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Latest revision as of 01:41, 6 June 2014
Differential Diagnosis
▸ Click on each chief complain to expand the differential diagnosis and diagnostic clues.
▸ Loss of Consciousness / Syncope
▸ Confusion / Memory Loss
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Differential Diagnoses for Headache
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Migraine
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▸ Flashes of light ▸ Photofobia ▸ Nausea and vomiting ▸ Sensitivity to sounds ▸ Weakness and numbness
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Cluster Headache
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▸ Temporal headache ▸ Ipsilateral rhinorrhea, eye tearing and redness ▸ Several episodes ▸ Lasts aprox. 45 min
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Tension Headache
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Temporal Arteritis
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▸ Severe, intermittent temporal headache ▸ Ipsilateral blurred visio ▸ Ipsilateral jaw pain
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Trigeminal Neuralgia
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▸ Stabbing pain in cheek ▸Episodes last 2-4 min
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
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▸ Severe headache ▸ Vomiting ▸ Confusion ▸ Hemiplegia ▸ Nuchal rigidity
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Sinusitis
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▸ Frontal headache ▸ Fever ▸ Nasal discharge ▸ Pain on palpation of sinuses ▸ History of allergies
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Meningitis
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▸ Severe headache ▸ Photophobia ▸ Nuchal rigidity ▸ Positive Kerning & Brudzinki Signs
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Pseudotumor cerebri
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▸ Pulsatile headache ▸ Blurred vision ▸ Obese woman
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Differential Diagnoses for Dizziness
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Meniere Disease
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▸ Intermittent episodes ▸ Hearing loss ▸ Nausea ▸ Tinnitus
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Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
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Vestibular Neuronitis
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▸ History of URI ▸ No hearing loss
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Laberynthitis
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▸ History of URI ▸ Hearing loss
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Differential Diagnoses for Loss of Consciousness
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Orthostatic Hypotension
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Hypoglycemia
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Arrhythmia
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Aortic Stenosis
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Seizure
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Vasovagal Syncope
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Differential Diagnoses for Confusion / Memory Loss
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Vascular Dementia
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Alzheimer Disease
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Normal pressure hydrocephalus
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Chronic Subdural Hematoma
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Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease
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Hypoglycemia
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Differential Diagnoses for Numbness / Weakness
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Stroke
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Transient Ischemic Attack
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome
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Multiple sclerosis
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Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
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Myasthenia Gravis
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Todd paralysis
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Hypoglycemia
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Differential Diagnoses for Fatigue
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Depression
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Colon Cancer
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Hypothyroidism
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Anemia
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