Making the Diagnosis and Management

Symptons, Signs, and Clinical Findings are in each Alphabet Box below. Each is linked to its respective Definition/Description, Pathogenesis, Causes, Management, and Determination of its Cause.

A1C, Elevated	Anal Area, Itchy
Abdominal Aneurysm, Incidental Finding	Anasarca
Abdominal Distention	Anemia
Abdominal Mass (See Mass, Abdomen)	Anuria

Abdominal Pain	Aphasia
Abdominal Swelling ( See Abdominal Distention)	Appetite, Loss of
Aches, Body	Appetite, Poor (See Appetite, Loss of)
Acid-Base Disorder	Arrhythmia
Aggressive Behavior	Arthralgia, Knee (See Pain, Knee)
Agitation	Aspirin Overdose
Agnosia	Ataxia
Altered Mental Status	Attention Deficit
Amenorrhea

Back Pain, Low
Bladder Pain (see Hypogastric Pain)
Bite, Dog
Bleeding
Blood Pressure, High
Blood in the Stools (See Hematochezia)

Breathlessness (See Dyspnea)
Breast Mass





BUN, Elevated
Burn

Carbon Dioxide, End Tidal Increased
Cervical Cytology, Abnormal

Chest Pain
Chills
Cholelithiasis, Asymptomatic
Cholesterol, High Total Blood
Clubbing
Collapse, Sudden
Coma
Concentration, Poor
Conformity to Social Norms and Laws, Lack of
Confusion
Congestion, Nasal
Consciousness, Transient Loss of
Constipation
Cough
Cramps, Muscle
Creatinine, Elevated

Deficit, Neurologic	Dizziness
Dehydration	Dog Bite
Delirium	Double Vision (see Diplopia)
Delusion
Dementia	Droop, Facial
Depressed Mood	Drowsiness (See Mental Status, Altered)
Diarrhea	Dysmenorrhea Dysmenorrhea
Difficulty of Speech	Dyspepsia (See Epigastric Abdominal Pain)
Diplopia	Dyspnea
Discharge, Urethral	Dysphagia
Discoloration, Cutaneous (see Hyperpigmentation)	Dysuria
Distension, Abdominal
Distress, Respiratory (see Dyspnea)

Edema
Elevated Body Temperature
	Exercise Tolerance, Decreased
Epistaxis	Extremity Pain, Upper
Emesis, Bilious	Eye, Pain


Epigastric Pain (See Indigestion)
Eosinophilia
Erectile Dysfunction
Eschar, Black

Facial Pain (see Pain, Facial)
Fatigue
Fever
Fingers, Stiffness
Flank Pain
Foamy Urine
Frequency, Urinary
Full, Feeling
Funguria
Fussiness

Gait, Abnormal	Gynecomastia (see Breast Mass, Palpable)
Galatorrhea
Gallstones, Incidental Finding, Asymptomatic
Gastroesophageal Reflux, Infant
Genital Ulcer
GFR Decline
Glucose, Plasma Random Elevated
Glycosuria Glycosuria
Goiter
Groin Pain
Growth Curve, Abnormal
Guiac Positive, Stool
Gums Bleeding

Habitus, Asthenic	HIV ELISA, Positive	Hypogastric Pain
Hair Loss	Hoarseness
Headache	HIV RNA Test, Positive	Hyponatremia
Heartburn		Hypophosphatemia

	Hypercalcemia
	Hyperglycemia
Heart Murmur	Hyperkalemia	Hyporeflexia
Hematemesis	Hyperphos Hyperkalemia phatemia	Hypotension
Hematocrit, Elevated (see Hemoglobin, Elevated)
Hematochezia	Hyperpigmentation
Hematoma, Femoral Puncture Site	Hypertension
Hematuria	Hyperthermia
Heme Positive Urine Dipstick	Hypocalcemia
Hemianopsia	Hyperglycemia
Hemiparesis	Hypoglycemia
Hemoglobin, Elevated	Hypokalemia
Hemoglobin, Low	Hypomagnesemia
Hemoptysis

Impotence (See Erectile Dysfunction)
Incontinence, Urinary Incontinence, Urinary	Injury, Head
Indigestion
Insomnia
Intestinal obstruction
Interest, Loss
Itchy Skin (see Pruritus)
Itching, Anal
Injuries, Multiple

Lactate Level, Elevated	Low Back Pain
Leg Pain (See Pain, Leg)
Leg Swelling
Lesion, Skin
Lethargy (See Fatigue)
Lightheadedness
Lip Blisters
Lip Sores

Malaise
Malrotation, Intestinal	Multiple Injuries
Mammogram, Abnormal	Murmur, Heart
Mass, Breast	Muscle Aches (See: Aches, Body)
Mass, Neck	Muscle Cramps
Mass, Pulsatile Abdomen	Muscle Weakness
Mass, Testicular
Melena
Melenemesis
Memory Loss
Menstrual Cramps
Mental Retardation
Mental Status, Altered
Microcephaly


Nasal Congestion Congestion, Nasal

Nausea and Vomiting

Neck Pain
Night Sweats
Nose, Stuffy

Occult Blood Stool, Positive	Oliguria	Overweight
Odor, Sweet, Iinfant's' Urine	Opacity, Lens
Odynophagia	Overdose, Drug

Rash Rash	Restlessness (See Anxiety; ) See Also Agitation
Rectal Bleeding (See Hematochyzia)	Retardation, Mental
Red Eye	Rhinitis

Regurgitation Regurgitation	Rhinorrhea (SeeRunny Nose )
Respiratory Distress (see Dyspnea)	Right Flank Pain
Responsiveness, Loss	Ring, Rusty Brown, Cornea
	Runny Nose

Tachycardia	Thyroid Nodule	Tingling
Tachypnea	Tiredness (See Fatigue)	Tinnitus
Tearing		Tongue Lesion
Temperature 40°C or Greater		Tongue, Smooth
		Tongue, Swelling
Testicular Mass		Transient Loss of Consciousness
Thrombocytosis (see Platelets Increased)		Trauma, Head
		Trauma, Multiple
		Trauma, Neck
		Trauma, Severe (See Multitple Trauma)
	Thrombocytopenia	Tremor
	Thyroid Nodule	Trismus

Ulcer, Genital	Urine, Brown
Ulcer, Mouth	Urine, Foamy
Ulcer, Penis	Urine Output, Diminished (see Oliguria)
Unconcious Patient (See Sudden Collapse)	Urine Output, Low (see Oliguria)
Unresponsive
Upper Extremity Pain
Urinary Frequency

Vaginal Bleeding	Vomiting

Vaginal Discharge
Vertigo
Vision, Blurry
Vision, Double (See Diplopia)
Vision Loss
Visual Impairment
Voiding, Difficulty

Weakness, Generalized	Weakness, Facial Muscle (See Facial Droop)
	Weakness, Muscle
	Weakness, Restricted Distribution
	Weakness, Sudden
	Weight Gain, Unexplained
	Weight Loss

	Weight, Increased, Child
	Wheezing
	Winged Scapula
	Wound
	Wrist Pain

Adult

Gums Bleeding

Mass, Neck

Mass, Testicular

Retardation, Mental