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Some differentials of complaints: 1. Shortness of breath a. Heart attack (acute) b. Asthma c. COPD d. Pleural effusion/edema e. Pneumothorax (acute) f. Pulmonary embolism (aute) g. Pneumonia/infection 2. Chest pain a. Angina b. Heart attack c. GERD d. Pericarditis e. Costochondritis f. Aortic dissection/aneurysm 3. RUQ abdominal pain a. Cholecystitis b. Choledocholethiasis c. Hepatitis d. Hepatic vein thrombosis (budd-chiari) e. Carcinoma 4. RLQ pain a. Appendicitis b. Ectopic pregnancy (female) c. PID (female) d. Ovarian torsion (female) e. Inflammatory bowel disease f. Mesenteric ischemia g. Infection/adenitis h. Renal colic 5. LLQ pain a. Diverticulosis b. Ectopic pregnancy (female) c. PID (female) d. Ovarian torsion (female) e. Carcinoma f. Inflammatory bowel disease g. Ischemia (IMA ischemia) 6. LUQ pain a. Enlarged spleen b. Gastritis c. Splenic flexture ischemia d. Hiatal hernia

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  • Some differentials of complaints:

    1. Shortness of breath a. Heart attack (acute) b. Asthma c. COPD d. Pleural effusion/edema e. Pneumothorax (acute) f. Pulmonary embolism (aute) g. Pneumonia/infection

    2. Chest pain a. Angina b. Heart attack c. GERD d. Pericarditis e. Costochondritis f. Aortic dissection/aneurysm

    3. RUQ abdominal pain a. Cholecystitis b. Choledocholethiasis c. Hepatitis d. Hepatic vein thrombosis (budd-chiari) e. Carcinoma

    4. RLQ pain a. Appendicitis b. Ectopic pregnancy (female) c. PID (female) d. Ovarian torsion (female) e. Inflammatory bowel disease f. Mesenteric ischemia g. Infection/adenitis h. Renal colic

    5. LLQ pain a. Diverticulosis b. Ectopic pregnancy (female) c. PID (female) d. Ovarian torsion (female) e. Carcinoma f. Inflammatory bowel disease g. Ischemia (IMA ischemia)

    6. LUQ pain a. Enlarged spleen b. Gastritis c. Splenic flexture ischemia d. Hiatal hernia

  • 7. Lower back pain a. Mechanical low back injury (Muscle/ligament injury) b. Sciatica c. Lumbar spinal stenosis d. Pancreatitis e. Tumor