Diagnostic considerations - dangerous conditions, pitfalls, etc Flashcards

1
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Fever + Rigors + Hypotension

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Consider septicemia

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2
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Fever + Vomiting + Headache

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Meningitis

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3
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Fatigue + Dizziness +/ Syncope

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Cardiac Arrhythmias

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4
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Fever + Drooling + Stridor (child)

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Epiglottitis

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5
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Headache + Vomiting + Altered state of consciousness

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Subarachnoid Haemorrhage

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6
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Abdominal pain + Amenorrhoea + Vaginal Bleeding

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Ectopic Pregnancy

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7
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Fatigue + SOB on exertion + Dizziness

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Cardiomyopathy - e.g. HF

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8
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Fatigue + Weight Loss + Diarrhoea

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Coeliac Disease

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9
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Anorexia/nausea + Fecal leaking + Abdo bloating

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Fecal Impaction

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10
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Abdo cramps + Flatulence + Profuse Diarrhoea

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Giardiasis

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11
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Lethargy + Tiredness + Arthralgia

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Hemochromatosis

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12
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Aching bones + Waddling Gait + Deafness

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Paget Disease

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13
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Malaise + Cough + Fever (+/- erythema nodosum)

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Sarcoidosis or TB

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14
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Fever + Sore Throat + Cervical Lymphadenopathy

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EB Mononucleosis

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15
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Polyuria + Polydipsia + Skin/orifice infections

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DM

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16
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Fever of unknown origin + Cariac murmur + Embolic phenomena

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Infective Endocarditis

17
Q

Fatigue + Polyarthritis + Fever or skin lesiona

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SLE

18
Q

Loin pain + Hematuria + Palpable loin mass

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Kidney carcinoma

19
Q

Malaise + Unexplained weight loss + cough

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Lung carcinoma

20
Q

Fever + Myalgia/Headache + non-productive cough

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Atypical Pneumonia

21
Q

Fever + Myalgia/Headache + Productive Cough

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Pneumonia

22
Q

Malaise + Night sweats + painless lymphadenopathy

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Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

23
Q

Arthralgia + Reynold phenomena + GORD (+/- skin changes)

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Systemic sclerosis

24
Q

Fatigue + Headache + Jaw Claudication

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Temporal Arteritis

25
Q

Weakness + Back pain + Weight loss

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Multiple Myeloma

26
Q

Lethargy + Constipation + Physical/Mental Slowing

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Hypothyroidism