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chest expansion and tracheal deviation

L

Labyrinthitis nausea and nystagmus and tinnitus vertigo vomiting

Lacrimal gland tumor with exophthalmos eye pain and ptosis

Lactose intolerance, diarrhea and Large-bowel obstruction

abdominal distention and fecal breath odor and visible peristaltic waves

Laryngeal cancer and hoarseness neck pain and throat pain

Laryngeal leukoplakia, hoarseness and Laryngeal tumor, nonproductive cough and Laryngitis

and hoarseness nonproductive cough and

Laryngotracheobronchitis barking cough and

costal and sternal retraction Lead poisoning, dysphagia and Left-sided heart failure

orthopnea and

paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea pulsus alternans

Leg pain causes of

clinical history and physical examination diagnostic tests

emergency interventions medical causes

patient counseling

Leg trauma, edema of leg and Legionnaires’ disease

chills and crackles and

Leiomyosarcoma, exophthalmos and Leptospirosis

hematochezia and lymphadenopathy and

Leukemia epistaxis and

excessive weight loss gum bleeding and with hepatomegaly lymphadenopathy and pruritus

purpura splenomegaly

Leukoplakia

with genital lesions, male mouth lesions and

Level of consciousness, decreased causes

clinical history and physical examination diagnostic tests

emergency interventions medical causes

patient counseling

Lichen simplex chronicus, pruritus Light flashes

Limb ataxia Listeriosis

abdominal pain and with diarrhea

fever and headache and

level of consciousness in nausea and

nuchal rigidity and vomiting

Livedo reticularis, mottled skin

Liver cancer

with gynecomastia with hepatomegaly

Low birth weight

clinical history and physical examination diagnostic tests

emergency interventions maternal causes medical causes

patient counseling Low-carbohydrate diets, fruity breath odor Ludwig’s angina

drooling and and jaw pain

Lumbosacral herniated disk, Kernig’s sign and Lumbosacral sprain, back pain and

Lung abscess chest pain and clubbing and

diaphoresis and hemoptysis and nonproductive cough and ruptured

productive cough tachypnea

Lung cancer

chest pain and clubbing and cyanosis and hemoptysis and pleural friction rub productive cough

Lung volumes

Lupus erythematosus, erythema and Lyme’s disease

fatigue and lymphadenopathy and urticaria

Lymphadenitis, neck pain and Lymphadenopathy

causes

clinical history and physical examination diagnostic tests

location medical causes

patient counseling

Lymphogranuloma venereum, vulvar lesions Lymphoma

excessive weight loss hepatomegaly and scaly skin

M

Macular degeneration scotoma

vision loss

Major bronchus, subcutaneous crepitation and Malaria

chills and diaphoresis and

Malingering, gait, bizarre Mallory-Weiss syndrome

hematemesis melena and

Malnutrition with fatigue

generalized edema and Mammary duct ectasia

breast nodule and breast pain and nipple discharge and nipple retraction and

Manganese poisoning, gait, propulsive and Mastitis

breast dimpling and breast nodule and breast pain and nipple retraction and

Mastoiditis, earache and Maxillofacial injury, epistaxis and Mcburney’s sign

McMurray’s sign

Mechanical intestinal obstruction

absent bowel sounds and hyperactive bowel sounds and hypoactive bowel sounds

Mediastinal tumor orthopnea and stridor

tracheal deviation Meibomianitis, eye discharge and Melena

caused by drugs and alcohol

clinical history and physical examination diagnostic tests

emergency interventions hematochezia and medical causes

patient counseling Ménière’s disease

earache and and hearing loss nausea and nystagmus and tinnitus

vertigo Meningitis

Brudzinski’s sign and headache and Kernig’s sign in

level of consciousness in neck pain and

nuchal rigidity and opisthotonos and photophobia

Meniscal tear McMurray’s sign and muscle atrophy and

Menopause, heat intolerance and Menorrhagia

clinical history and physical examination diagnostic tests

emergency interventions medical causes

patient counseling Menstruation

amenorrhea and disruptions in

Mercury poisoning, dysarthria and Mesenteric artery ischemia

abdominal pain and abdominal rigidity and

Mesenteric artery occlusion abdominal distention and absent bowel sounds and hypoactive bowel sounds

