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"Abdominal pain"

Genral:- PUD, Pancreatitis, Gastroentritis, trauma, PID
RUQ:- Cholicyctitis/cholidocholithiasis, RLL pneumonia, Hepatitis
LUQ:- Inf.wall MI, AAA rupture,Splenic rupture
LLQ:-Diverticulitis, Renal colic, ectopic pregnancy,
RLQ:Appendicitis, renal colic, ectopic pregnancy

Q:quadrant

write all dd from the suspected quadrant and then write 1 or 2 from general

  #2

"chest pain"..

cardiac- MI, Angina, Pericarditis, Aortic disection

pulmoary- Pulmonary Embolism, Pneumonia, Pnemothorax

Gastric- GERD, Esophageal spasm, cancer

Muscle and bone- costochodritis, musculoskeletal pain

pick 2 from suspected system and 1 from others...
eg; in a suspected case of heart problem put 2 or 3 from heart and 1 from others








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