LETTER DISEASES/ ILLNESSES PATHOGNOMONIC SIGNS

AAbdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Pulsating abdominal mass

Abruption Placenta Painful bleeding, board-like abdomenAcute Myeloid Leukemia Auer rodAcute Renal Failure Azotemia, uremic frost on skinAddison's disease Bronze-like skin pigmentationAmoebiasis Mucoid, foul explosive blood tinged stoolAngina pectoris Levine's sign (hand clutching of chest)Appendicitis McBurney’s Point (rebound tenderness),

Rovsing Sign (RLQ pain w/ palpation in LLQ)Psoas Sign(pain on lying down putting pressure on MB pt)

Arthritis Buotonniere deformity, swan neck deformity, ulnar drift, Bouchard’s nodes

Ascariasis Vomiting, passing out of wormsAsthma Wheezing on expirationsAtrial Septal Defect Murmur heard high on chestAutism Rocking, spinning, routines

BBacterial Vaginosis Grayish, white discharge, malodorousBasilar Fracture Raccoon’s eyeBreech Birth Meconium stainingBuerger’s Disease (Thromboangitis Obliterans)

Intermittent claudication

Bulimia Nervosa Chipmunk facies (parotid gland swelling)

CCandidiasis Cheeselike dischargeCarbon monoxide poisoning

Cherry pink flushed face, carbon in the secretions,non productive cough

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Jack Hammer Syndrome (Tinel’s sign)Cataract Blurry vision/hazy vision, cloudy visionCeliac Disease Gluten sensitivity, watery, pale foul-smelling stoolChicken Pox Vesiculopapular rashCholecystitis Murphy's sign (pain on deep inspiration when inflamed

gallbladder is palpated)Cholera Rice-watery stool; Washer’s woman handsChronic hemorrhagic pancreatitis

Grey-Turner's sign (ecchymosis in flank area)

COPD Barrel-ChestCushing’s Syndrome Moon face, Buffalo HumpCVA Homonymous HemianopsiaCystocele and Rectocele Feeling of fullness at vaginaCytomegalovirus infection

Owl’s eye appearance of inclusion bodies

Candidiasis Cheeselike dischargeCarbon monoxide poisoning

Cherry pink flushed face, carbon in the secretions,non productive cough

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Jack Hammer Syndrome (Tinel’s sign)Cataract Blurry vision/hazy vision, cloudy visionCeliac Disease Gluten sensitivity, watery, pale foul-smelling stoolChicken Pox Vesiculopapular rashCholecystitis Murphy's sign (pain on deep inspiration when inflamed

gallbladder is palpated)Cholera Rice-watery stool; Washer’s woman handsChronic hemorrhagic pancreatitis

Grey-Turner's sign (ecchymosis in flank area)

DDengue Herman’s sign, Petechiae / (+) tourniquet testDetached Retina Flashes of light, shadow with curtain across the visionDiabetes Ketoacidosis Acetone breathDiabetes Mellitus 3P’s (polydipsia, polyphagia, polyuria)Diphtheria Pseudomembrane on tonsils, pharynx and nasal

EEmphysema Barrel chestEncephalitis Decorticate and decerebate rigidityEnterobiasis Nocturnal itchiness

FFailure to Thrive (FTT) Radar gaze

GGERD Barret esophagus, heartburnGlaucoma Tunnel-like VisionGonorrhea Burning sensation upon urination