These can occur with or without underlying ascites:
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Cirrhosis — Distended Abdominal Veins
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- Contact Lens Pain
- Conversion Reaction (as cause of LOC)
- Corneal Abrasion
- Corneal Ulcer / Keratitis
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Throat Infection (causing pharyngitis)
- Depression
- Deviated Nasal Septum
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis (causing abdominal pain)
- Diphtheria
- Discoid Lupus
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- Dissociative State
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- Ear Conditions (as causes of Vertigo)
- Ectopic Pregnancy / Threatened Abortion
- Emphysema
- Endocarditis (as cause of Arthralgias)
- Epidural Compression (abscess or metastasis)
- Epidural Hematoma
- Episcleritis
- Esophageal cause of Chest Pain
- Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
- Female-Pattern Hair Loss
- First Episode of Recurrent Headache
- Folic Acid (Folate) Deficiency [in anemia]
- Folliculitis
- Folliculitis / Cellulitis Scalp (causing hair loss)
- Foreign Body Aspiration
- Furuncle (as cause of ear pain)
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis — NOT !!!!!
- GERD (as cause of Chronic Cough)
- GERD (as cause of chronic Sore Throat)
- GERD (as cause of Epigastric Pain)
- Gonorrheal Conjunctivitis
- Gonorrheal Pharyngitis
- Gout
- Granulomatous Disorders (Nose)
- Hair Loss — [very] Rare Causes
- Heart Failure
- Heart Failure – Acute (as cause of severe SOB)
- Hemolytic Anemia
- Hepatitis (acute)
- Hepatitis B (arthralgias)
- Hepatitis C (arthralgias)
- Hernia
- Hernia – Strangulated
- Herniated Disk
- Herpes Simplex Pharyngitis
- Herpes Zoster (Shingles)
- Herpes Zoster Oticus (8th Cranial Nerve)
- HIV & Chronic Diarrhea
- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- Hypertension as Cause of Headache
- Hyperventilation (as cause of LOC)
- Hypothyroidism (as cause of Anemia)
- Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (as cause of arthritis)
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Influenza & Other Febrile Illnesses (as cause of H/A)
- Influenza (& other Lower Respiratory Tract Viruses)
- Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)
- Intestinal Ischemia / Thrombosis
- Intra-Abdominal Disease (as cause of low back pain)
- Iritis / Uveitis
- Iron Deficiency
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) & Abdominal Pain
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) & Diarrhea
- Irritating Symptom Elsewhere
- Labyrinthine Concussion
- Lactose Intolerance
- Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (?!?)
- Lead Poisoning (as cause of anemia)
- Lice — Pubic Lice
- Lice — Body Lice
- Liver Disease as cause of Macrocytosis (MCV >100 fL)
- Lung Cancer (as cause of Chest Pain)
- Lung Cancer (as cause of Chronic Cough)
- Lyme Arthritis
- Lyme Disease (& W/U of Facial Palsy)
- Lyme Disease Overview (with focus on Facial Palsy)
- Lyme Disease Overview (with focus on joints)
- Malabsorption
- Male-Pattern Hair Loss
- Mania — DSM-4 Criteria
- Mass Lesions (as cause of Chronic H/A)
- Mastocytosis
- Mastoiditis (as cause of Ear Pain)
- Medications (as cause of high MCV)
- Medications (causing chronic diarrhea)
- Medications / Drugs / Toxins (as cause of H/A)
- Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome
- Meniere’s Disease
- Meningitis & CNS Infections
- Migraine
- Migrainous Vertigo
- Mittelschmerz and Dysmenorrhea
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Mononucleosis
- Multiple Sclerosis (as cause of Vertigo)
- Muscle Strain (abdominal)
- Mycoplasma Pharyngitis [??]
