Patient Information
Symptoms
Selected Symptoms
Additional Clinical Findings
Differential Diagnosis
Select symptoms and click "Generate Differential Diagnosis" to see results.
Case Studies
Case 1: 45-year-old male with chest pain
Presentation: A 45-year-old male presents with sudden onset of crushing chest pain radiating to the left arm, associated with shortness of breath and diaphoresis. He has a history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia.
Case 2: 28-year-old female with abdominal pain
Presentation: A 28-year-old female presents with right lower quadrant abdominal pain for 12 hours, associated with nausea, vomiting, and low-grade fever. Last menstrual period was 2 weeks ago.
Case 3: 72-year-old with confusion
Presentation: A 72-year-old with a history of diabetes and hypertension presents with acute confusion for the past 24 hours. Family reports the patient has had a cough and fever for 3 days.
Case 4: 8-year-old with fever and rash
Presentation: An 8-year-old presents with a 3-day history of fever, sore throat, and a new rash that started on the face and is spreading to the trunk and extremities.
Case 5: 32-year-old pregnant woman with headache
Presentation: A 32-year-old woman at 34 weeks gestation presents with a severe headache, visual disturbances, and swelling in her hands and feet for the past 2 days.
About This Tool
The Differential Diagnosis Builder is designed to help clinical year medical students develop their diagnostic reasoning skills. This tool allows you to input patient symptoms and relevant clinical findings to generate a list of potential diagnoses with explanations.
Features
- Input multiple symptoms and clinical findings
- Special considerations for pregnant women, pediatric, and geriatric populations
- Probability rankings for different diagnoses
- Brief explanations for why each diagnosis matches the symptoms
- Case studies for practice
- PDF export functionality
How to Use
- Enter patient information including age, gender, and special population category if applicable
- Select symptoms from the list (filter by body system or search)
- Add any relevant vital signs, lab values, or risk factors
- Click "Generate Differential Diagnosis" to see results
- Review the diagnoses, sorted by probability
- Export to PDF if desired
References
Disclaimer: This tool is for educational purposes only and should not replace clinical judgment or consultation with experienced healthcare providers.