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)
Bone Pain
Bowel Habits_Change
Breathlessness (See Dyspnea)
Breast Mass Breast Mass
Brown, Urine

Bruising, Easy


BUN, Elevated
Burn

Carbon Dioxide, End Tidal Increased	Concentration, Poor
Café-Au-Lait Spots	Collapse, Sudden
	Colonic Endoluminal Mass
	Colonic Polyps
Calcium, Elevated Serum Ionized	Coma
Cervical Cytology, Abnormal	Conformity to Social Norms and Laws, Lack of
Chest Pain	Confusion
Chills	Congestion, Nasal
Cholelithiasis, Asymptomatic	Consciousness, Transient Loss of
Cholesterol, High Total Blood	Constipation
Clubbing	Cough
	Cramps, Muscle
	Creatinine, Elevated

Deficit, Neurologic	Dizziness
Deafness
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
Erection, Painful (See Priapism)
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	High Blood Pressure	Hypogastric Pain
Hair Loss	HIV ELISA, Positive
Headache	Hoarseness	Hyponatremia
Hearing Loss	HIV RNA Test, Positive	Hypophosphatemia
Hearing, Decreased
Heart Beat, Irregular	Hypercalcemia
Heartburn	Hyperglycemia
Heart Murmur	Hyperkalemia	Hyporeflexia
Hematemesis	Hyperphos Hyperkalemia phatemia	Hypotension
Hematocrit, Elevated (see Hemoglobin, Elevated)
Hematochezia	Hyperpigmentation
Hematoma, Femoral Puncture Site	Hypertension (See Blood Pressure, Elevated)
Hematuria	Hyperthermia
Heme Positive Urine Dipstick	Hypocalcemia
Hemianopsia	Hyperglycemia
Hemiparesis	Hypoglycemia
Hemoglobin, Elevated	Hypokalemia
Hemoglobin, Low (See Anemia)	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

	Liver Enzymes, Elevated
Lactate Level, Elevated	Low Back Pain
Leg Pain (See Pain, Leg)	Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Cholesterol, Elevated Lump
Leg Swelling	Lump, Back of Wrist
Lesion, Skin	Lump. Skin
Lethargy (See Fatigue)	Lymphadenopathy
Lightheadedness	Lymph Nodes, Enlarged (See Lymphadenopathy)
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
Nipple Discharge
Nocturia
Nodule, Solitary Pulmonar Nodule, Thyroid
Nose, Runny
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
Redness Eye	Rhinitis

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

S3 Gallop
S4
Salicylate Overdose
Sad, Feeling (SeeDepressed Mood)
Satiety, Early	Skin, Pale (See Pale Skin)
Scrotal Pain	Smell, Loss of
Seizures
Sexual Desire, Difficulty
Shakiness	Sneezing Sneezing
Shivering
Shoulder Pain
Shock
Shortness of Breath (See Dyspnea)
	Solitary Pulmonary Nodule

Skin, Dry	Sore Throat
	Soreness, Leg (See Pain, Leg)
Skin Itchy (See Pruritus)	Splenomegaly Splenomegaly
	Sputum, Blood Tinged (See Hemoptysis) Hemoptysis
Skin Lesion	Stature, Short
	Steatorrhea
	Stiffness
	Stiffness, Joint
	Stuffy Nose (See Congestion, Nasal)
	Stridor
	Substernal Burning (see Heartburn)

Sleepiness, Daytime	Collapse, Sudden
Skin Lesion	Sugar, Fasting Blood
	Suspiciousness	Swelling, Joint
Sleepiness, Excessive	Swallowing, Difficulty	Swelling, Leg
		Swelling, Neck
	Sweating, Excessive	Swelling, Tongue, Lips, Mouth
	Sweats, Night	Syncope
	Swelling_Abdominal (See: Abdominal Distention)

Tachycardia		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

	Upper Extremity Pain
	Urethral Discharge
	Urgency, Urinary
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 (See Collapse, Sudden)
Upper Extremity Pain	Uterine Bleeding, Abnormal
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