- Myelodysplasia (as cause of high MCV)
- Myocardial Ischemia / Acute M.I. (as cause of SOB)
- Narrow-Angle Glaucoma
- Nasal Causes of Headache
- Nasal Foreign Body
- Nasal Lesions (acute)
- Nasal Polyps
- Nasal Tumors
- Neck Strain or Sprain (as cause of H/A)
- Neurosarcoidosis
- Neutropenia (as cause of Sore Throat)
- Optic Neuritis
- Osteoarthritis (OA)
- Otitis Externa
- Otitis Media
- Ovarian Disease
- Pancreatitis
- Paraneoplastic Syndrome (presenting with Arthralgias)
- Parasites (Intestinal)
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
- Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)
- Perforated Nasal Septum
- Pericarditis
- Perilymphatic Fistula
- Peritonitis
- Peritonsillar Abscess (PTA)
- Pertussis
- Pheochromocytoma
- Physiologic Headache
- Pleural Effusion
- Pleurisy / Pleuritis
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonia (as cause of Chest Pain)
- Pneumonia (as cause of Dyspnea)
- Pneumonia (causing Abd. Pain)
- Pneumonia Guidelines
- Pneumothorax
- Post-Cholecystectomy Diarrhea
- Post-Viral Bronchospasm
- Primary (Acute) HIV
- Primary HIV (as a cause of Facial Palsy)
- Pseudogout
- Psoriasis (as cause of hair loss)
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Pterygium (Inflamed)
- Pulmonary Embolism (as cause of Acute Dyspnea)
- Pulmonary Embolism (as cause of Chest Pain)
- Pyelonephritis vs. Renal Colic
- Rabies (as cause of Pharyngitis)
- Reactive Arthritis
- Recurrent Corneal Abrasion
- Relapsing Polychondritis
- Renal Infarct
- Rheumatic Fever
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
- Rhinitis Medicamentosa
- Rib Fracture (Pathologic)
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
- Sarcoidosis (as cause of arthritis)
- Scabies
- Scleritis
- Scleroderma
- Seborrheic Dermatitis (cause of hair loss)
- Secondary Syphilis (as cause of Pharyngitis)
- Seizure (Complex Partial)
- Seizure (Generalized) — causing recent LOC
- Sepsis (presenting as Acute SOB)
- Septic Arthritis
- Shock (as cause of acute, severe SOB)
- Sideroblastic Anemia
- Sinusitis (Acute)
- Sjögren’s Syndrome (SS)
- Space-Occupying Lesions
- Special Headaches
- Spinal Stenosis
- Still’s Disease — Adult
- Strain / Sprain (Low Back)
- Strep Throat
- Stroke (as cause of Vertigo)
- Stroke with Facial Palsy
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Subconjunctival Hemorrhage
- Syncope
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus; SLE)
- T.I.A. of Brainstem / Cerebellum (as cause of Vertigo)
- TB / Fungal Arthritis
- Telogen Effluvium
- Temporal Arteritis
- Temporal-Mandibular Joint Syndrome (“TMJ”)
- Tension Headache
- Testicular Disease
- Thalassemia Minor (Trait)
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
- TIA (basilar artery) — as [rare] cause of recent LOC
- Tinea Capitus
- Tinea Corporis (Ringworm)
- Tracheal Disease
- Tracheitis
- Traction Alopecia
- Transient Global Amnesia
- Tricotillomania
- Tularemia (as cause of Pharyngitis)
- Urticaria
- Uterine Conditions (as cause of Abdominal Pain)
- Vasculitis (presenting with Arthralgias)
- Vertebral Artery Dissection
- Viral Conjunctivitis
- Viral Pharyngitis
- Vitamin B12 Deficiency
- von Willebrand Disease
- XtraMisc.
- “NOS” = “Not Otherwise Specified”
- “Zebras”
- 2-Step Tuberculin Testing (aka “Booster Testing”)
- 24-Hour Urinalysis
- Afferent Pupillary Defect (“APD”)
- Anecdote (“constipado”)
- Antibiotic Doses
- Auras (before Seizures)
- BCG Vaccine
- Calculating Serum Globulins
- Chief Complaint
- Cirrhosis — Distended Abdominal Veins
- Clinical Clues to Undiagnosed HIV Infection
- Coronary Risk Factors
- Dix-Hallpike Test (for Vertigo)
- Eating Disorders — Screening Tools
- Eosinophilia
- Epley Maneuver (to treat Vertigo)
- Factitious Motor Weakness
- Hair Loss — Pictures
- Hairy Leukoplakia
- Hb Electrophoresis in ß-Thal + Iron Deficiency: Example
- Hepatitis A, B, C — Natural History
- HIV — Oral Manifestations
- HIV — Some Rashes
- Horrible Practice
- Horror Story
- Isoniazid (INH) for Latent TB Infection
- Koplik’s Spots
- Left Supraclavicular Node
- Microbiology — (very) Brief Review
- Mini-Cog Test for Dementia
- Mini-Mental Status Lawsuit ???
- MRI — Contraindications
- Percussing the Abdomen
- Pinhole !
- Postural Vital Signs
- R/O Stroke in Patient w/ Active Vertigo
- Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease
- ß-Thalassemia & co-existing Iron Deficiency
- Sad Story
- Scabies — Some Pictures
- Schober Test (for Ankylosing Spondylitis)
- Screening Low-Prevalence Populations — DON’T !!!
- Spider Angiomata
- Suicide — Assessing Potential Lethality
- Syphilis — Some Manifestations
- TB – Chest X-Rays
- Thalassemia and Genetic Implications in Pregnancy
- Thrush
- Thyroid Disorders — Symptoms
- Thyroid Physiology — Feedback Loops
- Tricuspid Regurgitation (TR)
- Tuning Fork Tests — Weber & Rinne
- Unethical (?) Anecdote
- Reference Tables (scroll)
- Abdominal Pain
- Anemia
- Arthralgias / Arthritis
- Back Pain
- Bell’s Palsy
- Bruising / Bleeding
- Chest Pain
- Cough
- Depression
- Diarrhea
- Dyspnea
- Dysuria
- Ear Pain
- Edema
- Eye
- Fatigue / “Weakness”
- Fever
- H.I.V. — Case Finding & Diagnosis
- Hair Loss
- Headache
- Hepatitis
- Hypertension — 2º Causes
- Infectious Diseases (Bugs & Drugs)
- Loss of Consciousness (LOC)
- Musculoskeletal Structures (how to distinguish)
- Nasal Congestion
- Nausea / Vomiting
- Pruritis (Itching) — Diffuse
- Sore Throat
- Syphilis
- Thyroid
- Tuberculosis
- Vertigo
- Weight Gain
- Weight Loss
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