons Disease

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Asymptomatic for years
Hepatitis - jaundice/ abdo pain/ vomiting
Cirrhosis and Neurological Symptoms
Kayser-Fleischer rings (circle of copper in eye)

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Alpha1- Antitrypsin Deficiency

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Emphysema

Symptoms of cirrhosis and liver disease in late stage

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Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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Present as a mass, pain or obstruction
Advanced unless discovered incidentally

Unexplained weight loss, nausea, vomiting, tiredness, jaundice

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Cholelithiasis

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Pain if trapped in duct

Obstructed Bile duct

  • Colicky pain
  • Sudden intense pain in umbilical region or RUQ radiating to shoulder

Visceral pain caused by fatty foods

Excessive sweating
Feeling sick

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Cholangiocarcinoma

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Obstructive Jaundice

  • Jaundice
  • Pale Stools
  • Dark urine
29
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Acute Pancreatitis

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Sudden onset severe abdo pain
Patient may be shocked
Elevated serum amylase

30
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Chronic Pancreatitis

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Repeated episodes of severe, dull abdo pain
Nausea and vomiting

Advanced: Steatorrhoea, Wt loss, loss of appetite, jaundice

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Pancreatic Cancer

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Early stage asymptomatic 
Pain 
Weight loss 
Jaundice
Diabetes 
Nausea & vomiting 
Fever and rigors
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Diverticular Disease

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Intermittent pain in LLQ
Worse during eating 
Constipation and diarrhoea 
Bloating 
Bleeding PR
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Large Bowel Ischaemia

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Abdominal Pain
Bleeding PR
Diarrhoea
Pyrexia

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Pseudomembranous Colitis

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Diarrhoea

Blood PR

35
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Lymphocytic Colitis

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Watery Diarrhoea

36
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Radiation Colitis

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Nausea & Vomiting

Stomach cramping

37
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Polyps of Colon and Rectum

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Normally asymptomatic 
Small amount of bleeding 
Diarrhoea 
Constipation 
Abdominal Pain
38
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Colorectal cancer

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Melaena 
Bleeding PR
Change in bowel habit for >3 weeks (diarrhoea, constipation) 
Abdominal pain
unexplained weight loss 
Anaemia 
Fatigue 
Breathlessness
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Diverticulitis

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Pyrexia
Nausea
Vomiting
Blood PR

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