DIAGNOSTIC TRIADS

 

Fever +Chills + Headache	MALARIA
Fever + Bradycardia +Jaundice	YELLOW FEVER
Febrile illness +Vomiting +Stupor	JAP B ENCEPHALITIS
Stepladder fever+ abdomen pain+ relative bradycardia	TYPHOID
Fever+ severe+ itching rash	DENGUE FEVER
Fever +pneumonia+ myalgia	MELIOIDODIS
Angina +dysponea+ blackouts	AORTIC STENOSIS
Menstrual dysfunction+ obesity+ hirsutism	PCOD
Malaise+ night sweats + pruritus	HODGKINS LYMPHOMA
Abdomen pain+ diarrhea+ fever	CROHN’S D/S
Vertigo +vomiting +tinnitus	MENIERE’S D/S
Dizziness+ hearing loss+ tinnitus	ACOUSTIC NEUROMA
Fatigue+ muscle weakness +cramps	HYPOKALAEMIA
Fever+ rigors +hypotension	SEPTICEMIA
Fever+ vomiting+ headache	MENINGITIS
Fatigue +dizziness +syncope	CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA
Fever +drooling + stridor	EPIGLOTITIS
Headache +vomiting+ altered consciousness	SAH
Abdomen pain +amenorrhea +abnormal Vg bleeding	ECTOPIC
Fatigue +wt loss+ diarrhea	CELIAC D/S
Anorexia+ faecal leak+ abdomen bloating	FAECAL IMPACTION
Abdomen cramps+ flatulence+ profuse diarrhea	GIARDIASIS
Lethargy +tiredness+ arthralgia	HAEMOCHROMATOSIS
Lethargy+ abdomen pain +irritability	LEAD POISONING
Aching bones+ wadling gait+ deafness	PAGET’S D/S
Malaise+ cough+ fever +-erythema nodosum	SARCOIDOSIS
(Male child) snorting+ Blinking +oral noises(Grunts)+-loud expletives	TOURETTE’S SYN
Malaise +fever+ cough	TB OR SARCOIDOSIS
Fever + sore throat + Cervical LAP	EB MONONUCLEOSIS
Fatigue + a/n/v + Sallow skin	CRF
Polyuria + Polydypsia + skin/ orifice infection	DM
FUO + Cardiac murmur + embolic phenomena	INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS
Fatigue + Polyarthritis + Fever or skin lesion	SLE
Loin pain + Haematuria +  palpable loin mass	CA KIDNEY
Malaise + Wt Loss + cough	LUNG CA
Fever + myalgia/ headache + Non productive cough	ATYPICAL PNEUMONIA
Malaise + Night sweats + painless LAP	NHL
Arthralgia + Raynaud’s Phenomenon + GORD	SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS
Fatigue + Headache + Jaw claudication	TA
Weakness +  Back ache + Wt Loss	MM
Lethargy + Physical; / mental slowing + Constipation	HYPOTHYROID
Pallor + Juandice + Hepatosplenomegaly	THALASSAEMIA MAJOR
FTT + Chr Cough + Loose bowel actions	CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Chorea + Abnormal behavior + dementia	HUNTINGTON SYND
Light Brown skin patch+ skin tumor + axillary freckles	NF1
Male child + gait disorder + bulky calves	DMD(DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY)
Typical facies + Hypotonia + single palmer creases	DOWN SYNDROME
Facies +Intellectual disability + Large testes	FXS
Neonatal Hypotonia + FTT + Obesity	PRADER WILLI SYN
Tall + Dislocated lens + aortic root dilatation	MARFAN’S SYN
‘elfin’ face + Intellectual disability + aortic stenosis	WILLIAM’S SYN
Facial rash + intellectual disability + seizures	TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS
Facies + Short + Pulm stenosis	NOONAN’S SYN
Lanky men + small testes + infertility	KLINEFELTER’S SYN
Short + webbed neck+ faceia	TURNER’S SYN
Severe abdomen pain + abnormal illness behavior + Red urine	AC INTERMITTENT PORPHYRIA
Thirst+ Polyuria + Wt Loss	TYPE 1 DM
Fatigue + Palpitation+ Exertional Dysponea	ANAEMIA
Tiredness + Husky Voice + Cold intolerance	MYXOEDEMA
Anxiety + Wt Los + weakness	THYROTOXICOSIS
Plethoric moon face + Thin extremities + muscle weakness	CUSHING ‘S SYN
Nasal Problem + fitting(shoes, rings) problems + increase sweating	ACROMEGALY
Amenorrhoea + Loss of axillary and Pubic hair + breast atrophy in Female	HYPOPITUITARISM
Decreased libido+ impotence + Loss of body hair	HYPOPITUITARISM
Weakness + Constipation + polyuria	HYPER CALCAEMIA
Cramps + confusion + tetany	HYPO CALCAEMIA
Weakness + Polyuria + polydipsia	DI
FUO + Abdomen mass + Malaise	WILM’S TUMOR
Abdomen discomfort + Wt Loss + Abnormal ut bleeding	OVARIAN CA
Blood in stool+ Mucus discharge + Change in Bowel Habit	CA COLON
Malaise + Pallor + bone pain	ALL
Malaise + Pallor + oral problem	AML
Fatigue + Night sweat + Abdomen fullness (Splenomegaly)	CML
Malaise + Night Sweat  + Pruritus	HODGKIN’S LYMPHOMA
Malaise + Night sweats + LAP	NHL
Weakness + Back pain+ Wt Loss	MM
