Sandbox:Zahir
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Zahir Ali Shaikh, MD[2]
Differentiating [Disease name] from other Diseases
[Disease name] must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [clinical feature 1], [clinical feature 2], and [clinical feature 3], such as [differential dx1], [differential dx2], and [differential dx3].
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[Disease name] must be differentiated from [differential dx1], [differential dx2], and [differential dx3].
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As [disease name] manifests in a variety of clinical forms, differentiation must be established in accordance with the particular subtype. [Subtype name 1] must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [clinical feature 1], such as [differential dx1] and [differential dx2]. In contrast, [subtype name 2] must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [clinical feature 2], such as [differential dx3] and [differential dx4].
Differentiating [disease name] from other diseases on the basis of [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]
On the basis [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3], [disease name] must be differentiated from [disease 1], [disease 2], [disease 3], [disease 4], [disease 5], and [disease 6].
Diseases | Clinical manifestations | Diagnosis | Gold standard | Additional findings | Others | |||||||||||||
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Symptoms | Physical examination | |||||||||||||||||
Lab Findings | Imaging | |||||||||||||||||
Abdominal pain | Bowel habits | Blood in stool | Weight loss | General appearance | Abdominal exam | Rectal exam | Genitourinary exam | CBC | Tumor markers | Stool test | Colonoscopy | Barium enema | Ultrasound | CT scan | ||||
Rectal carcinoma[1][2][3][4][5] | LLQ | Constipation/diarrhea | + | + |
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NL | Anmeia |
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FOBT+ | mass/polyp | Apple core apearance | endoscopic/trnasrectal US detects tumor extent | determine tumor stage | colonoscopy with biopsy | DRE & proctoscopy detects tumor localization & extension |
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Rectal polyp[6][7][8] | + | mucous diarrhea | + | + | NL | NL | rectal mass/polyp | NL | NL/anemia | NL | FOBT+ | Polyp | N/A | Polyp | N/A | colonoscopy with biopsy |
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N/A |
Anal cancer[9][10][11][12] | +/- | constipation/diarrhea | + | +/- | NL | NL | lump/mass at anal opening | NL | NL/anemia | N/A | FOBT+ | N/A | N/A | determines anal cancer depth into sphincter | hypoattenuated necrotic mass on contrast CT | Biopsy | PET/CT detects localization of small anal tumors <2cm | sentinal lymph node biopsy detects lymph node metastases |
Hemorrhoids[13][14][15][16] | +/- | fecal incontinence/mucous discharge | + | - | NL/weakness,irritability | NL |
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NL | iron deficiency anemia | N/A | blood on stool outer surface | done if colorectal cancer suspected | N/A | N/A | N/A | DRE + anoscopy | anoscopy shows bulging purplish hue veins or dark, pink, glistening mass | None |
Rectal prolapse[17][18][19][20] | Abdominal discomfort | constipation/diarrhea | +/- | - | NL | NL | intermittent rectum protrusion seen | NL | NL/anemia | N/A | mucous/blood in stool | may be used for screening | N/A | reveals asymmetry & any sphincter defect | N/A | history & physical examination | DRE shows patulous anus, attenuated sphincter tone & mass | anal manometry to assess sphincter function |
Foreign body[21][22][23][24] | Anorectal pain and abdominal pain | Constipation | + | - |
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NL | FOBT+ | Foreign body | Contraindicated | Foreign body | Foreign body | Plain radiographs show presence of foreign body | NL | NL |
Diseases | Abdominal pain | Bowel habits | Blood in stool | Weight loss | General appearance | Abdominal exam | Rectal exam | Genitourinary exam | CBC | Tumor markers | Stool test | Colonoscopy | Barium enema | Ultrasound | CT scan | Others | Gold standard | Additional findings |
Prostatitis | LLQ/groin pain | NL | N/A | - | NL | NL | NL | tender/enlarged prostate | leukocytosis | NL/↑ PSA | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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edematous/enlarged prostate | |||
Fecal impaction | ||||||||||||||||||
Anal stenosis | ||||||||||||||||||
Hypertrophied anal papillae | ||||||||||||||||||
Endometriosis | ||||||||||||||||||
Uterine malignancy | ||||||||||||||||||
Diseases | Abdominal pain | Bowel habits | Blood in stool | Weight loss | General appearance | Abdominal exam | Rectal exam | Genitourinary exam | CBC | Tumor markers | Stool test | Colonoscopy | Barium enema | Ultrasound | CT scan | Others | Gold standard | Additional findings |
Cervical malignancy | ||||||||||||||||||
Metastases | ||||||||||||||||||
Pelvic abscess | ||||||||||||||||||
Pelvic sarcoma | ||||||||||||||||||
Parasacral neurogenic tumor |
References
- ↑ Chiara Molinari, Federica Matteucci, Paola Caroli & Alessandro Passardi (2015). "Biomarkers and Molecular Imaging as Predictors of Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer". Clinical colorectal cancer. 14 (4): 227–238. doi:10.1016/j.clcc.2015.05.014. PMID 26170142. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ William Hamilton & Deborah Sharp (2004). "Diagnosis of colorectal cancer in primary care: the evidence base for guidelines". Family practice. 21 (1): 99–106. PMID 14760054. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ Wolfgang B. Gaertner, Mary R. Kwaan, Robert D. Madoff & Genevieve B. Melton (2015). "Rectal cancer: An evidence-based update for primary care providers". World journal of gastroenterology. 21 (25): 7659–7671. doi:10.3748/wjg.v21.i25.7659. PMID 26167068. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ V. Raman Muthusamy & Kenneth J. Chang (2007). "Optimal methods for staging rectal cancer". Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. 13 (22 Pt 2): 6877s–6884s. doi:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-07-1137. PMID 18006793. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ Mohammad Sadegh Fazeli & Mohammad Reza Keramati (2015). "Rectal cancer: a review". Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. 29: 171. PMID 26034724.
