Thursday, 22 March 2012

Gastrointestinal

Ascending Cholangitis (Charcot's triad)
  1. Jaundice
  2. Fever/Rigors
  3. Right upper quadrant pain
Boerhaave's Syndrome (Mackler triad)
  1. Vomiting
  2. Lower Chest pain
  3. Subcutaneous emphysema
Carcinoid Triad
  1. Flushing
  2. Diarrhoea
  3. Right sided heart failure
 Saint's Triad - Concurrence of:
  1. Gallstones (cholelithiasis)
  2. Hiatal Hernia
  3. Diverticular disease
 Bechet's Syndrome
  1. Recurrent oral ulcers
  2. Genital ulcers
  3. Iridocyclitis
Triad of Schultz
  1. Jaundice
  2. Gangrenous stomatitis
  3. Leukopenia
 Weil's disease
  1. Hepatorenal damage
  2. Bleeding diathesis
  3. Pyrexia
 Barrter's Syndrome
  1. Metabolic alkalosis
  2. Hypokalaemia
  3. Normal or Decreased Blood Pressure
 Diabetes
  1. Polyuria
  2. Polydipsia
  3. Skin/Orifice infections
 Thalassemia major
  1. Pallor
  2. Jaundice
  3. Hepatosplenomegaly
Acute intermittent Porphyria
  1. Severe abdo pain
  2. Abnormal illness behaviour
  3. Red urine