Crowdiagnosis project template

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Charmaine Patel, M.D. [2]

Introduction

• 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 here.
• Search the disease database (http://diseasesdatabase.com/content.asp) to assure the content for this page is complete.
• As with all microchapter pages liking to the main page, at the top of the edit box put {{CMG}}, your name template, and the microchapter navigation template you created at the beginning.
• Remember to create links within Wikidoc by placing [[square brackets]] around key words which you want to link to other pages. For more information on how to create links click 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.
• To see an example, click here.

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, and provide a brief description of how each disease is different from the one you are describing, as seen here.
• You can differentiate physical examination characteristics from those of similar diseases. For a table representation on this concept, click here.
• You can also provide guidance on the distinguishing characteristics of the physical exam findings, the laboratory findings, and other diagnostic modalities.