How to create a Crowdiagnosis page

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mugilan Poongkunran M.B.B.S [2]; Vendhan Ramanujam M.B.B.S [3]

Overview

Learning and creating a causes page is simple. It involves following the steps such as selecting a topic, working with excel, creating the WikiDoc causes page, creating the WikiDoc risk factors page and quality checking.

Select a Topic

1. Select a topic from the below list.
2. Click on the topic to make sure that the causes page of the topic is empty and not already worked. Example of causes page: Empty causes page | Completed causes page
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Topics

Topics	Files	Author	Date	Status
Abadie's symptom	Template:Filepath
Abnormal posturing	Template:Filepath
Aboulia	Template:Filepath
Absence seizure	Template:Filepath
Acanthosis nigricans	Template:Filepath
Acid indigestion	Template:Filepath
Acquired cardiac valve disease	Template:Filepath
Acral necrosis	Template:Filepath
Acrocyanosis	Template:Filepath
Acrocyanosis (benign)	Template:Filepath
Acrocyanosis (not benign)	Template:Filepath
Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans	Template:Filepath
Actinic conjunctivitis	Template:Filepath
Acute muscle soreness	Template:Filepath
Acute viral nasopharyngitis (common cold)	Template:Filepath
Adhesion (medicine)	Template:Filepath
Adson's sign	Template:Filepath
Adynamia	Template:Filepath
Agonal respiration	Template:Filepath
Agrammatism	Template:Filepath
Air crescent sign	Template:Filepath
Air hunger	Template:Filepath
Airway obstruction	Template:Filepath
Alexithymia	Template:Filepath
Algesia	Template:Filepath
Alkaline Phosphatase	Template:Filepath
Allen's test	Template:Filepath
Allodynia	Template:Filepath
Alogia	Template:Filepath
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin	Template:Filepath
Alpha-Fetoprotein	Template:Filepath
Amaurosis	Template:Filepath
Amaurosis fugax	Template:Filepath
Aminotransferases	Template:Filepath
Angina tonsillaris	Template:Filepath
Angor animi	Template:Filepath
Anion Gap	Template:Filepath
Anisocoria	Template:Filepath
Anorectal Pain	Template:Filepath
Anosmia	Template:Filepath
Anosognosia	Template:Filepath
Anovulatory Bleeding	Template:Filepath
Antianalgesia	Template:Filepath
Antimitochondrial Antibodies	Template:Filepath
Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies	Template:Filepath
Antinuclear Antibody	Template:Filepath
Antistreptococcal Antibodies	Template:Filepath
Antithyroid Microsomal Antibodies	Template:Filepath
Aortic Insufficiency	Template:Filepath
Aortic Stenosis	Template:Filepath
Apnea	Template:Filepath
Apneustic respirations	Template:Filepath
Aprosody	Template:Filepath
Apyrexy	Template:Filepath
Arachnodactyly	Template:Filepath
Argyll Robertson pupil	Template:Filepath
Arterial Bruit	Template:Filepath
Arthritis	Template:Filepath
Ascending cholangitis	Template:Filepath
Ashman phenomenon	Template:Filepath
Aspermia	Template:Filepath
Asthenopia	Template:Filepath
Ataxic respiration	Template:Filepath
Athymhormia	Template:Filepath
Atrophic rhinitis	Template:Filepath
Atrophic vaginitis	Template:Filepath
Austin Flint murmur	Template:Filepath
Automatic behavior	Template:Filepath
Avolition	Template:Filepath
Babinski's Reflex	Template:Filepath
Balanitis circinata	Template:Filepath
Barrel Chest	Template:Filepath
Basophilic Leukocytes	Template:Filepath
Beeturia	Template:Filepath
Bertolotti's syndrome	Template:Filepath
Biliary Colic	Template:Filepath
Biot's respiration	Template:Filepath
Black Pox	Template:Filepath
Blastocystosis	Template:Filepath
Bleeding Gums	Template:Filepath
Blepharitis	Template:Filepath
Blister	Template:Filepath
Bloody show	Template:Filepath
Blue Sclera	Template:Filepath
Boas' sign	Template:Filepath
Bone pain	Template:Filepath
Borborygmus	Template:Filepath
Bouchard's nodes	Template:Filepath
Brachioradial pruritis	Template:Filepath
Bradypnea	Template:Filepath
Brain Tumors	Template:Filepath
Brain freeze	Template:Filepath
Brain zaps	Template:Filepath
Breakthrough pain	Template:Filepath
Breast Lumps	Template:Filepath
Breast Pain and Discharge	Template:Filepath
Bronchiolitis	Template:Filepath
Bronchophony	Template:Filepath
Bronchorrhea	Template:Filepath
Bronchospasm	Template:Filepath
Brudzinski's Sign	Template:Filepath
Bubo	Template:Filepath
Burping	Template:Filepath
Bursitis	Template:Filepath
Cachexia	Template:Filepath
Café au lait spot	Template:Filepath
Canga's bead symptom	Template:Filepath
Caput medusae	Template:Filepath
Cardarelli's sign	Template:Filepath
Cardiac Dysrhythmias	Template:Filepath
Cardiomegaly	Template:Filepath
Castell's sign	Template:Filepath
Cataplexy	Template:Filepath
Cellulitis	Template:Filepath
Central facial palsy	Template:Filepath
Central neurogenic hyperventilation	Template:Filepath
Central obesity	Template:Filepath
Cerebrovascular Accident	Template:Filepath
Cervical motion tenderness	Template:Filepath
Cervicitis	Template:Filepath
Chadwick's sign	Template:Filepath
Chancre	Template:Filepath
Chemical colitis	Template:Filepath
Cheyne-Stokes respiration	Template:Filepath
Chlorodyne	Template:Filepath
Cholecystitis	Template:Filepath
Chondrocalcinosis	Template:Filepath
Chorea	Template:Filepath
Chorioamnionitis	Template:Filepath
Chronic Vision Loss	Template:Filepath
Chronic bronchitis	Template:Filepath
Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania	Template:Filepath
Chronic pelvic pain	Template:Filepath
Chvostek's Sign	Template:Filepath
Chylothorax	Template:Filepath
Cinchonism	Template:Filepath
Clanging	Template:Filepath
Claudication	Template:Filepath
Clonus	Template:Filepath
Closed-eye hallucination	Template:Filepath
Clubbing	Template:Filepath
Cluster headache	Template:Filepath
Coated Tongue	Template:Filepath
Coffee ground vomiting	Template:Filepath
Cold water extraction	Template:Filepath
Colitis	Template:Filepath
Collapse (medical)	Template:Filepath
Collapsing Pulse	Template:Filepath
Complex partial seizure	Template:Filepath
Compulsive hoarding	Template:Filepath
Concealed conduction	Template:Filepath
Condensing osteitis	Template:Filepath
Congenital insensitivity to pain	Template:Filepath
Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis	Template:Filepath
Constrictive pericarditis	Template:Filepath
Continuous murmur	Template:Filepath
Coprolalia	Template:Filepath
Cor Pulmonale	Template:Filepath
Cramp	Template:Filepath
Creatine Kinase	Template:Filepath
Crepitus	Template:Filepath
Cryoglobulinemia	Template:Filepath
Crystalluria	Template:Filepath
Cubitus valgus	Template:Filepath
Cullen's sign	Template:Filepath
Cyanosis	Template:Filepath
Cylindruria	Template:Filepath
Cystitis	Template:Filepath
Dacryoadenitis	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Abdominal Pain with Rebound Tenderness	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Abnormal Uterine Bleeding	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Achalasia	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Acid Phosphatase	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Acidosis	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Anosmia	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Arthritis	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Atrioventricular Block	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Bacterial Endocarditis	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Cholecystitis	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Cholestasis	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Chorea	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Chronic Renal Failure	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Cirrhosis	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Coronary Artery Disease	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Delirium	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Diabetes Insipidus	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Diarrhea	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Dysphagia	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Epistaxis	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Esophagitis	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Gastritis	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Gastrointestinal Bleeding	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Hemoptysis	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Hemorrhoids	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Horner's Syndrome	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Hypercalcemia	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Hypercholesterolemia	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Hyperglycemia	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Hypoglycemia	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Hypotension	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Hypothermia	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Hypovolemia	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Ileus	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Impotence	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Lactic Acidosis	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Leukocytosis	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Meningitis	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Mitral Regurgitation	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Mitral Stenosis	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Mitral Valve Prolapse	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Myocarditis	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Nephrolithiasis	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Obstructive Lung Disease	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Osteomalacia	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Pancytopenia	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Paraneoplastic Syndromes	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Pericarditis	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Peripheral Neuropathy	Template:Filepath
Ddx:Pneumothorax	Template:Filepath
DeQuervain's syndrome	Template:Filepath
Decorticate posture	Template:Filepath
Decreased Bowel Sounds	Template:Filepath
Decreased Breath Sounds	Template:Filepath
Deep sulcus sign	Template:Filepath
Degenerative disc disease	Template:Filepath
Delayed Gastric Emptying	Template:Filepath
Delayed onset muscle soreness	Template:Filepath
Delirium	Template:Filepath
Delta-Aminolevulinic Acid	Template:Filepath
Delusions	Template:Filepath
Dermatitis	Template:Filepath
Dermatological lesions	Template:Filepath
