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==Introduction to the Differentiating (Disease Name) From Other Diseases Page==
* This chapter covers the process that is traditionally known as "differential diagnosis".
* The page name should be '''"Differentiating (disease name) from other diseases"''', with only the first letter of the title capitalized.
* '''Goal:''' To provide information on a systematic method of differentiating a given disease from other diseases that may present similarly.
* For an example of a microchapter on differentiating disease, click [[Differentiating confusion from other symptoms|here]].
*Search the disease database (http://diseasesdatabase.com/content.asp) to assure the content for this page is complete.
* As with all microchapter pages linking to the main page, at the top of the edit box put <nowiki>{{CMG}}</nowiki>, your name template, and the microchapter navigation template you created at the beginning.
* Remember to create links within Wikidoc by placing <nowiki>[[square brackets]]</nowiki> around key words which you want to link to other pages. Make sure you makes your links as specific as possible. For example if a sentence contained the phrase anterior spinal artery syndrome, the link should be to [[anterior spinal artery syndrome]] not [[anterior]] or [[artery]] or [[syndrome]].  For more information on how to create links click [[Help:Links|here]].
* Remember to follow the same format and capitalization of letters  as outlined in the template below.
*You should include the name of the disease in the first sentence of every subsection.

==Overview==
* The overview section should include the disease name in the first sentence.
* The goal is to summarize the page several sentences, usually stating the categories that the disease is classified by.
*This section can be the same as the differentiating disease section in the overview page.
===Template===
*'''First Sentence:'''

:[Disease name] must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [clinical feature 1], [clinical feature 2], and [clinical feature 3], such as [differential dx1], [differential dx2], and [differential dx3].
*'''Examples:'''

:[[Hepatitis C]] must be differentiated from other diseases that cause hepatic injury and abnormal [[liver function test]]s, such as other viral hepatitides ([[Hepatitis A]], [[Hepatitis B]], and [[Hepatitis E]]), [[alcoholic liver disease]], [[non-alcoholic steatohepatitis]], [[drug-induced liver injury]], [[autoimmune hepatitis]], and [[hepatocellular carcinoma]].
:Colorectal cancer must be differentiated from other diseases that cause unexplained weight loss, unexplained [[loss of appetite]], [[abdominal discomfort]], [[nausea]], [[vomiting]], [[diarrhea]], [[anemia]], and [[fatigue]], such as [[irritable bowel syndrome]] (IBS), [[inflammatory bowel disease]] (IBD), [[hemorrhoids]], [[anal fissures]], and [[diverticular disease]].

==Differentiating (Disease name) from other Diseases==
*In this section you will outline the conditions or diseases that may often be confused with the disease you are describing.
*You can list the diseases, include major clinical features of each differential diagnosis including major symptoms, physical exam findings, and provide a brief description of how each disease is different from the one you are describing, as seen [[Differentiating confusion from other symptoms#Differentiating Confusion from other Symptoms|here]]. 
*You can differentiate physical examination characteristics from those of similar diseases. For a table representation on this concept, click [[Pericarditis differential diagnosis#Differentiating Pericarditis from other Conditions|here]].
* You can also provide guidance on the distinguishing characteristics of the physical exam findings, the laboratory findings, and other diagnostic modalities.
* A table may be helpful.  It should be preceded by the following sentence:

The table below summarizes the findings that differentiate ______ dz from other conditions that cause ____symptom and _____ signs:

*Example
The table below summarizes the findings that differentiate Ebola from other conditions that cause fever and hemorrhage:

==References==
* References should be cited for the material that you have put on your page. Type in <nowiki>{{reflist|2}}</nowiki>.This will generate your references in small font, in two columns, with links to the original article and abstract.
* For information on how to add references into your page, click [[Help:Adding References to Articles|here]]


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