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Table 3: Significant Physical Findings |
|
Clinical Problem |
Common Conditions |
Significant Other Conditions to Consider |
|
Heart Murmur |
Innocent murmurs
Cardiac Septal Defects |
Acute rheumatic fever
Coarctation of aorta
Valvular stenosis |
|
Lymphadenopathy |
Infection (eg. EBV infection, bacterial adenitis, viral infections) |
Kawasaki's disease
Lymphoma/leukemia
HIV/AIDS
Cat scratch disease |
|
Splenomegaly |
Systemic infectious disease
Infectious Mononucleosis (EBV) |
Tumors/leukemia
Hemolytic anemia
Sickle cell disease |
|
Hepatomegaly |
Hepatitis |
Congestie heart failure
Cirrhosis |
|
Abdominal mass |
Constipation |
Neuroblastoma
Wilms' tumor
Lymphoma
Hydronephritis
Intussusception |
|
Pallor/anemia |
Iron deficiency anemia
Lead poisoning |
Hemolytic anemia, hereditary/acquired
Malignancy
Sickle cell disease
Occult blood loss |
|
Impaired vision |
Strabismus/amblyopia
Myopia/hyperopia |
Cataracts
Retinoblastoma |
|
Bruising/petechiae |
Trauma
Vasculitis |
Hemophilia/von Willebrand Disease
Henoch-Schonlein Purpura
Leukemia
Infection/Sepsis
Thrombocytopenia, ITP
Meningococcemia |
|
Hematuria |
Trauma
UTI |
Acute Glomerulonephritis (eg. Post streptococcal)
Henoch-Scholein Purpura |
|
Proteinuria |
Orthostatic |
Nephrotic syndrome
Glomerulonephritis |