Dermatomyositis	Template:Filepath
Deviated gaze	Template:Filepath
Diaphoresis	Template:Filepath
Diaphragmatic Dysfunction	Template:Filepath
Diaphragmatic Elevation	Template:Filepath
Diarrhea	Template:Filepath
Dientamoebiasis	Template:Filepath
Diffuse Pain	Template:Filepath
Diplopia	Template:Filepath
Directed attention fatigue	Template:Filepath
Disordered eating	Template:Filepath
Displaced PMI	Template:Filepath
Diverticulitis	Template:Filepath
Diverticulosis	Template:Filepath
Dizziness	Template:Filepath
Double Stranded DNA Antibody	Template:Filepath
Drooling	Template:Filepath
Drop attack	Template:Filepath
Dysdiadochokinesia	Template:Filepath
Dysesthesia	Template:Filepath
Dysmetria	Template:Filepath
Dysopia	Template:Filepath
Dyspepsia	Template:Filepath
Dysphagia	Template:Filepath
Dysuria	Template:Filepath
Elastase in Blood Serum	Template:Filepath
Elbow Pain	Template:Filepath
Encephalitis	Template:Filepath
Endocarditis	Template:Filepath
Enteritis	Template:Filepath
Eosinophilia	Template:Filepath
Eosinophilic fasciitis	Template:Filepath
Eosinophiluria	Template:Filepath
Epididymitis	Template:Filepath
Epistaxis	Template:Filepath
Erythema	Template:Filepath
Erythema chronicum migrans	Template:Filepath
Erythrocyte Morphology	Template:Filepath
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate	Template:Filepath
Esophagitis	Template:Filepath
Euthymia (medicine)	Template:Filepath
Exercise intolerance	Template:Filepath
Exophthalmos	Template:Filepath
Eye Discharge	Template:Filepath
Eye circles	Template:Filepath
Facial Nerve Paralysis & Bell's Palsy	Template:Filepath
Facial Pain	Template:Filepath
Faget sign	Template:Filepath
Fainting	Template:Filepath
Fasciculation	Template:Filepath
Fasciitis	Template:Filepath
Fatigue	Template:Filepath
Fatigue (medical)	Template:Filepath
Feces Color	Template:Filepath
Feces Consistency	Template:Filepath
Fetor hepaticus	Template:Filepath
Fever of unknown origin	Template:Filepath
Fibrin Degradation Products	Template:Filepath
Fibrinogen	Template:Filepath
Flaccid paralysis	Template:Filepath
Flank pain	Template:Filepath
Flash pulmonary edema	Template:Filepath
Floater	Template:Filepath
Flushing	Template:Filepath
Focal neurologic signs	Template:Filepath
Focal seizures	Template:Filepath
Folic Acid Deficiency	Template:Filepath
Football sign	Template:Filepath
Formication	Template:Filepath
Fremitus	Template:Filepath
Froment's sign	Template:Filepath
Frozen Shoulder	Template:Filepath
Fulminant Hepatic Failure	Template:Filepath
Gaenslen's test	Template:Filepath
Gait Abnormalities	Template:Filepath
Galactorrhea	Template:Filepath
Gallops and Extra Heart Sounds	Template:Filepath
Gallstone	Template:Filepath
Gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase	Template:Filepath
Gastric Anacidity	Template:Filepath
Gastritis	Template:Filepath
Gastroenteritis	Template:Filepath
Gelastic seizure	Template:Filepath
Genital Skin Lesions	Template:Filepath
Genu varum	Template:Filepath
Gingivitis	Template:Filepath
Globus pharyngis	Template:Filepath
Glomerulonephritis	Template:Filepath
Glossitis	Template:Filepath
Glossodynia	Template:Filepath
Glucosuria	Template:Filepath
Glénard's disease	Template:Filepath
Goiter	Template:Filepath
Golfer's vasculitis	Template:Filepath
Goodell's sign	Template:Filepath
Gorlin sign	Template:Filepath
Gout	Template:Filepath
Grey-Turner's sign	Template:Filepath
Growing pains	Template:Filepath
Haemolacria	Template:Filepath
Hairy leukoplakia	Template:Filepath
Halitosis	Template:Filepath
Halo sign	Template:Filepath
Hampton hump	Template:Filepath
Hand Contracture	Template:Filepath
Hand and Foot Rashes	Template:Filepath
Hearing Loss	Template:Filepath
Heartburn	Template:Filepath
Heberden's node	Template:Filepath
Hegar's sign	Template:Filepath
Hemarthrosis	Template:Filepath
Hematemesis	Template:Filepath
Hematochezia	Template:Filepath
Hematuria	Template:Filepath
Hemicrania continua	Template:Filepath
Hemiparesis and Hemiplegia	Template:Filepath
Hemiplegia	Template:Filepath
Hemopexin	Template:Filepath
Hemoptysis	Template:Filepath
Hemorrhagic Diathesis	Template:Filepath
Hepatic Cysts	Template:Filepath
Hepatitis	Template:Filepath
Hepatojugular reflux	Template:Filepath
Hepatomegaly	Template:Filepath
Hepatosplenomegaly	Template:Filepath
Herxheimer reaction	Template:Filepath
Heterochromia	Template:Filepath
Heterophoria	Template:Filepath
Hiccup	Template:Filepath
Hidradenitis suppurativa	Template:Filepath
Hippocratic face	Template:Filepath
Hirschberg test	Template:Filepath
Hoarseness	Template:Filepath
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin	Template:Filepath
Hutchinson's teeth	Template:Filepath
Hydropenia	Template:Filepath
Hyperalgesia	Template:Filepath
Hyperesthesia	Template:Filepath
Hypermobility	Template:Filepath
Hyperpathia	Template:Filepath
Hyperpigmentation	Template:Filepath
Hyperreflexia	Template:Filepath
Hypersensitivity vasculitis	Template:Filepath
Hypertrophic Gums	Template:Filepath
Hypertrophy of the Heart	Template:Filepath
Hyperventilation	Template:Filepath
Hypesthesia	Template:Filepath
Hypocalcemia	Template:Filepath
Hypoesthesia	Template:Filepath
Hypogonadism	Template:Filepath
Hypokinesia	Template:Filepath
Hypomelanosis	Template:Filepath
Hyporeflexia	Template:Filepath
Hypotonia	Template:Filepath
Hypoventilation	Template:Filepath
Ileitis	Template:Filepath
