Level 2: Edema – Chief Complaint: Expert Panel DDX

How does your differential compare with the experts?

What questions will comprise your initial history?

Experts’ DDX:

  1. Angioedema
    1. Allergic
    2. Post-infectious reaction
  2. Contact dermatitis
  3. Kidney disease
    1. Nephrotic
    2. Nephritic
    3. Infectious
  4. DVT (deep vein thrombosis)
  5. Heart conditions
    1. Heart failure
    2. Idiopathic
  6. Genetic Cause
  7. Liver disease
    1. Hepatitis
  8. Lymphedema
  9. Medication effects
    1. Blood pressure medications
  10. Sepsis
  11. Burns
  12. Hypothyroidis