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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S3 (third heart sound)
sabre tibia
sacro-iliitis
salt-losing nephropathy
sclerosis of fingers (on hand X-ray)
secondary amenorrhoea
seizure (convulsion)
shock (acute circulatory failure)
shock lung
short bowel syndrome (intestinal failure)
short metacarpal or metatarsal
short PR interval on ECG
short QT interval on ECG
SIADH (syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion)
sideroblastic anaemia
Sjogren's syndrome
skin disorders in tropical travellers
skin hyperpigmentation
skin manifestations of malignancy
skin photosensitivity
skin thickening
skull vault lucencies on X-ray
small aortic arch on CXR
small bowel, multiple strictures
small kidneys on iv urography
small testis or testes
sodium, decreased serum level
sodium, elevated serum level
soft tissue calcification
solitary thyroid nodule
spasm or tic
spider naevus (spider telangiectasia)
spinal cord compression
splenic calcification
splenomegaly (according to size)
splenomegaly (causative classification)
splenomegaly and fever
splinter haemorrhages
split second heart sound
squint (strabismus)
ST segment elevation on ECG
steatosis of liver
stomatitis
strabismus (squint)
stroke (cerebrovascular accident)
stroke in elderly
stroke without loss of consciousness
ST-T changes on ECG
sudden blindness
sudden deterioration in elderly
SVC (superior vena cava) obstruction
swollen optic disc
systolic murmur