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==''WikiDoc Differential Diagnosis Project'' — Mission Statement==
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==Overview==


Differential diagnosis is the process of distinguishing a particular disease or condition from others that present with similar clinical features.
Differential diagnosis is the process of distinguishing a particular disease or condition from others that present with similar clinical features.


A differential diagnostic procedure is generally a systematic diagnostic method used in each individual patient based on their specific condition to identify the presence of a disease entity where multiple alternatives are possible. This method is essentially a process of elimination or at least a process of obtaining information that shrinks the "probabilities" of candidate conditions to negligible levels, by using evidences such as symptoms, patient history, and medical knowledge.
A differential diagnostic procedure is generally a systematic diagnostic method used in each individual patient based on their specific condition to identify the presence of a disease entity where multiple alternatives are possible. This method is essentially a process of elimination or at least a process of obtaining information that shrinks the "probabilities" of candidate conditions to negligible levels, by using evidence such as symptoms, patient history, and medical knowledge.


The ''Differential Diagnosis Project'' aims to integrate current body of medical literature in the new era of differential diagnosis into conjoined, systematic pages where the availability of comparing between different possibilities be possible for diagnostician, in conformity with practice guidelines, consensus statements, systematic reviews, and expert opinions.
The ''Differential Diagnosis Project'' aims to integrate the current body of medical literature in the new era of differential diagnosis into conjoined, systematic pages where the availability of comparing between different possibilities be possible for diagnostician, in conformity with practice guidelines, consensus statements, systematic reviews, and expert opinions.


