Term
| Dark purple skin/mouth nodules |
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Definition
| Kaposi's sarcoma (usually AIDS patients [gay men]: associated with HHV-8) |
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Term
Deep
Labored breathing/hyperventilation |
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Definition
| Kussmaul breathing (diabetic ketoacidosis) |
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Term
Dermatitis
Dementia
Diarrhea |
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Definition
| Pellagra (niacin [vitamin B3] deficiency) |
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Term
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Edema
Polyneuropathy |
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Definition
| Wet beriberi (thiamine [vitamin B1] deficiency) |
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Term
| Dog or cat bite resulting in infection |
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Definition
| Pasteurella multocida (cellulitis at inoculation site) |
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Term
Dry eyes
Dry mouth
Arthritis |
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Definition
| Sjogren's syndrome (autoimmune destruction of exocrine glands) |
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Term
Dysphagia (esophageal webs)
Glossitis
Iron deficiency anemia |
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Definition
| Plummer-Vinson syndrome (may progress to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma) |
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Term
Elastic skin
Hypermobility of joints |
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Definition
| Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (type III collagen defect) |
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Term
| Enlarged, hard left supraclavicular node |
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Definition
| Virchow's node (abdominal metastasis) |
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Term
Erythroderma
Lymphadenopathy
Hepatosplenomegaly
Atypical T cells |
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Definition
| Sezary syndrome (cutaneous T-cell lymphoma) or mycosis fungoides |
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Term
| Facial muscle spasm upon tapping |
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Definition
| Chvostek's sign (hypocalcemia) |
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Term
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Definition
| Acute cholelithiasis (bile duct blockage) |
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Term
Fever
Chills
Headache
Myalgia following antibiotic treatment for syphilis |
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Definition
| Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction (rapid lysis of spirochetes results in toxin release) |
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Term
Fever
Cough
Conjunctivitis
Coryza
Diffuse rash |
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Definition
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Term
Fever
Night sweats
Weight loss |
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Definition
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Term
| Fibrous plaques in soft tissue of penis |
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Definition
| Peyronie's disease (connective tissue disorder) |
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Term
Gout
Mental Retardation
Self-mutilating behavior in a boy |
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Definition
| Lesh-Nyhan syndrome (HGPRT deficiency, X-linked, recessive) |
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Term
| Green-yellow rings around peripheral cornea |
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Definition
| Kayser-Fleischer rings (copper accumulation from Wilson's disease) |
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Term
Hamartomatous GI polyps
Hyperpigmentation of mouth/feet/hands |
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Definition
| Peutz-Jeghyers syndrome (genetic benign polyposis can cause bowel obstruction; Increased cancer risk |
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Term
Hepatosplenomegaly
Osteoporosis
Neurologic sympotoms |
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Definition
| Gaucher's disease (glucocerebrosidase deficiency) |
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Term
Hereditary nephritis
Sensorineural hearing loss
Cataracts |
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Definition
| Alport syndrome (mutation in alpha chain of collagen IV) |
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Term
| Hypercoagulability (leading to migrating DVTs and vasculitis) |
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Definition
| Trousseau's sign (adenocarcinoma of pancreas or lung) |
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Term
Hyperphagia
Hypersexuality
Hyperorality
Hyperdocility |
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Definition
| Kluver-Bucy syndrome (bilateral amygdala lesion) |
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Term
Hyperreflexia
Hypertonia
Positive Babinski sign |
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Definition
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Term
HTN
Hypokalemia
Metabolic alkalosis |
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Definition
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Term
Hyporeflexia
Hypotonia
Atrophy |
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Definition
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Term
Hypoxemia
Polycythemia
Hypercapnia |
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Definition
| "Blue bloater" (chronic bronchitis: hyperplasia of mucous cells) |
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Term
Indurated, ulcerated genital lesion
Nonpainful |
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Definition
| Chancre (primary syphilis, Treponema pallidum) |
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Term
Indurated, ulcerated genital lesion
Painful, with exudate |
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Definition
| Chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi) |
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Term
Infant with failure to thrive
Hepatosplenomegaly
Neurodegeneration |
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Definition
| Niemann-Pick disease (genetic sphingomyelinase deficiency) |
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Term
Infant with hypoglycemia
Failure to thrive
Hepatomegaly |
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Definition
| Cori's disease (debranching enzyme deficiency) |
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Term
Infant with microcephaly
Rocker-bottom feet
Clenched hands
Structural heart defect |
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Definition
| Edwards' syndrome (trisomy 18) |
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