Sandbox:DD diverticulitis

Diseases		Symptoms		Signs			Diagnosis		Comments
		Abdominal pain	Bowel habits	Rebound tenderness	Guarding	Genitourinary signs	Lab findings	Imaging
GI diseases	Diverticulitis	LLQ	Constipation Diarrhea	-	+	+	Leukocytosis	CT scan shows evidence of inflammation
	Appendicitis	LLQ / RRQ	Constipation	+	+	-	Leukocytosis	Ultrasound shows evidence of inflammation	Nausea & vomiting,decreased appetite
	Inflammatory bowel diseases	LLQ	Bloody diarrhea	-	-	-	Elevated WBCs and platelets	CT scan and MRI to differentiate between ulcerative colitis and crohn's disease.	Colonoscopy is recommended.
	Colon carcinoma	LLQ	Constipation	-	-	-	Serum carcino-embryogenic antigen  Low Vit b12 Hypercalcemia	CT scan, x ray and MRI used to show metastasis
	Strangulated hernia
Gentiourinary	Cystitis	LLQ	-	+	-	+ Suprapubic tenderness Urethral discharge	Pyuria Presence of nitrites and leukocyte estrase	X ray is done to probe the suspicion of emphysematous cystitis. CT scan shows gas in the bladder in cases of emphysematous cystitis.
	Prostatitis	LLQ Groin pain	-	-	-	+ Tender and enlarged	Serum PSA elevated Leukocytosis Elevated CRP	CT scan shows edema and enlarged prostate Abscess may be observed
	Pelvic inflammatory disease
Gynecological	Endometritis	LLQ							Vaginal discharge Vaginal bleeding
	Salpingitis	LLQ/ RLQ		+/-	+/-		Leukocytosis	Pelvic ultrasound	Vaginal discharge