Differential Diagnosis in Internal Medicine: From Symptom to Diagnosis by Walter Siegenthaler

Differential Diagnosis in Internal Medicine: From Symptom to Diagnosis Walter Siegenthaler ebook
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The differential diagnosis included neuroendocrine neoplasm, gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), paragangglioma and neoplasm of melanocytic origin. Abstract In Lyme disease concurrent Infections caused by these pathogens in patients not infected by Borrelia burgdorferi can result in clinical symptoms similar to those occurring in Lyme disease. That all changed with an article published in JAMA Internal Medicine (online, Feb. Practice of Internal Medicine, Rheinbach, 53359, Germany. Possibly more disturbing is the risk of harm or injury to patients could reach levels of moderate to severe in at least 85% of the 190 cases studied in a recent Jama Internal Medicine study. 3 2nd Department of Propedeutic Surgery, They tend to spread submucosally, and by the time they cause symptoms the extent of invasion is usually beyond surgical cure. This applies particularly to Chlamydophila pneumoniae not only causes arthritis but also affects the nervous system and the heart, which renders the differential diagnosis difficult. Furthermore, 36 patients of these patients had Following their errors, many physicians in the study said that, in the future, they would broaden their differential diagnosis and consider specific “don't-miss” diagnoses for specific presenting complaints. Affiliation: Unit of Internal Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy A screening questionnaire on respiratory symptoms, diagnoses and risk factors was administered by mail or phone to random samples of the general Italian population aged 20–44 (n = 5163) 45–64 (n = 2167) and 65–84 (n = 1030) in the frame of the multicentre Gene Although asthma and COPD are different diseases, differential diagnosis is sometimes difficult and may be impossible in some older patients. The etiology of the disease is unknown. Until a week ago we had no good idea about diagnostic errors in a primary care setting. With this pragmatic approach—starting from the symptom(s)—the physician will usually succeed in substantiating the suspected diagnosis. What about misdiagnosis in your doctor's office? 2 Department of Internal Medicine, Athens Navy Hospital, Athens, Greece.