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Differential diagnosis checklist

"I VINDICATE AIDS":
Idiopathic
Vascular
Infectious
Neoplastic
Degenerative
Inflammatory
Congenital
Autoimmune
Traumatic
Endocrinal and metabolic
Allergic
Iatrogenic
Drugs
Social
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---Michael A. Chaplin SUNY-HSCB Downstate College of Medicine

Symptom sieve

"TIN CAN BED DIP POG":
Trauma
Infection
Neoplasm
Cardiac
Autoimmune
Neurological
Blood/ Bone
Endocrine
Disintegration/ Degeneration
Drugs
Iatrogenic/ Idiopathic
Psychological
Paediatric
Obstetric
Gynaecological
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---Anonymous Contributor

Short statue causes

RETARD HEIGHT:
Rickets
Endocrine (cretinism, hypopituitarism, Cushing's)
Turner syndrome
Achondroplasia
Respiratory(suppurative lung disease)
Down syndrome
Hereditary
Environmental (postirradiation, postinfectious)
IUGR
GI (malabsorption)
Heart (congenital heart disease)
Tilted backbone (scoliosis)
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---Lau Yue Young Geoffrey Medical Student '03, Hong Kong University

Differential diagnosis

CIMETIDINE:
Congenital
Infection/ Inflammatory
Metabolic
Endocrine
Trauma
Iatrogenic
Degenerative
Idiopathic
Neoplastic
Everything else
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---Chng Chiaw Ling NUS, Singapore

Sign vs. symptom

Remember Ace of Base's song that goes like this:
"I Saw the Sign, and it opened up my eyes".
The physician sees the signs.
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---Lee

Systems review: systems checklist

I PUNCH EAR:
Integumental
Pulmonary
Urogenital
Nervous
Cardiovascular
Hematolymphoid
Endocrine
Alimentary
Reproductive
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---Beth Ann Young and Robert O'Connor Kent State Univeristy, Nursing Student and University College Dublin

History taking -past medical history

ABCDEFGHI:
Asthma
Blood pressure (say: 'blood pressure problems')
CVA (say: 'stroke')
Diabetes mellitus (say: 'diabetes')
Epilepsy
Fever, rheumatic
Gastrointestinal (jaundice)
Heart attack
Infection (TB)
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---Dave Gale Sheffield University Medical School

Past medical history (PMH)

VAMP THIS:
Vices (tobacco, alcohol, other drugs, sexual risks)
Allergies
Medications
Preexisting medical conditions
Trauma
Hospitalizations
Immunizations
Surgeries
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---Michael Waddell University of Wisconsin Medical School

Patient profile (PP)

LADDERS:
Living situation/ Lifestyle
Anxiety
Depression
Daily activities (describe a typical day)
Environmental risks/ Exposure
Relationships
Support system/ Stress
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---Michael Waddell University of Wisconsin Medical School

Family history (FH)

BALD CHASM:
Blood pressure (high)
Arthritis
Lung disease
Diabetes
Cancer
Heart disease
Alcoholism
Stroke
Mental health disorders (depression, etc.)
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---Michael Waddell University of Wisconsin Medical School