Cardiovascular history 1
Cardiovascular history 1
Written by Olivia Nwosu
Written by Olivia Nwosu
Cardiovascular history 2 Written by Leya Bedar Diagnosis: Stable angina (due to cardiac nature of pain, onset with exertion, improvement with rest, cardiovascular risk factors, cardiac family history) Other differentials: Myocardial infarction (unlikely due to intermittent nature, lack of autonomic associated symptoms, likely more severe pain) Pulmonary embolism (due to shortness of breath and sudden…
Respiratory history 1 Written by Olivia Nwosu Diagnosis: Tuberculosis (constitutional symptoms, recent travel history) Other differentials: Lung cancer (This is the main differential, but the travel history and low amount of cigarettes make this less likely) Sarcoidosis (can produce a cough and systemic features but less likely due to no SOB and other body systems…
Respiratory history 2 Written by Leya Bedar Diagnosis: Asthma (episodic cough, SOB, wheeze, atopy, family history of atopy, recently got a pet – common trigger) Other differentials: Bronchiectasis (cough producing mucus, less likely due to atopic features and no identifiable risk factors) Interstitial lung disease (possible due to non-productive cough and link to triggers but…
Neurological history 3 Written by Leya Bedar Diagnosis: Cluster headache (pain around eye, autonomic symptoms, periods of remission) Differential diagnosis: Temporal arteritis (pain around eye, but no visual disturbances, jaw claudication, or other suggestive features) Migraine with aura (intense headaches, but less likely due to autonomic features, triggers associated with cluster headache as well as…
Respiratory history 5 Written by Leya Bedar Diagnosis: Lung cancer (haemoptysis, cough, constitutional symptoms, family history of lung cancer, smoking history) Other differentials: Tuberculosis (ethnic, haemoptysis, constitutional symptoms but lack of travel history, infectious contacts, night sweats, make less likely) COPD (cough, SOB and smoking history but less likely due to haemoptysis and constitutional symptoms)…