Differential Diagnoses
in General Medicine
(Version 10.2004)
Last updated: 10th October 2004
author:
David Scerri MD MRCP(UK)
Manchester, UK
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haematuria
haemoptysis
haemorrhage, retinal
haemorrhages, splinter
haemosiderosis
headache (pathological classification)
headache (according to abruptness of onset)
headache, serious causes with normal CT head
heart block (cardiac conduction defects)
heart disease, valvular
heart failure
hemiparesis or hemiplegia
hepatic abscess
hepatic cirrhosis
hepatic encephalopathy, precipitating factors
hepatic failure
hepatic steatosis
hepatitis, chronic
hepatocellular carcinoma
hepatomegaly
high ESR (>100mm/1st hour)
hirsutism in female
hoarseness
honeycomb lung pattern on CXR
Horner's syndrome
Horner's syndrome with hypoglossal (12th nerve) palsy
hot flushes
hydrocephalus
hyperaldosteronism
hypercalcaemia
hyperchloraemic hypokalaemic acidosis
hypercholesterolaemia
hypercoagulability state
hypergastrinaemia
hyperhidrosis
hyperkalaemia
hyperkeratosis of palms and/or soles
hypermobile joints
hypernatraemia
hyperparathyroidism
hyperpigmentation of skin
hyperpyrexia
hypertension
hyperthyroidism
hypertriglyceridaemia
hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (see clubbing)
hyperuricaemia
hyperventilation syndrome
hyperviscosity syndrome
hypoadrenalism
hypoalbuminaemia
hypocalcaemia - see tetany
hypoglycaemia
hypogonadism in male
hypokalaemia
hypokalaemic alkalosis
hyponatraemia
hypoparathyroidism
hypopituitarism
hypoplastic anaemia
hyposplenism
hypothermia
hypothyroidism