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Essential Lists of Differential Diagnoses for MRCP
with Diagnostic Hints
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Differential diagnosis texts for the MRCP can overload candidates with detailed information, making revision seem difficult and overwhelming. In contrast, this book avoids exhaustive lists of often rare causes and concentrates instead on a maximum of five of the most common causes in terms of prevalence for each scenario, making revision more structured and manageable. The book includes diagnostic hints - clinical or lab clues that point towards a specific diagnosis - and a unique chapter on key ECG causes and features. Although primarily intended for MRCP Part I & II and FCPS (Pakistan) Part II candidates, this book will also be useful for undergraduate students preparing for finals.
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1 General physical examination
Thin, wasted, cachectic:
- 1 Low calorie intake (d/t anorexia nervosa; alcoholism; drug abuse; prolonged systemic illness, e.g. COPD).
- 2 Tuberculosis.
- 3 Malignancy.
- 4 Thyrotoxicosis.
- 5 AIDS.
Fingernail abnormalities:
- 1 Clubbing. Acute/chronic paronychia.
- 2 Nail fold infarcts (d/t vasculitis).
- 3 Lines (Beauâs; longitudinal; Muehrckeâs; Meeâs; Terryâs).
- 4 Splinter haemorrhages.
- 5 Yellow nails.
- 6 Nail pitting.
- 7 Koilonychia.
- 8 Onycholysis.
- 9 Onychomadesis (shedding of nail).
Clubbing:
- 1 Respiratory disease (malignancy; infection [lung abscess, empyema]; bronchiectasis; fibrosing alveolitis).
- 2 Cardiac disease (congenital cyanotic heart disease [Fallotâs tetralogy, transposition of the great arteries]; acyanotic heart disease, i.e. PDA with âreversal of shuntâ [clubbing only in the toes]; infective endocarditis).
- 3 Subclavian artery aneurysm (clubbing is unilateral).
- 4 GIT disease (cirrhosis; PBC; IBD; malabsorption â coeliac disease, Whippleâs disease).
Cyanosis (non-oxygenated Hb >5 g/dL):
- 1 Peripheral cyanosis:1
- a Shock (hypovolaemic; cardiogenic; septic d/t gram-negative organisms usually).
- b Cold weather (Raynaudâs phenomenon).
- c Arterial/venous occlusion (d/t atheroma or small-vessel disease in diabetes).
- 2 Central cyanosis:2
- a Respiratory failure.
- b Congenital heart disease (Fallotâs tetralogy; transposition of the great arteries; PDA with reversal of shunt/Eisenmengerâs syndrome [â differential cyanosis]; tricuspid atresia; Ebsteinâs anomaly; pulmonary AV fistula).
- c Haemoglobin abnormalities:
- i Methaemoglobinaemia (congenital; acquired â drugs like nitrates and sulfonamides).
- ii Sulphaemoglobinaemia (drugs like nitrates and sulfonamides).
- iii Hb M disease.
- iv NADH diaphorase.
Signs of dehydration:
- 1 â skin elasticity.
- 2 Rapid, low-volume (thready) pulse.
- 3 â BP (postural or persistent hypotension).
- 4 Sunken eyes.
- 5 Dry tongue.
- 6 â urine output.
Koilonychia:
- 1 Iron-deficiency anaemia.
- 2 Rarely d/t IHD/syphilis.
Onycholysis:
- 1 Psoriasis.
- 2 Hyperthyroidism.
Beauâs lines (transverse furrows):
- 1 Any severe illness.
Onychomadesis (shedding of nail):
- 1 Any severe illness.
Longitudinal lines:
- 1 Lichen planus.
- 2 Alopecia areata.
- 3 Darierâs disease.
Muehrckeâs lines (white-coloured paired parallel transverse bands):
- 1 Hypoalbuminaemia.
Meeâs lines (single, white transverse band):
- 1 Organ failure (heart/renal).
- 2 Hodgkinâs lymphoma.
- 3 Arsenic poisoning.
Nail pitting:
- 1 Psoriasis.
- 2 Alopecia areata.
Yellow nails:
- 1 Bronchiectasis.
- 2 Hypoalbuminaemia.
- 3 Lymphoedema.
Terryâs nails (nail tips having dark pink or brown bands):
- 1 Old age (>75 yr).
- 2 CCF.
- 3 Cirrhosis of liver.
- 4 DM.
- 5 Malignancy.
Nail fold infarcts (d/t vasculitis) â dark blue-black areas in the nail folds:
- 1 SLE.
- 2 Subacute bacterial endocarditis (Oslerâs nodes).
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Contributors
- About the author
- 1 General physical examination
- 2 Cardiology
- 3 ECG
- 4 Pulmonology
- 5 Gastroenterology and hepatology
- 6 Neurology
- 7 Haematology
- 8 Nephrology
- 9 Endocrinology
- 10 Infectious diseases
- 11 Clinical pharmacology
- 12 Rheumatology
- 13 Dermatology
- 14 Ophthalmology
- 15 Psychiatry
- 16 Ear, nose and throat (ENT)
- 17 Obstetrics and gynaecology
- 18 Paediatrics
- 19 Procedures
- 20 Miscellaneous
- Acronyms
- Index