Educational content provided herein is not intended to supplant but supplement clinical judgment. In light of the variability in epidemiological contexts and resources available to diagnose a disease, adjustment in diagnostic approach may be required to optimize patient care.
Educational content provided herein is not intended to supplant but supplement clinical judgment. In light of the variability in epidemiological contexts and resources available to diagnose a disease, adjustment in diagnostic approach may be required to optimize patient care.
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All information is provided for educational purposes only. The content provided herein is not intended to supplant but supplement clinical judgment.
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== A ==
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* '''''[[Abdominal pain, diarrhea and GI bleeding]]'''''
* '''''[[Abdominal pain, diarrhea and GI bleeding]]'''''
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Abnormalities in micturition'''</strong>
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* '''''[[Abnormalities in micturition]]'''''
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* [[Abscess#Differential diagnosis|'''''Abscess''''']]
* [[Abscess#Differential diagnosis|'''''Abscess''''']]
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Acidosis'''</strong>
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* '''''[[Metabolic acidosis differential diagnosis|Metabolic acidosis]]'''''
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* '''''[[High anion gap metabolic acidosis differential diagnosis|High anion gap metabolic acidosis]]'''''
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* '''''[[High osmolar gap metabolic acidosis differential diagnosis|High osmolar gap metabolic acidosis]]'''''
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* '''''[[Metabolic acidosis and lactic acidosis differential diagnosis|Metabolic acidosis and lactic acidosis]]'''''
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* '''''[[Respiratory acidosis differential diagnosis|Respiratory acidosis]]'''''
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Alkalosis'''</strong>
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* '''''[[Metabolic alkalosis differential diagnosis|Metabolic alkalosis]]'''''
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* '''''[[Respiratory alkalosis#Differential Diagnosis|Respiratory alkalosis]]'''''
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
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* '''[[Hemolytic anemia differential diagnosis|''Hemolytic anemia'']]'''
* '''''[[Anemia#Differentiating Anemia from Other Diseases|Anemia]]'''''
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* '''''[[Microcytic anemia#Differentiating Microcytic Anemia from Other Diseases|Microcytic anemia]]'''''
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* '''''[[Normocytic anemia#Differentiating Normocytic Anemia from Other Diseases|Normocytic anemia]]'''''
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* '''''[[Macrocytic anemia differential diagnosis|Macrocytic anemia]]'''''
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* '''''[[Hypochromic anemia#Differentiating Hypochromic Anemia from Other Diseases|Hypochromic anemia]]'''''
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* '''''[[Normochromic anemia#Differentiating Normochromic Anemia from Other Diseases|Normochromic anemia]]'''''
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* '''''[[Anisochromic anemia#Differentiating Anisochromic Anemia from Other Diseases|Anisochromic anemia]]'''''
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* '''''[[Hemolytic anemia differential diagnosis|Hemolytic anemia]]'''''
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* '''''[[Anemia with intrinsic hemolysis#Differentiating Anemia with intrinsic hemolysis from Other Diseases|Anemia with intrinsic hemolysis]]'''''
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* '''''[[Anemia with extrinsic hemolysis#Differentiating Anemia with extrinsic hemolysis from Other Diseases|Anemia with extrinsic hemolysis]]'''''
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* '''''[[Anemia with low reticulocytosis#Differentiating Anemia with low reticulocytosis from Other Diseases|Anemia with low reticulocytosis]]'''''
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* '''''[[Anemia with normal reticulocytosis#Differentiating Anemia with normal reticulocytosis from Other Diseases|Anemia with normal reticulocytosis]]'''''
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* '''''[[Anemia with high reticulocytosis#Differentiating Anemia with high reticulocytosis from Other Diseases|Anemia with high reticulocytosis]]'''''
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* [[Back pain red flags|'''''Back pain exhibiting "red flags"''''']]
* [[Back pain red flags|'''''Back pain exhibiting "red flags"''''']]
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Bleeding diathesis'''</strong>
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* '''''[[Bleeding diathesis#Differentiating Bleeding Disorders from Other Diseases|Bleeding diathesis]]'''''
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
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* '''''[[VIPoma differential diagnosis|Chronic watery diarrhea]]'''''
* '''''[[VIPoma differential diagnosis|Chronic watery diarrhea]]'''''
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Coagulopathy'''</strong>
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* '''''[[Coagulopathy#Differential Diagnosis of Coagulopathy|Coagulopathy]]'''''
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
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== E ==
== E ==
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Electrolyte imbalance'''</strong>
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* '''''[[Hyperkalemia differential diagnosis|Hyperkalemia]]'''''
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* '''''[[Differentiating etiologies of Hypernatremia|Hypernatremia]]'''''
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* '''''[[Hypokalemia differential diagnosis|Hypokalemia]]'''''
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* '''''[[Hyponatremia differential diagnosis|Hyponatremia]]'''''
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Esophageal web'''</strong>
| <strong>'''Esophageal web'''</strong>
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* '''[[Gastroesophageal reflux disease differential diagnosis|''Dysphagia, odynophagia, and heart burn'']]'''
* '''[[Gastroesophageal reflux disease differential diagnosis|''Dysphagia, odynophagia, and heart burn'']]'''
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Glomerular disease'''</strong>
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* '''''[[Glomerular disease#Differential Diagnosis|Glomerular disease]]'''''
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== H ==
== H ==
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Hypoventilation'''</strong>
| <strong>'''Hyperkalemia'''</strong>
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* '''''[[Hyperkalemia differential diagnosis|Hyperkalemia]]'''''
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Hypernatremia'''</strong>
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* '''''[[Differentiating etiologies of Hypernatremia|Hypernatremia]]'''''
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Hyperventilation'''</strong>
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* '''[[Hypoventilation#Differentiating hypoventilation from other Diseases|''Hypoventilation'']]'''
* '''[[Hyperventilation#Differentiating Hyperventilation from other Diseases|''Hyperventilation'']]'''
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Hyperventilation'''</strong>
| <strong>'''Hypokalemia'''</strong>
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* '''''[[Hypokalemia differential diagnosis|Hypokalemia]]'''''
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Hyponatremia'''</strong>
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* '''''[[Hyponatremia differential diagnosis|Hyponatremia]]'''''
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Hypoventilation'''</strong>
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* '''[[Hyperventilation#Differentiating Hyperventilation from other Diseases|''Hyperventilation'']]'''