Impaired Wound Healing	Template:Filepath
Inappetence	Template:Filepath
Incontinence	Template:Filepath
Increased Bowel Sounds	Template:Filepath
Increased Intracranial Pressure	Template:Filepath
Increased Libido	Template:Filepath
Indigestion	Template:Filepath
Inferior vena cava syndrome	Template:Filepath
Inflammation	Template:Filepath
Inguinodynia	Template:Filepath
Inner Bone Pain	Template:Filepath
Intermittent claudication	Template:Filepath
Internuclear ophthalmoplegia	Template:Filepath
Intracranial Bleeding	Template:Filepath
Intracranial Calcification	Template:Filepath
Intracranial pressure	Template:Filepath
Intraocular Pressure	Template:Filepath
Intraocular hemorrhage	Template:Filepath
Intrauterine Growth Retardation	Template:Filepath
Intrusive thoughts	Template:Filepath
Iritis	Template:Filepath
Irregular Heart Rhythms	Template:Filepath
Irritable hip	Template:Filepath
Ischemia	Template:Filepath
Itch	Template:Filepath
Jacksonian seizure	Template:Filepath
Janeway Lesions	Template:Filepath
Jaw Pain/Swelling	Template:Filepath
Jesuit's bark	Template:Filepath
Joint Hypermobility	Template:Filepath
Jugular Venous Distention	Template:Filepath
Jugular venous pressure	Template:Filepath -
Karnofsky Performance Scale	Template:Filepath
Keratitis	Template:Filepath
Keratoconjunctivitis	Template:Filepath
Kerley lines	Template:Filepath
Knee Pain/Swelling	Template:Filepath
Koilocyte	Template:Filepath
Koilocytosis	Template:Filepath
LDL Cholesterol	Template:Filepath
Labyrinthitis	Template:Filepath
Lactate in the Liquor	Template:Filepath
Laryngitis	Template:Filepath
Leg Cramps	Template:Filepath
Leg Length Discrepancy	Template:Filepath
Leg Ulcer	Template:Filepath
Leukocyte Alkaline Phosphatase	Template:Filepath
Leukocyturia	Template:Filepath
Lightheadedness	Template:Filepath
Lightheadedness and Vertigo	Template:Filepath
Linea nigra	Template:Filepath
Lipoprotein (a)	Template:Filepath
Liver Diseases	Template:Filepath
Localized Lymph Node Enlargement	Template:Filepath
Loss of appetite	Template:Filepath
Low Back Pain/Swelling	Template:Filepath
Low back pain	Template:Filepath
Low-grade fever	Template:Filepath
Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain	Template:Filepath
Lucid interval	Template:Filepath
Lung Disease	Template:Filepath
Lupoid hepatitis	Template:Filepath
Lymph Node Metastases	Template:Filepath
Lymphadenopathy	Template:Filepath
Lymphocytic colitis	Template:Filepath
Lymphocytopenia	Template:Filepath
Lymphocytosis	Template:Filepath
Macular edema	Template:Filepath
Magnetism (neurological sign)	Template:Filepath
Malassimilation	Template:Filepath
Male pseudohermaphroditism	Template:Filepath
Malignant hyperpyrexia	Template:Filepath
Manning Criteria	Template:Filepath
Mastitis	Template:Filepath
Mastodynia	Template:Filepath
Mastoiditis	Template:Filepath
Mediastinal Mass	Template:Filepath
Medically unexplained physical symptoms	Template:Filepath
Melasma suprarenale	Template:Filepath
Melena	Template:Filepath
Membranous glomerulonephritis	Template:Filepath
Meningism	Template:Filepath
Meningismus	Template:Filepath
Meningitis	Template:Filepath
Mental Disorders	Template:Filepath
Mental Retardation	Template:Filepath
Mesenteric Ischemia	Template:Filepath
Metabolic Encephalopathy	Template:Filepath
Metatarsalgia	Template:Filepath
Microcalcification	Template:Filepath
Microscopic hematuria	Template:Filepath
Microstomia	Template:Filepath
Migraine	Template:Filepath
Milia	Template:Filepath
Miosis	Template:Filepath
Monoarthritis	Template:Filepath
Mood congruence	Template:Filepath
Moon face	Template:Filepath
Mucopurulent discharge	Template:Filepath
Mucosa Hemorrhage	Template:Filepath
Mucositis	Template:Filepath
Murmurs	Template:Filepath
Muscle atrophy	Template:Filepath
Muscular Atrophy of the Hand	Template:Filepath
Myalgia	Template:Filepath
Mydriasis	Template:Filepath
Myerson's sign	Template:Filepath
Myocarditis	Template:Filepath
Myoclonus	Template:Filepath
Myofascial pain syndrome	Template:Filepath
Myoglobin	Template:Filepath
Myokmia	Template:Filepath
Nail Changes	Template:Filepath
Nail Disorders	Template:Filepath
Nasal Congestion	Template:Filepath
Nasal congestion	Template:Filepath
Neck Masses	Template:Filepath
Neck Stiffness/Pain	Template:Filepath
Necrolytic migratory erythema	Template:Filepath
Neoplastic meningitis	Template:Filepath
Nephritis	Template:Filepath
Neuralgia	Template:Filepath
Neurofibrillary tangle	Template:Filepath
Neurogenic inflammation	Template:Filepath
Night Blindness	Template:Filepath
Night Sweats	Template:Filepath
Nipple discharge	Template:Filepath
Nocturia	Template:Filepath
Nodular Lesions	Template:Filepath
Obdormition	Template:Filepath
Obturator sign	Template:Filepath
Occult Blood	Template:Filepath
Oculogyric crisis	Template:Filepath
Odynophagia	Template:Filepath
Oligoarthritis	Template:Filepath
Oliguria	Template:Filepath
Oliver's sign	Template:Filepath
Omphalitis	Template:Filepath
Oophoritis	Template:Filepath
Ophthalmoparesis	Template:Filepath
Opioid-induced hyperalgesia	Template:Filepath
Opthalmoplegia	Template:Filepath
Optic Neuropathy	Template:Filepath
Oral Lesions	Template:Filepath
Orchialgia	Template:Filepath
Orchitis	Template:Filepath
Organomegaly	Template:Filepath
Orthopnea	Template:Filepath
Orthopnoea	Template:Filepath
Oscillopsia	Template:Filepath
