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Educational content provided herein is not intended to supplant but supplement clinical judgment. In light of the variability in epidemiological contexts and resources available to diagnose a disease, adjustment in diagnostic approach may be required to optimize patient care.
Educational content provided herein is not intended to supplant but supplement clinical judgment. In light of the variability in epidemiological contexts and resources available to diagnose a disease, adjustment in diagnostic approach may be required to optimize patient care.


== Cardiovascular Diseases Differential Diagnosis ==
== A ==
 
=== Chest Discomfort ===
*'''''[[Chest pain differential diagnosis#Chest Pain|Chest pain]]'''''
*'''''[[Chest pain and cough]]'''''
*'''''[[Chest pain and fever]]'''''
*'''''[[Chest pain and dyspnea]]'''''
*'''''[[Chest pain and weight loss]]'''''
*'''''[[Chest pain, cough and fever|Chest pain, cough, and fever]]'''''
*'''''[[Chest pain, cough and dyspnea|Chest pain, cough, and dyspnea]]'''''
*'''''[[Chest pain, cough and weight loss|Chest pain, cough, and weight loss]]'''''
*'''''[[Chest pain, fever and dyspnea|Chest pain, fever, and dyspnea]]'''''
*'''''[[Chest pain, fever and weight loss|Chest pain, fever, and weight loss]]'''''
*'''''[[Chest pain, dyspnea and weight loss|Chest pain, dyspnea, and weight loss]]'''''
 
 
== Infectious Diseases Differential Diagnosis ==
 
=== Abscess ===
* [[Abscess#Differential diagnosis|'''''Abscess''''']]
 
=== Bronchitis ===
* [[Bronchitis#differential diagnosis|'''''Bronchitis''''']]
* [[Bronchitis differential diagnosis|'''''Fever, cough, dyspnea, and wheezing''''']]
 
=== Pharyngitis ===
* [[Pharyngitis differential diagnosis|'''''Pharyngitis''''']]
 
== Endocrinology Diseases Differential Diagnosis ==
 
==== Diabetes Insipidus ====
* [[Diabetes insipidus differential diagnosis|'''''Diabetes insipidus''''']]
 
== Gastrointestinal Diseases Differential Diagnosis ==


=== Abdominal Pain ===
=== Abdominal Pain ===
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* '''''[[Abdominal pain, constipation and GI bleeding]]'''''
* '''''[[Abdominal pain, constipation and GI bleeding]]'''''
* '''''[[Abdominal pain, diarrhea and GI bleeding]]'''''
* '''''[[Abdominal pain, diarrhea and GI bleeding]]'''''
=== Abscess ===
* [[Abscess#Differential diagnosis|'''''Abscess''''']]
=== Anemia ===
* '''[[Hemolytic anemia differential diagnosis|''Hemolytic anemia'']]'''
== B ==
=== Back pain ===
* [[Back pain differential diagnosis|'''''Back pain''''']]
=== Bronchitis ===
* [[Bronchitis#differential diagnosis|'''''Bronchitis''''']]
* [[Bronchitis differential diagnosis|'''''Fever, cough, dyspnea, and wheezing''''']]
== C ==
=== Chest Pain ===
*'''''[[Chest pain differential diagnosis#Chest Pain|Chest pain]]'''''
*'''''[[Chest pain and cough]]'''''
*'''''[[Chest pain and fever]]'''''
*'''''[[Chest pain and dyspnea]]'''''
*'''''[[Chest pain and weight loss]]'''''
*'''''[[Chest pain, cough and fever|Chest pain, cough, and fever]]'''''
*'''''[[Chest pain, cough and dyspnea|Chest pain, cough, and dyspnea]]'''''
*'''''[[Chest pain, cough and weight loss|Chest pain, cough, and weight loss]]'''''
*'''''[[Chest pain, fever and dyspnea|Chest pain, fever, and dyspnea]]'''''
*'''''[[Chest pain, fever and weight loss|Chest pain, fever, and weight loss]]'''''
*'''''[[Chest pain, dyspnea and weight loss|Chest pain, dyspnea, and weight loss]]'''''