* '''[[Hypoventilation#Differentiating hypoventilation from other Diseases|''Hypoventilation'']]'''
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== I ==
== I ==
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== K ==
== K ==
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Kaposi's sarcoma'''</strong>
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* '''''[[Kaposi's sarcoma differential diagnosis|Kaposi's sarcoma]]'''''
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Kidney stone'''</strong>
| <strong>'''Kidney stone'''</strong>
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== L ==
== L ==
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Leukocytosis'''</strong>
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* '''[[Leukocytosis#Differentiating Leukocytosis from Other Diseases|''Leukocytosis'']]'''
|}
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Low back pain'''</strong>
| <strong>'''Low back pain'''</strong>
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== M ==
== M ==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Malabsorption'''</strong>
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* '''[[Malabsorption differential diagnosis|''Malabsorption'']]'''
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
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* '''''[[Menetrier's disease#Differentiating Ménétrier's disease from Other Diseases|Menetrier's disease]]'''''
* '''''[[Menetrier's disease#Differentiating Ménétrier's disease from Other Diseases|Menetrier's disease]]'''''
|}
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Malabsorption'''</strong>
| <strong>'''Metabolic acidosis'''</strong>
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* '''''[[Metabolic acidosis differential diagnosis|Metabolic acidosis]]'''''
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* '''''[[High anion gap metabolic acidosis differential diagnosis|High anion gap metabolic acidosis]]'''''
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* '''''[[High osmolar gap metabolic acidosis differential diagnosis|High osmolar gap metabolic acidosis]]'''''
|-
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* '''''[[Metabolic acidosis and lactic acidosis differential diagnosis|Metabolic acidosis and lactic acidosis]]'''''
|}
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Metabolic alkalosis'''</strong>
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* '''[[Malabsorption differential diagnosis|''Malabsorption'']]'''
* '''''[[Metabolic alkalosis differential diagnosis|Metabolic alkalosis]]'''''
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Myopathy'''</strong>
| <strong>'''Muscle weakness'''</strong>
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* '''[[Myopathy#Differential Diagnosis of Muscle Weakness|''Muscle weakness'']]'''
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* '''[[Distal muscle weakness|''Distal muscle weakness'']]'''
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* '''[[Inflammatory myopathy#Differentiating Inflammatory Myopathy from other Diseases|''Inflammatory myopathy'']]'''
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* '''[[Muscle weakness and Fever|''Muscle weakness and Fever'']]'''
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* '''[[Muscle weakness and Myalgia|''Muscle weakness and Myalgia'']]'''
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* '''[[Muscle weakness and Gait abnormality|''Muscle weakness and Gait abnormality'']]'''
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* '''[[Muscle weakness and Neuropathy|''Muscle weakness and Neuropathy'']]'''
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* '''[[Muscle weakness and stiffness|''Muscle weakness and stiffness'']]'''
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* '''[[Differentiating Polymyalgia rheumatica from other diseases|''Myopathy'']]'''
* '''[[Muscle weakness and Myoglobinuria|''Muscle weakness and Myoglobinuria'']]'''
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* '''[[Muscle weakness and Atrophy|''Muscle weakness and Atrophy'']]'''
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* '''[[Proximal muscle weakness|''Proximal muscle weakness'']]'''
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== N ==
== N ==
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== P ==
== P ==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Pancytopenia'''</strong>
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* [[Pancytopenia#Differentiating Pancytopenia from Other Diseases|'''''Pancytopenia''''']]
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Plasma cell disorder'''</strong>
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* '''''[[Plasma cell disorder#Differential Diagnosis|Plasma cell disorder]]'''''
|}
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Pharyngitis'''</strong>
| <strong>'''Pharyngitis'''</strong>
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* [[Pharyngitis differential diagnosis|'''''Pharyngitis''''']]
* [[Pharyngitis differential diagnosis|'''''Pharyngitis''''']]
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Polycystic kidney disease'''</strong>
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* '''''[[Polycystic kidney disease differentiating polycystic kidney disease from other diseases|Polycystic kidney disease]]'''''
|}
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Polycythemia'''</strong>
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* '''[[Polycythemia differential diagnosis|''Polycythemia'']]'''
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
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* '''''[[Portal hypertension differential diagnosis|Portal hypertension]]'''''
* '''''[[Portal hypertension differential diagnosis|Portal hypertension]]'''''
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Psittacosis'''</strong>
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* '''''[[Psittacosis differential diagnosis|Psittacosis]]'''''
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
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* '''[[Pyloric stenosis differential diagnosis|''Pyloric stenosis'']]'''
* '''[[Pyloric stenosis differential diagnosis|''Pyloric stenosis'']]'''
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Pyuria'''</strong>
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* '''[[Pyuria#Pyuria Differential Diagnosis|''Pyuria'']]'''
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== Q ==
== Q ==
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* '''[[Differentiating reactive arthritis from other diseases|''Rash and Arthritis'']]'''
* '''[[Differentiating reactive arthritis from other diseases|''Rash and Arthritis'']]'''
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Respiratory acidosis'''</strong>
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* '''''[[Respiratory acidosis differential diagnosis|Respiratory acidosis]]'''''
|}
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Respiratory alkalosis'''</strong>
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* '''''[[Respiratory alkalosis#Differential Diagnosis|Respiratory alkalosis]]'''''
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
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* '''''[[Sialolithiasis differential diagnosis|Salivary gland swelling]]'''''
* '''''[[Sialolithiasis differential diagnosis|Salivary gland swelling]]'''''
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Splenomegaly'''</strong>
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* [[Splenomegaly#Differentiating Splenomegaly from Other Diseases|'''''Splenomegaly''''']]
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
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== T ==
== T ==
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Thrombocytopenia'''</strong>
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* '''[[Thrombocytopenia differential diagnosis|''Thrombocytopenia'']]'''
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Thrombocytosis'''</strong>
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* '''[[Thrombocytosis differential diagnosis|''Thrombocytosis'']]'''
|}
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Tongue cancer'''</strong>
| <strong>'''Tongue cancer'''</strong>
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== U ==
== U ==