Osler Nodes	Template:Filepath
Osler's sign	Template:Filepath
Osteitis fibrosa cystica	Template:Filepath
Osteoarthritis	Template:Filepath
Osteochondritis	Template:Filepath
Osteolysis	Template:Filepath
Otitis externa	Template:Filepath
Otitis interna	Template:Filepath
Otitis media	Template:Filepath
Otorrhea	Template:Filepath
Overeating	Template:Filepath
Pain asymbolia	Template:Filepath
Palindromic rheumatism	Template:Filepath
Pallor	Template:Filepath
Palmar erythema	Template:Filepath
Palpitation	Template:Filepath
Palpitations	Template:Filepath
Pancreatic Insufficiency	Template:Filepath
Pancreatic Polypeptide	Template:Filepath
Pancreatitis	Template:Filepath
Papilledema	Template:Filepath
Papulosquamous Lesions	Template:Filepath
Paradoxical Pulse	Template:Filepath
Parageusia	Template:Filepath
Paralysis	Template:Filepath
Parathyroid Hormone	Template:Filepath
Paresthesia	Template:Filepath
Paresthesias	Template:Filepath
Parinaud's syndrome	Template:Filepath
Paronychia	Template:Filepath
Parosmia	Template:Filepath
Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria	Template:Filepath
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea	Template:Filepath
Parrot's Sign	Template:Filepath
Partial Thromboplastin Time	Template:Filepath
Partial thromboplastin time	Template:Filepath
Partoid Gland Enlargement	Template:Filepath
Pelvic Masses	Template:Filepath
Pelvic Pain	Template:Filepath
Pelvic myoneuropathy	Template:Filepath
Pemberton's sign	Template:Filepath
Penile Discharge	Template:Filepath
Peptic ulcer	Template:Filepath
Percussion of the Lungs	Template:Filepath
Pericardial Effusion	Template:Filepath
Pericardial Rubs	Template:Filepath
Pericardial friction rub	Template:Filepath
Periorbital Edema	Template:Filepath
Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease	Template:Filepath
Peritonitis	Template:Filepath
Perseveration	Template:Filepath
Petechia	Template:Filepath
Phantom pain	Template:Filepath
Pharyngitis	Template:Filepath
Phlebitis	Template:Filepath
Phlegmon	Template:Filepath
Photopsia	Template:Filepath
Pigmented Lesions	Template:Filepath
Piskacek's sign	Template:Filepath
Plantar fasciitis	Template:Filepath
Plasma osmolality	Template:Filepath
Plasminogen	Template:Filepath
Pleural Effusion	Template:Filepath
Pleural Rubs	Template:Filepath
Pleural effusion	Template:Filepath
Pleurisy	Template:Filepath
Pneumatosis intestinalis	Template:Filepath
Pneumomediastinum	Template:Filepath
Pollakisuria	Template:Filepath
Polyarthritis	Template:Filepath
Polydipsia	Template:Filepath
Polymenorrhea	Template:Filepath
Polymyositis	Template:Filepath
Polyuria	Template:Filepath
Post viral cough	Template:Filepath -
Post-Vasectomy Pain Syndrome	Template:Filepath
Postherpetic neuralgia	Template:Filepath
Postoperative fever	Template:Filepath
Postpartum Hemorrhage	Template:Filepath
Postpartum Infections	Template:Filepath
Proteinuria	Template:Filepath
Precocious Puberty	Template:Filepath
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis	Template:Filepath
Primary sclerosing cholangitis	Template:Filepath -
Proctitis	Template:Filepath
Proptosis/Exophthalmos	Template:Filepath -
Prostatitis	Template:Filepath
Protein-Losing Enteropathy	Template:Filepath
Proteinuria	Template:Filepath
Pruritis	Template:Filepath
Pruritus ani	Template:Filepath
Pseudoathetosis	Template:Filepath
Pseudodiarrhea	Template:Filepath
Psoas sign	Template:Filepath
Psoriatic arthritis	Template:Filepath
Psychalgia	Template:Filepath
Psychogenic polydipsia	Template:Filepath
Psychomotor retardation	Template:Filepath
Pubertal Delay	Template:Filepath
Puddle sign	Template:Filepath
Pulmonary Nodule	Template:Filepath
Pulmonary edema	Template:Filepath
Pulpitis	Template:Filepath
Pulse Pressure	Template:Filepath
Pulse pressure	Template:Filepath
Pulsus bisferiens	Template:Filepath
Pulsus paradoxus	Template:Filepath
Pulsus parvus et tardus	Template:Filepath
Pulsus tardus et parvus	Template:Filepath
Pungency	Template:Filepath
Pupillary Constriction	Template:Filepath
Pupillary Dilation	Template:Filepath
Purpura	Template:Filepath
Pyelonephritis	Template:Filepath
Pylephlebitis	Template:Filepath
Pyuria	Template:Filepath
Radial neuropathy	Template:Filepath
Rales	Template:Filepath
Rash with Fever	Template:Filepath
Raynaud's Phenomenon	Template:Filepath
Reactive arthritis	Template:Filepath
Rebound headache	Template:Filepath
Rebound tenderness	Template:Filepath
Rectal Masses	Template:Filepath
Rectal Pain	Template:Filepath
Red Palms	Template:Filepath
Red wine headache	Template:Filepath
Reentry Supraventricular Tachycardias	Template:Filepath
Referred pain	Template:Filepath
Renal Cysts	Template:Filepath
Renal colic	Template:Filepath
Respiratory Displacement, Reduced	Template:Filepath
Respiratory Sounds	Template:Filepath
Respiratory rate	Template:Filepath
Restless Legs	Template:Filepath
Retching	Template:Filepath
Reticulocytes	Template:Filepath
Rheumatoid Factor	Template:Filepath
Rhinitis	Template:Filepath
Rhinorrhea	Template:Filepath
Rhonchi	Template:Filepath
Right Bundle-Branch Block	Template:Filepath
Rigler's sign	Template:Filepath
Rigor (medicine)	Template:Filepath
Rigors	Template:Filepath
Romana's sign	Template:Filepath
Rovsing's sign	Template:Filepath
Salivary Gland Enlargement	Template:Filepath
Salivary Gland Tumor	Template:Filepath
Scalp Rash	Template:Filepath