Anorexia + wt loss + jaundice+- epigastric pain	CA PANCREAS
Fatigue+ Dyspepsia + wt loss	OESOPHAGEAL CA
Anorexia + dyspepsia+ wt loss	CA STOMACH
Headache + a/n/v/ + ataxia	MEDULLOBLASTOMA
Fever + Malaise + a/n/v +- anaemia	NEUROBLASTOMA
Mental dysfunction + vomiting+ waking headache	CEREBRAL TUMOR (LATE)
Indrawn eye + small pupil + ptosis +- anhydrosis	HORNER’S SYN( ? CA LUNG)
Fever + severe malaise + LAP	AC HIV
Sore throat + fever + LAP	EBM
Polyarthritis + Fever + rash	ROSS RIVER FEVER
Fatigue + Psychiatric symptoms + Myoclonus	CJD (CREUTZFELD JAKOB D/S)
Malaise + Headache + undulant fever	BRUCELLOSIS
Fever + headache + prostration	Q FEVER
Abrupt fever + Headache + conjunctivitis	LEPTOSPIROSIS
Malaise(Extreme) + a/n/v + confusion(+- oliguria)	ARF
Weakness + joint & Muscle pain + violaceous facia rash	DERMATOMYOSITIS
Arthralgia + Rash + abdomen pain	HENOCH SCHONLEIN PURPURA
Arthralgia + wt loss + fever +- skin lesions	PAN
Malaise + URTI + LRT	WEGENER’S GRANULOMATOSIS
Dysarthria +Intention tremor + Nystagmus	CEREBELLAR D/S TYPICAL OF MS
Visual  disturbance + weakness in limbs + parasthesia	MS
Rigidity + Bradykinesia + resting tremor	PARKINSON’S D/S
Fatigable and weakness of eyelids and eye movement+ limbs + Bulbar muscle (Speech and swallowing)	MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
Weakness of limbs + of face + areflexia	GBS
Blank spell + lip smacking (Or similar automation) + olfactory / gustatory hallucination	COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE
Gradual spread (Jacksonion march) of focal jerking (Mouth, arm, or leg) or sensory disturbance or rarely visual field disturbance	SIMPLE PARTIAL SEIZURE
Dysphagia + Dystonia/ dysarthria + spastic tongue	PSEUDO BULBAR PALSY
Recurrent unilateral headache + Nausea + vomiting + visual aura	MIGRAINE
Recurrent retro orbital headache + rhinorrhoea + lacrimation	CLUSTER HEADACHE
Acute & transient amaurosis fugax or dysphagia or hemiplegias	TIA
Vertigo + provoked by movement (especially rolling in bed)+ Hall pike signs +ve	BPPV
UMN signs + LMN signs + fasciculation	MND
Intense pain in abdomen + pale and shocked +- back pain	RUPTURE AAA
Anxiety and prostration + intense central abdomen pain + profuse vomiting +- bloody diarrhea	MESENTERIC ARTERIAL OCCLUSION
Localized RIF Pain + a/n/v + guarding	AC APPENDICITIS
Colicky central abdomen pain+ vomiting+ distension	SBO
Colicky abdomen pain + distension + vomiting	LBO
Sudden severe abdomen pain + anxious, still, grey, sweaty + deceptive movements	PERFORATED PU
Intense loin pain  to groin pain + microscopic haematurai	URETERIC COLIC
Severe abdomen pain+ vomiting + pain radiation	BILIARY COLIC
Severe epigastric apin + nausea & vomiting+ relative lack of abdomen signs	PANCREATITIS ( ACUTE)
Acute abdomen pain + left sided radiation + fever	AC DIVERTICULITIS
NSU+Conjunctivitis+ iritis+ arthritis	REITER’S SYN
Bruising + oral bleeding + epistaxis	ITP
Spontaneous Haemarthrosis+ muscle bleeds + delayed bleeding	HAEMOPHILLIA A
Acute vertigo+ nausea + vomiting	VESTIBULAR NEURONITIS
Same symptoms + hearing loss +- tinnitus	AC LABYRINTHITIS
Drowsiness + vomiting + seizure	RAISED ICP
Headache + visual obscuration + nausea	BENIGN INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION
Fever (often with rigors) + upper abdomen pain + jaundice	AC CHOLANGITIS
Recurrent oral & genital ulcers+ uveitis + arthritis	BEHCET’S SYN
Dry Eyes + Dry mouth + arthritis	SJOGREN’S SYN
Painful swallowing + referred ear pain + hoarseness	PHARYNGEAL CA
Discolored urine + periorbital odema + oliguria	POST STREP GN
Proteinuria + generalized odema + pallor	NEPHROTIC SYN
Genital pruritus + soreness + white wrinkled plaques	LICHEN SCLEROSUS
Young female + nulliparous female + dyspareunia	VULVAR VESTIBULAR SYNDROME(1031)
Poor urine stream + straining to void + frequency	BLADDER OUTLET OBSTRUCTION
Patch of complete hair loss + clean scalp + exclamation mark hairs	ALOPECIA AREATA
Stressful event+ 3 month gap to diffuse hair loss + ‘white bulbs’	TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM
Fair females under 5 + thin wispy hair+ easy loss with pulling	LOOSE ANAGEN SYN