Diaphragmatic elevation
Diaphragmatic elevation |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Differential Diagnosis
Common Causes
- Lobectomy
- Pneumectomy
- Hepatomegaly
- Pregnancy
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Subphrenic abscess
- Splenomegaly
- Ascites
- Subphrenic abscess
- Subphrenic Hematoma
Causes by Organ System
Cardiovascular | Cardiac surgery , Aortic aneurysm |
Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
Dental | No underlying causes |
Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
Drug Side Effect | Radiation therapy |
Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
Endocrine | Retrosternal goiter |
Environmental | No underlying causes |
Gastroenterologic | Distended stomach or colon , Hepatomegaly , Gaseous distention of the stomach , Gaseous distention of the splenic flexure of the colon , Ascites |
Genetic | No underlying causes |
Hematologic | Splenomegaly |
Iatrogenic | Thyroid surgery , Pneumectomy |
Infectious Disease | Postviral phrenic neuropathy , Poliomyelitis , Subphrenic abscess , Poliomyelitis |
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | No underlying causes |
Neurologic | Syringomyelia , Spinal cord transection , Phrenic nerve palsy , Phrenic nerve dysfunction , Multiple sclerosis , Idiopathic phrenic neuropathy , Guillain-Barre syndrome , Contralateral CVA , Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , Polyradiculitis , Peripheral neuritis , Hemiplegia |
Nutritional/Metabolic | No underlying causes |
Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
Oncologic | No underlying causes |
Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
Renal/Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes |
Sexual | No underlying causes |
Trauma | No underlying causes |
Urologic | No underlying causes |
Miscellaneous | Limb-girdle dystrophy , Idiopathicmyopathy , Amyloidosis , Subpulmonic pleural fluid , Subphrenic Hematoma , Other causes of abdominal mass , Obesity |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
References
- ↑ Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016