=== Constipation ===
=== Constipation ===
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* '''''[[Constipation and weight loss]]'''''
* '''''[[Constipation and weight loss]]'''''
* '''''[[Constipation and tremor]]'''''
* '''''[[Constipation and tremor]]'''''
=== Diarrhea ===
* '''''[[Diarrhea#Diarrhea|Diarrhea]]'''''
* '''''[[Acute diarrhea differential diagnosis|Acute diarrhea]]'''''
* '''''[[Chronic diarrhea differential diagnosis|Chronic diarrhea]]'''''
* '''''[[Traveler's diarrhea differential diagnosis|Traveler's diarrhea]]'''''
* '''''[[Acute watery diarrhea differential diagnosis|Acute watery diarrhea]]'''''
* '''''[[Acute bloody diarrhea differential diagnosis|Acute bloody diarrhea]]'''''
* '''''[[Acute fatty diarrhea differential diagnosis|Acute fatty diarrhea]]'''''
* '''''[[Chronic watery diarrhea differential diagnosis|Chronic watery diarrhea]]'''''
* '''''[[Chronic bloody diarrhea differential diagnosis|Chronic bloody diarrhea]]'''''
* '''''[[Chronic fatty diarrhea differential diagnosis|Chronic fatty diarrhea]]'''''
* '''''[[Acute diarrhea and fever differential diagnosis|Acute diarrhea and fever]]'''''
* '''''[[Chronic diarrhea and fever differential diagnosis|Chronic diarrhea and fever]]'''''
* '''''[[Acute diarrhea and abdominal pain differential diagnosis|Acute diarrhea and abdominal pain]]'''''
* '''''[[Chronic diarrhea and abdominal pain differential diagnosis|Chronic diarrhea and abdominal pain]]'''''
* '''''[[Acute diarrhea and weight loss differential diagnosis|Acute diarrhea and weight loss]]'''''
* '''''[[Chronic diarrhea and weight loss differential diagnosis|Chronic diarrhea and weight loss]]'''''
* '''''[[Acute diarrhea, fever, and abdominal pain differential diagnosis|Acute diarrhea, fever, and abdominal pain]]'''''
* '''''[[Chronic diarrhea, fever, and abdominal pain differential diagnosis|Chronic diarrhea, fever, and abdominal pain]]'''''
* '''''[[Acute diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss differential diagnosis|Acute diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss]]'''''
* '''''[[Chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss differential diagnosis|Chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss]]'''''
=== Malabsorption ===
* '''[[Malabsorption differential diagnosis|''Malabsorption'']]'''
== Hematologic Diseases Differential Diagnosis ==
=== Polycythemia vera ===
* '''[[Polycythemia vera differential diagnosis|''Polycythemia vera'']]'''
=== Anemia ===
* '''[[Hemolytic anemia differential diagnosis|''Hemolytic anemia'']]'''
== Neurologic Diseases Differential Diagnosis ==
== Pulmonary Diseases Differential Diagnosis ==


=== Cough ===
=== Cough ===
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* '''''[[Peripheral cyanosis, dyspnea, fever, and clubbing]]'''''
* '''''[[Peripheral cyanosis, dyspnea, fever, and clubbing]]'''''
* '''''[[Peripheral cyanosis, dyspnea, fever, chest pain, and clubbing]]'''''
* '''''[[Peripheral cyanosis, dyspnea, fever, chest pain, and clubbing]]'''''
== D ==
=== Diabetes Insipidus ===
* [[Diabetes insipidus differential diagnosis|'''''Diabetes insipidus''''']]
=== Diarrhea ===
* '''''[[Diarrhea#Diarrhea|Diarrhea]]'''''
* '''''[[Acute diarrhea differential diagnosis|Acute diarrhea]]'''''
* '''''[[Chronic diarrhea differential diagnosis|Chronic diarrhea]]'''''
* '''''[[Traveler's diarrhea differential diagnosis|Traveler's diarrhea]]'''''
* '''''[[Acute watery diarrhea differential diagnosis|Acute watery diarrhea]]'''''
* '''''[[Acute bloody diarrhea differential diagnosis|Acute bloody diarrhea]]'''''
* '''''[[Acute fatty diarrhea differential diagnosis|Acute fatty diarrhea]]'''''
* '''''[[Chronic watery diarrhea differential diagnosis|Chronic watery diarrhea]]'''''
* '''''[[Chronic bloody diarrhea differential diagnosis|Chronic bloody diarrhea]]'''''
* '''''[[Chronic fatty diarrhea differential diagnosis|Chronic fatty diarrhea]]'''''
* '''''[[Acute diarrhea and fever differential diagnosis|Acute diarrhea and fever]]'''''
* '''''[[Chronic diarrhea and fever differential diagnosis|Chronic diarrhea and fever]]'''''
* '''''[[Acute diarrhea and abdominal pain differential diagnosis|Acute diarrhea and abdominal pain]]'''''
* '''''[[Chronic diarrhea and abdominal pain differential diagnosis|Chronic diarrhea and abdominal pain]]'''''
* '''''[[Acute diarrhea and weight loss differential diagnosis|Acute diarrhea and weight loss]]'''''
* '''''[[Chronic diarrhea and weight loss differential diagnosis|Chronic diarrhea and weight loss]]'''''
* '''''[[Acute diarrhea, fever, and abdominal pain differential diagnosis|Acute diarrhea, fever, and abdominal pain]]'''''
* '''''[[Chronic diarrhea, fever, and abdominal pain differential diagnosis|Chronic diarrhea, fever, and abdominal pain]]'''''
* '''''[[Acute diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss differential diagnosis|Acute diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss]]'''''
* '''''[[Chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss differential diagnosis|Chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss]]'''''