{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
| <strong>'''Urinary incontinence'''</strong>
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* '''[[Urinary incontinence differential diagnosis|''Urge incontinence'']]'''
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* '''[[Urinary incontinence differential diagnosis|''Stress incontinence'']]'''
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* '''[[Urinary incontinence differential diagnosis|''Functional incontinence'']]'''
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* '''[[Urinary incontinence differential diagnosis|''Overflow incontinence'']]'''
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* '''[[Urinary incontinence differential diagnosis|''Mixed incontinence'']]'''
|}
== V ==
== V ==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" role="presentation"

Latest revision as of 17:15, 1 February 2019

Differential diagnosis project
Introduction
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Differential diagnosis is the process of distinguishing a particular disease or condition from others that present with similar clinical features.

A differential diagnostic procedure is generally a systematic diagnostic method used in each individual patient based on their specific condition to identify the presence of a disease entity where multiple alternatives are possible. This method is essentially a process of elimination or at least a process of obtaining information that shrinks the "probabilities" of candidate conditions to negligible levels, by using evidence such as symptoms, patient history, and medical knowledge.

The Differential Diagnosis Project aims to integrate the current body of medical literature in the new era of differential diagnosis into conjoined, systematic pages where the availability of comparing between different possibilities be possible for diagnostician, in conformity with practice guidelines, consensus statements, systematic reviews, and expert opinions.

Educational content provided herein is not intended to supplant but supplement clinical judgment. In light of the variability in epidemiological contexts and resources available to diagnose a disease, adjustment in diagnostic approach may be required to optimize patient care.

Statement of Need

How Can WikiDoc Meet These Needs?

How Can You Help WikiDoc Meet These Needs?

Disclaimer

All information is provided for educational purposes only. The content provided herein is not intended to supplant but supplement clinical judgment.

References


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