Schizophasia	Template:Filepath
Scrotal Masses	Template:Filepath
Scrotal Swelling	Template:Filepath
Self-hatred	Template:Filepath
Sensory ataxia	Template:Filepath
Septic arthritis	Template:Filepath
Seronegative spondarthritis	Template:Filepath
Shallow breathing	Template:Filepath
Shifting dullness	Template:Filepath
Shoulder Pain	Template:Filepath
Shoulder arthritis	Template:Filepath
Sicca Syndrome	Template:Filepath
Side stitch	Template:Filepath
Simmonds' test	Template:Filepath
Single Strand DNA Antibody	Template:Filepath
Sinoatrial Block	Template:Filepath
Sinus Bradycardia, Bradyarrhythmia	Template:Filepath
Sinus Tachycardia	Template:Filepath
Sinusitis	Template:Filepath
Sister Mary Joseph nodule	Template:Filepath
Skin Crepitation	Template:Filepath
Skin Pigmentation (Decreased)	Template:Filepath
Sleep apnea	Template:Filepath
Sleep hyperhidrosis	Template:Filepath
Smooth Muscle Antibody	Template:Filepath
Snoring	Template:Filepath
Sore Throat	Template:Filepath
Spasm	Template:Filepath
Splenomegaly	Template:Filepath
Sputum	Template:Filepath
Steatohepatitis	Template:Filepath
Steatorrhea	Template:Filepath
Steeple sign	Template:Filepath
Stenosing tenosynovitis	Template:Filepath
Still's disease	Template:Filepath
Stomatitis	Template:Filepath
Straight leg raise	Template:Filepath
Strangury	Template:Filepath
Striae	Template:Filepath
Striae Distensae	Template:Filepath
Stridor	Template:Filepath
Stupor	Template:Filepath
Subacromial bursitis	Template:Filepath
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis	Template:Filepath
Sulcus sign	Template:Filepath
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome	Template:Filepath
Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis	Template:Filepath
Supraventricular Tachycardias	Template:Filepath
Suspension trauma	Template:Filepath
Swimmer's itch	Template:Filepath
Swinging-flashlight test	Template:Filepath
Swollen Face	Template:Filepath
Syncope	Template:Filepath
Tabes dorsalis	Template:Filepath
Tachycardia	Template:Filepath
Tachycardic Cardiac Dysrhythmias	Template:Filepath
Tachypnea	Template:Filepath
Tactile Fremitus	Template:Filepath
Tardive dyskinesia	Template:Filepath
Tendinosis	Template:Filepath
Tennis elbow	Template:Filepath
Terminal burrowing	Template:Filepath
Testicular Pain	Template:Filepath
Tetanic contraction	Template:Filepath
Tetany (medical sign)	Template:Filepath
Thought disorder	Template:Filepath
Thrombophlebitis	Template:Filepath
Thumbprint sign	Template:Filepath
Thunderclap headache	Template:Filepath
Toe Pain/Swelling	Template:Filepath
Tongue Swelling	Template:Filepath
Tonic-clonic seizure	Template:Filepath
Tonsillitis	Template:Filepath
Tooth Loss	Template:Filepath
Tooth squeeze	Template:Filepath
Toothache	Template:Filepath
Torsades des Pointes	Template:Filepath
Tourettism	Template:Filepath
Toxic headache	Template:Filepath
Toxic leukoencephalopathy	Template:Filepath
Traveler's diarrhea	Template:Filepath
Tremor	Template:Filepath
Trigeminal neuralgia	Template:Filepath
Trigger finger	Template:Filepath
Trigonitis	Template:Filepath
Twitching	Template:Filepath
Ulcer	Template:Filepath
Unequal Pulses	Template:Filepath
Unterberger test	Template:Filepath
Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome	Template:Filepath
Upper back pain	Template:Filepath
Urethritis	Template:Filepath
Urinary Incontinence	Template:Filepath
Urinary Stream (Decrease)	Template:Filepath
Urinary retention	Template:Filepath
Urinary urgency	Template:Filepath
Urine Appearance/Color	Template:Filepath
Urine Catecholamines	Template:Filepath
Urine Osmolality	Template:Filepath
Urine calcium	Template:Filepath
Urine pH	Template:Filepath
Uveitis	Template:Filepath
Uveoparotitis	Template:Filepath
VLDL Hyperlipidemia	Template:Filepath
Vagal episode	Template:Filepath
Vaginal Bleeding	Template:Filepath
Vaginal Discharge	Template:Filepath
Vaginal bleeding	Template:Filepath
Vaginitis	Template:Filepath
Vasculitis	Template:Filepath
Vasogenic edema	Template:Filepath
Vasomotor rhinitis	Template:Filepath
Ventricular Fibrillation	Template:Filepath
Vertigo	Template:Filepath
Vesicular & Bollous Lesions	Template:Filepath
Vesicular Breathing	Template:Filepath
Virchow's node	Template:Filepath
Vision Loss	Template:Filepath
Visual acuity	Template:Filepath
Vital Capacity	Template:Filepath
Vitamin B1	Template:Filepath
Vitamin B12	Template:Filepath
Vitamin C deficiency	Template:Filepath
Vocal Cord Paralysis	Template:Filepath
Vocal Fremitus	Template:Filepath
Volvulus	Template:Filepath
Vulvar Pruritus	Template:Filepath
Vulvitis	Template:Filepath
Vulvodynia	Template:Filepath
Waddell's signs	Template:Filepath
Waist-hip ratio	Template:Filepath
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia	Template:Filepath
Water on knee	Template:Filepath
Watson's water hammer pulse	Template:Filepath
Waxy flexibility	Template:Filepath
Webbed neck	Template:Filepath
Weight Loss	Template:Filepath
Weight loss	Template:Filepath
Westermark sign	Template:Filepath
Wheeze	Template:Filepath
Wheezing	Template:Filepath
White hand sign	Template:Filepath
Wide Pulse Pressure	Template:Filepath
Wrist & Hand Pain	Template:Filepath
Xanthelasma	Template:Filepath
Xanthoma	Template:Filepath
Xanthomas	Template:Filepath
Xerosis	Template:Filepath
Xerostomia	Template:Filepath
Yellow Sclera	Template:Filepath