- ↑ N. Oshitani, Y. Moriyama, T. Matsumoto, K. Kobayashi & A. Kitano (1995). "Protein-losing enteropathy from cap polyposis". Lancet (London, England). 346 (8989): 1567. PMID 7491082. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ Ioannis Papaconstantinou, Andreas Karakatsanis, Xanthi Benia, George Polymeneas & Evanthia Kostopoulou (2012). "Solitary rectal cap polyp: Case report and review of the literature". World journal of gastrointestinal surgery. 4 (6): 157–162. doi:10.4240/wjgs.v4.i6.157. PMID 22816031. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ Kheng-Hong Ng, Pawan Mathur, M. Priyanthi Kumarasinghe, Kong-Weng Eu & Francis Seow-Choen (2004). "Cap polyposis: further experience and review". Diseases of the colon and rectum. 47 (7): 1208–1215. doi:10.1007/s10350-004-0561-8. PMID 15164251. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ Thomas G. Trautmann & James H. Zuger (2005). "Positron Emission Tomography for pretreatment staging and posttreatment evaluation in cancer of the anal canal". Molecular imaging and biology : MIB : the official publication of the Academy of Molecular Imaging. 7 (4): 309–313. doi:10.1007/s11307-005-0003-6. PMID 16028002. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ D. R. Radin (1994). "Squamous cell carcinoma of the anus and rectum in homosexual men: CT findings". Journal of computer assisted tomography. 18 (6): 921–924. PMID 7962800. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ S. D. Otto, L. Lee, H. J. Buhr, B. Frericks, S. Hocht & A. J. Kroesen (2009). "Staging anal cancer: prospective comparison of transanal endoscopic ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging". Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. 13 (7): 1292–1298. doi:10.1007/s11605-009-0870-2. PMID 19365694. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ Sajad Ahmad Salati & Azzam Al Kadi (2012). "Anal cancer - a review". International journal of health sciences. 6 (2): 206–230. PMID 23580899. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ Varut Lohsiriwat (2012). "Hemorrhoids: from basic pathophysiology to clinical management". World journal of gastroenterology. 18 (17): 2009–2017. doi:10.3748/wjg.v18.i17.2009. PMID 22563187. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ Danny Jacobs (2014). "Clinical practice. Hemorrhoids". The New England journal of medicine. 371 (10): 944–951. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp1204188. PMID 25184866. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ Varut Lohsiriwat (2013). "Approach to hemorrhoids". Current gastroenterology reports. 15 (7): 332. doi:10.1007/s11894-013-0332-6. PMID 23715885. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ Varut Lohsiriwat (2015). "Treatment of hemorrhoids: A coloproctologist's view". World journal of gastroenterology. 21 (31): 9245–9252. doi:10.3748/wjg.v21.i31.9245. PMID 26309351. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ Julia Segal & Melissa M.. Tavarez (2018). "Rectal Prolapse". PMID 30335341. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ Bordeianou L, Hicks CW, Kaiser AM, Alavi K, Sudan R, Wise PE (2014). "Rectal prolapse: an overview of clinical features, diagnosis, and patient-specific management strategies". J. Gastrointest. Surg. 18 (5): 1059–69. doi:10.1007/s11605-013-2427-7. PMID 24352613.
- ↑ Bordeianou L, Paquette I, Johnson E, Holubar SD, Gaertner W, Feingold DL, Steele SR (2017). "Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Rectal Prolapse". Dis. Colon Rectum. 60 (11): 1121–1131. doi:10.1097/DCR.0000000000000889. PMID 28991074.
- ↑ K. M. Hiltunen, M. Matikainen, O. Auvinen & P. Hietanen (1986). "Clinical and manometric evaluation of anal sphincter function in patients with rectal prolapse". American journal of surgery. 151 (4): 489–492. PMID 3963307. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ Ooi BS, Ho YH, Eu KW, Nyam D, Leong A, Seow-Choen F (December 1998). "Management of anorectal foreign bodies: a cause of obscure anal pain". Aust N Z J Surg. 68 (12): 852–5. PMID 9885867.
- ↑ Lake JP, Essani R, Petrone P, Kaiser AM, Asensio J, Beart RW (October 2004). "Management of retained colorectal foreign bodies: predictors of operative intervention". Dis. Colon Rectum. 47 (10): 1694–8. PMID 15540301.
- ↑ Stack LB, Munter DW (August 1996). "Foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract". Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. 14 (3): 493–521. PMID 8681881.
- ↑ Goldberg JE, Steele SR (February 2010). "Rectal foreign bodies". Surg. Clin. North Am. 90 (1): 173–84, Table of Contents. doi:10.1016/j.suc.2009.10.004. PMID 20109641.