=== Dyspnea ===
=== Dyspnea ===
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* [[Dyspnea, Fever, Chest pain, Cough, and Cyanosis or Clubbing|'''''Dyspnea, fever,''''' '''''chest pain,''''' '''''cough,''''' '''''and cyanosis or clubbing''''']]
* [[Dyspnea, Fever, Chest pain, Cough, and Cyanosis or Clubbing|'''''Dyspnea, fever,''''' '''''chest pain,''''' '''''cough,''''' '''''and cyanosis or clubbing''''']]


== Renal Diseases Differential Diagnosis ==
== E ==
 
== F ==


=== Dysuria, Frequency, and Hesitency ===
== G ==


=== Edema ===
== H ==


=== Hematuria ===
== I ==


== Rheumatology Diseases Differential Diagnosis ==
== J ==


=== Back pain ===
== K ==
* [[Back pain differential diagnosis|'''''Back pain''''']]
 
== L ==
 
== M ==
 
=== Malabsorption ===
* '''[[Malabsorption differential diagnosis|''Malabsorption'']]'''
 
== N ==
 
== O ==
 
== P ==
 
=== Pharyngitis ===
* [[Pharyngitis differential diagnosis|'''''Pharyngitis''''']]
 
=== Polycythemia vera ===
* '''[[Polycythemia vera differential diagnosis|''Polycythemia vera'']]'''
 
== Q ==
 
== R ==
 
== S ==
 
== T ==
 
== U ==
 
== V ==


=== Vasculitis ===
=== Vasculitis ===
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==== '''Single organ vasculitis''' ====
==== '''Single organ vasculitis''' ====
* '''[[Variable-sized vessel vasculitis|''Variable-sized vessel vasculitis'']]'''
* '''[[Variable-sized vessel vasculitis|''Variable-sized vessel vasculitis'']]'''
== W ==
== X ==
== Y ==
== Z ==

Revision as of 14:23, 12 April 2018

Differential Diagnosis Project
Mission Statement
DDx Alphabetic Order
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

WikiDoc Differential Diagnosis Project — Mission Statement

Thank you for your interest in the WikiDoc Differential Diagnosis Project.

Differential diagnosis is the process of distinguishing a particular disease or condition from others that present with similar clinical features.

A differential diagnostic procedure is generally a systematic diagnostic method used in each individual patient based on their specific condition to identify the presence of a disease entity where multiple alternatives are possible. This method is essentially a process of elimination or at least a process of obtaining information that shrinks the "probabilities" of candidate conditions to negligible levels, by using evidences such as symptoms, patient history, and medical knowledge.

The Differential Diagnosis Project aims to integrate current body of medical literature in the new era of differential diagnosis into conjoined, systematic pages where the availability of comparing between different possibilities be possible for diagnostician, in conformity with practice guidelines, consensus statements, systematic reviews, and expert opinions.

Educational content provided herein is not intended to supplant but supplement clinical judgment. In light of the variability in epidemiological contexts and resources available to diagnose a disease, adjustment in diagnostic approach may be required to optimize patient care.

A

Abdominal Pain

Abscess

Anemia

B

Back pain

Bronchitis

C

Chest Pain

Constipation

Cough

Cyanosis

Central Cyanosis

Peripheral Cyanosis


D

Diabetes Insipidus

Diarrhea

Dyspnea

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

Malabsorption

N

O

P

Pharyngitis

Polycythemia vera

Q

R

S

T

U

V

Vasculitis

Large-sized vessel vasculitis

Medium-sized vessel vasculitis

Small-sized vessel vasculitis

Variable-sized vessel vasculitis

Single organ vasculitis

W

X

Y

Z