Working with Excel

After claiming your topic, the next step is creating a cleaned and categorized causes list using excel. The following will be the steps.

• Click on your topic search results in the "Files" column to download the excel file that contains all the causes pertinent to that medical symptom or sign or disease.
• Remove meaningless or erroneous causes from the excel file.
• Also search links like The diseases database and other reputable and reliable scholarly sources for collecting the causes.
• Make sure that you understand the difference between causes and risk factors as there are separate pages for each and you are required to populate the "Risk Factors" page also while working on the "Causes" page.

What is a Cause

• The cause temporally precedes the disease.
• Per Kenneth Rothman: "An event, condition, or characteristic without which the disease would not have occurred."
• Per Susser: "A cause is something that makes a difference."
• Causes can be either a host or environmental factor (e.g., characteristics, conditions, actions of individuals, events, natural, social or economic phenom.
• Causes may be positive (presence of a causative exposure) or negative (lack of a preventive exposure).

What is a Risk Factor

• A factor that is associated with an increased risk of an outcomes, but does not cause the outcome.
• Risk factors are surrogates or markers of a cause, but are not a direct cause themselves.
• Example: Place of birth, socioeconomic status, and marital status are all associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, but none of these are causes. In this example, place of birth, etc. are surrogates or markers for underlying causes, e.g., populations with a higher prevalence of genetic risk from BRCA1 and BRCA2alleles, or having fewer children which in turn is a marker for unopposed estrogen stimulation of breast tissue. Being born in northern Europe per se is not a cause; it is a marker for populations that may have a greater genetic predisposition to breast cancer.

• Verify each and every cause to ensure that it is correct based on medical literature.
• Sort the excel spreadsheet to put it in alphabetical order.
• Make a new column in the excel sheet and type in the formula: =("[["&B1&"]]") where B1 is the entry around which you want the brackets. These bracketed entries can be uploaded in the category of causes page “Causes by Organ System” while editing.
• Make another column with an asterisks in front of each entry by using the formula: =("*[["&B1&"]]") that can be used for other categories like "Life Threatening Causes", "Common Causes" and "Causes in Alphabetical Order".
• Copy and paste the lists created in the two new columns into notepad to remove the cells. These entries can now be copied for creating the causes page.
• Save the causes excelspread sheet before proceeding further.

Creating a Wikidoc Causes Page

After creating the cleaned and categorized causes list for your topic, you will proceed by creating the WikiDoc causes page. Obtain the code for the causes page by clicking here. You need to copy the table content from the edit box, and paste it into the edit box. Appropriately add all the causes entries copied from the notepad to the tables entitled as "Life Threatening Causes", "Common Causes", "Causes by Organ System" and "Causes in Alphabetical Order. If causes fall into two or more organ systems, add them to their respective two or more categories. Add the causes in alphabetical order under the heading "Causes in Alphabetical Order".

Introduction to the Causes Page

• The page name should be "(Disease name) causes", with only the first letter of the title capitalized.
• Again remember that causes are different from risk factors. For example, HIV causes AIDS, and the bacteria Bartonella henselae is the cause of cat scratch disease. In contrast, elevated cholesterol is termed a risk factor, but is not the cause of coronary heart disease, childhood obesity is a risk factor, but not the cause of diabetes.
• 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. 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 here.
• Remember this is not the chapter to describe what the disease causes. What the disease causes would go under the natural history and complications chapter.
• Remember this is not the chapter where guidance is provided on how to distinguish the disorder from other disorders. That is the chapter on differentiating (disease name)from other diseases.
• Remember to follow the same format and capitalization of letters as outlined in the template below.
• You should put 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, and the section can be the same as the causes segment on the overview page.
• Confirm that the overview statement is in a text format and does not contain bullet points.
• Confirm that periods, commas and spaces are appropriately placed.
• Confirm that no text is bolded or italicized randomly in between the text.
• Make sure to check for spellings and grammatical errors thoroughly.
• Confirm that there are no floating periods and comas.
• Confirm that periods and comas are present before the start of references instead at the end to avoid floating periods and comas.
• Confirm that all the internal links work and there are no black links in between texts.
• Confirm that no links are created to same page.
• Make sure to create maximum internal links and for complete words, e.g,
  • Ventricular tachycardia – [[Ventricular]] [[tachycardia]] – not recommended
  • Ventricular tachycardia- [[Ventricular tachycardia]] – recommended
• To see an example, click here.

Causes

Life Threatening Causes

• Life threatening causes include conditions which result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
• Life threatening causes do not include chronic conditions.
• Make sure to include the following definition underneath the subheading of every life threatening causes section: Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
• The list of life threatening causes is arranged in alphabetical order.
• If the page's disease is itself life-threatening, do not add causes in the life-threatening causes section. Instead, write the following sentence under the subheading:Disease name is a life-threatening condition and must be treated as such irrespective of the causes. Life-threatening conditions may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.

Common Causes

• This section is to outline the most common causes of the disease or condition you are describing.
• This can be done in a list form where causes are arranged in alphabetical order.

Causes by Organ System

• To obtain the coding for the table, click here. You need to copy the table content from the edit box, and paste it into the edit box.
• You can then list the causes by organ system. List the causes, separated by a comma under the appropriate category where it says "No underlying causes". Erase "No underlying causes" if you are listing causes in that category.
• For an example of the causes by organ system table in a causes microchapter, click here.

References

• References should be cited for the material that you have put on your page. Type in {{reflist|2}}. 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 here.

Creating a WikiDoc Risk Factors Page

• With the risk factors you collected during the causes search of your topic, create a new excel risk factors excel spreadsheet.
• Make a new column with an asterisks in front of each entry by using the formula: =("*[["&B1&"]]").
• Copy and paste the lists created in the new column into notepad to remove the cells. These entries can now be copied for creating the risk factors page.
• Save the risk factors excel spreadsheet before proceeding further.

