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].

OR

[Disease name] must be differentiated from [differential dx1], [differential dx2], and [differential dx3].

OR

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
	Symptoms				Physical examination
									Lab Findings			Imaging			Others
	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	CT scan
Differential Diagnosis 1
Differential Diagnosis 2
Differential Diagnosis 3
Differential Diagnosis 4
Differential Diagnosis 5
Differential Diagnosis 6
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	CT scan	Others	Gold standard	Additional findings
Differential Diagnosis 7
Differential Diagnosis 8
Differential Diagnosis 9
Differential Diagnosis 10
Differential Diagnosis 11
Differential Diagnosis 12
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	CT scan	Others	Gold standard	Additional findings
Differential Diagnosis 13
Differential Diagnosis 14
Differential Diagnosis 15
Differential Diagnosis 16
Differential Diagnosis 17