Mesenteric vascular occlusion, melena and Mesenteric venous thrombosis

nausea and vomiting

Mesothelioma, tachypnea and Metabolic acidosis, nausea and

Metabolic encephalopathy, confusion and Metabolic syndrome

excessive weight gain with fatigue hypertension and

Metastatic tumors, back pain and Metrorrhagia. See also Menorrhagia Migraine, diplopia and

Migraine headache aura and

eye pain and nausea and paresthesia photophobia photopsias and vomiting

Miliaria crystallina, anhidrosis and Miliaria profunda, anhidrosis and Miliaria rubra, anhidrosis and Miosis

Mitral insufficiency

with gallop, ventricular (S3) murmurs and

Mitral prolapse murmurs and palpitations

Mitral stenosis, murmurs and Mitral valve prolapse

anxiety and chest pain and

Monkey pox chills and fever and

lymphadenopathy and pustular rash

Mononucleosis

with hepatomegaly lymphadenopathy and papular rash splenomegaly

throat pain Mood disorder anxiety and

with insomnia Mosaicism, amenorrhea and Motion sickness

nausea and vomiting

Mouth lesions

clinical history and physical examination medical causes

patient counseling Multiple sclerosis (MS)

ataxia and

bladder distention and diplopia and dysarthria and

gait

scissors spastic

with gait, steppage muscle atrophy and muscle spasticity and paralysis

paresthesia

shallow respirations tremors

urinary incontinence urinary urgency vertigo

Murmurs classification

clinical history and physical examination grading

medical causes patient counseling

Muscle atrophy

clinical history and physical examination diagnostic tests

medical causes patient counseling

Muscle contusion, arm pain and Muscle damage, fecal incontinence and Muscle disease, muscle flaccidity and Muscle flaccidity

Muscle spasms

clinical history and physical examination diagnostic tests

emergency interventions medical causes

patient counseling Muscle spasticity

clinical history and physical examination developments

medical causes patient counseling

Muscle strain, arm pain and Muscle trauma, muscle spasms and Muscle weakness

clinical history and physical examination diagnostic tests

medical causes patient counseling testing muscle strength

Muscular dystrophy, gait, waddling and

Myasthenia gravis

chest expansion and diplopia and dysarthria and dysphagia and dyspnea and

with fatigue

muscle weakness and paralysis

ptosis

shallow respirations

Mycosis fungoides, lymphadenopathy and Mydriasis

Mydriatics, photophobia and Myeloma, back pain and

Myeloproliferative disorders, purpura and Myocardial infarction (MI)

anxiety and arm pain and bradycardia and chest pain and diaphoresis and dyspnea and

with gallop, atrial hypertension and hypotension and nausea and

Myoclonus Myotonic dystrophy

drooling and sluggish pupils

Myringitis otorrhea and pruritus

Myxedema

edema of face and generalized edema and

Myxomas, murmurs and

N

Nasal flaring

clinical history and physical examination

diagnostic tests medical causes patient counseling

Nasal fracture, epistaxis and Nasal speculum

Nasal tumors epistaxis and rhinorrhea

Nasopharyngeal cancer, hearing loss and Nausea

clinical history and physical examination diagnostic tests

medical causes patient counseling

Neck pain causes

clinical history and physical examination diagnostic tests

medical causes patient counseling

Neck sprain, neck pain and

Necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, throat pain and Necrotizing vasculitis, papular rash and Neoplasms

arm pain and fever and

Nephritis, hematuria and Nephropathy, hematuria and Nephrotic syndrome

edema of face and excessive weight gain generalized edema and

Nerve damage, fecal incontinence and Neurofibromatosis, generalized tonic-clonic seizures and Neurogenic claudication, intermittent claudication and Neurogenic shock

hypotension and tachycardia tachypnea

Neuromuscular failure, apnea and Neuropathy, miosis and