Introduction to the Risk Factors Page

• The page name should be "(Disease name) risk factors", with only the first letter of the title capitalized.
• Goal: Risk factors are behaviors and conditions that put the patient at risk for developing a disease.
• A risk factor is anything that increases a person's chance of developing a disease. Although risk factors often influence the development of a given disorder, most do not directly cause the disorder.
• Remember risk factors are different from cause. For example, elevated cholesterol is termed a risk factor, but is not the cause of coronary heart disease, childhood obesity is a risk factor, but not the cause of diabetes. In contrast, HIV causes AIDS, the bacteria Bartonella henselae is the cause of cat scratch disease.
• As with all microchapter pages linking 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. 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 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. It can state "Risk factors for (disease name) are...."
• The goal is to summarize the risk factor page in several sentences. This section can be the same as the risk factors segment on the overview page.
• To see an example, click here

Common Risk Factors

• Here you can list the common risk factors for the disease.
• This may be a good section to include a table. For information on inserting tables, click here.

Less Common Risk Factors

• Here you can list the less common risk factors for the disease.
• This may also be a good section to include a table.

References

• References should be cited for the material that you have put on your page. Type in {{reflist|2}}. 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 here.

Quality Checking

Do a self quality check on your completed causes page using the below checklist and then email the chief quality officer [5] regarding your completed topic for the final quality check and follow up accordingly.

Introduction

The following is a checklist to help you improve the quality of the causes page that you are editing. The aim of having a checklist is to ensure consistency among all pages.

Checklist

• Confirm that every page starts with __NOTOC__
• Confirm that there is no separate line for Associate Editor in Chief.
• Confirm that multiple editor’s title should be separated by a semicolon.
• Make sure to remove the following statements when you finish adding content to the page:
  • Please help WikiDoc by adding content here. It's easy! Click here to learn about editing.
  • Please help WikiDoc by adding more content here. It's easy! Click here to learn about editing.
• Confirm that every chapter has three headings:

==Overview==

==Causes==

==References==

• Confirm that the headings are capitalized correctly.
• Make sure that no reference is put next to the headings.
• Make sure that any synonyms and key words are listed on the line following the editors using {{SK}}.

Overview

• Confirm that the overview statement is in a text format and does not contain bullet points.
• Confirm that periods, commas and spaces are appropriately placed.
• Confirm that no text is bolded or italicized randomly in between the text.
• Make sure to check for spellings and grammatical errors thoroughly.Confirm that there are no floating periods and comas.
• Confirm that periods and comas are present before the start of references instead at the end to avoid floating periods and comas.
• Confirm that all the internal links work and there are no black links in between texts.
• Confirm that no links are created to same page.
• Make sure to create maximum internal links and for complete words, e.g,
  • Ventricular tachycardia – [[Ventricular]] [[tachycardia]] – not recommended
  • Ventricular tachycardia- [[Ventricular tachycardia]] – recommended

Causes

• Confirm the presence of the following subcategories in the following order:
  • Life Threatening Causes
  • Common Causes
  • Causes by Organ System
  • Causes in Alphabetical Order
• Make sure to capitalize the first letter of every word of the subcategories.
• Make sure to have subcategories under “===”.
• Make sure that no references are put next to the subcategory heading.
• Make sure that each cause is a true cause of the symptom and double check in case of doubt.
• Confirm that all the causes are linked and appropriate references are cited.
• In case the cause does not link to a page on wikidoc but might fall under another page create an internal link as follows:
  • [[Borrelia]] infection- not recommended
  • [[Borrelia|Borrelia infection]]- recommended
• Confirm that all the internal links work and there are no black links in between texts.
• Make sure to create maximum internal links and for complete words, e.g,
  • Ventricular tachycardia – [[Ventricular]] [[tachycardia]] – not recommended
  • Ventricular tachycardia- [[Ventricular tachycardia]] – recommended
• Under the subheading "Life Threatening Causes":
  • Confirm the presence of the following definition underneath the subheading of every life threatening causes section: Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
  • Make sure that the causes do not include chronic conditions.
  • Make sure that the causes are listed in alphabetical order.
  • If the page's disease is itself life-threatening, do not add causes in the life-threatening causes section. Instead, confirm the presence of the following sentence under the subheading: Disease name is a life-threatening condition and must be treated as such irrespective of the causes. Life-threatening conditions may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
• Under the subheading “Common Causes” make sure that the causes are listed in alphabetical order.

• Under the subheading “Causes by Organ system”:
  • Confirm the presence of the differential diagnosis table.
  • Make sure that the causes listed in each row are separated by a coma followed by a space.
  • Make sure that the causes are listed in alphabetical order.
  • Make sure that only the first letter of the first word listed in each row is capitalized, the other causes should not be capitalized unless they refer to a proper noun, e.g “Hodgkin lymphoma” and not “hodgkin lymphoma”.
  • Make sure that each cause fits in the appropriate organ system.
• Under the subheading “Causes in Alphabetical order”, make sure the list of causes is arranged in multiple columns.

References

• Perform a PubMed search to find review articles on the symptoms.
• References should be listed in two columns at the bottom, make sure to use {{reflist|2}}.
• If you are using an article from pubmed, make sure to convert the link into wikidoc reference format using one of the following websites
  • http://reftag.appspot.com/doiweb.py
  • http://diberri.crabdance.com/cgi-bin/templatefiller/index.cgi
  • http://toolserver.org/~holek/cite-gen/index.php
  • http://sumsearch.org/cite/
• Check for proper functioning of references.
• Confirm that references don’t go to foreign language pages.

Categories

• Confirm the absence of the following categories once the page is complete:
  • [[Category:Needs causes]]
  • [[Category:Needs content]]
• Confirm the presence of following categories once the page is complete:
  • [[Category:Signs and symptoms]]
  • [[Category:Up-To-Date]]

Database

1. When you are done, put all the causes and risk factors in separate excel spreadsheets and send them to Dr. Gibson.^[6]
2. Fill in the authorship and date in this page.

References

Template:WikiDoc Sources