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
Altered Mental Status
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
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

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		Hypogastric Pain
Hair Loss		Hypotension
Headache	HIV ELISA, Positive
Heartburn	Hoarseness
Heart Murmur	HIV RNA Test, Positive
Hematemesis	Hyperkalemia
Hematochezia	Hyperphosphatemia
	Hyperpigmentation
	Hypertension
Hematuria	Hyperthermia
Heme Positive Urine Dipstick	Hypocalcemia
Hemiparesis	Hypoglycemia
Hemoglobin, Elevated	Hypokalemia
Hemoglobin, Low	Hypomagnesemia
Hemoptysis

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

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

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


Nasal Congestion Congestion, Nasal
Nausea and Vomiting Nausea and Vomiting


Neck Pain
Night Sweats
Nose, Stuffy

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
Tachypnea	Tiredness (See Fatigue)
Tearing
Temperature 40°C or Greater	Transient Loss of Consciousness
	Trauma, Head
Testicular Mass	Trauma, Multiple
Thrombocytosis (see Platelets Increased)	Trauma, Severe (See Multitple Trauma)
	Tremor
	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 Vaginal Discharge Vaginal Discharge
Vertigo
Vision, Blurry
Vision, Double (See Diplopia)
Vision Loss
Visual Impairment
Voiding, Difficulty

Weakness, Generalized	Weakness, Facial Muscle (See Facial Droop)
Reduced ability to exercise Fatigue Lightheadedness Dizziness Shortness of breath Chest pain	Weakness, Muscle
	Weakness, Restricted Distribution
	Weakness, Sudden
	Weight Gain, Unexplained

	Weight Loss
	Weight, Increased, Child
	Wheezing
	Winged Scapula
	Wound
	Wrist Pain

Adult

Gums Bleeding

Injured, Multiply

Mass, Neck

Mass, Testicular

Retardation, Mental