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Differential Diagnosis For Anorexia in Elderly
- Infectious Disorders (Specific Agent)
Bacterial endocarditis, subacute
Salmonella/enteric fever/septicemia
Immune deficiency , acquired (AIDS/HIV)
Typhoid fever
Bacterial endocarditis/acute- Infected organ, Abscesses
Abscess, intraperitoneal, RL quadrant
Appendicitis
Appendix abscess
Endocarditis, infective
Endocarditis, right heart
Abscess, abdominal, visceral
Abscess, gallbladder/pericholecystic
Appendix, ruptured
Diverticulitis, colon
Right sided diverticulitis
Subhepatic/gallbladder bed abscess
Abscess, subphrenic
Diverticulitis/phlegmon/abscess
Lung abscess
Chronic mesenteritis/retractile- Granulomatous, Inflammatory Disorders
Pancreatitis, acute
Pancreatitis, chronic- Neoplastic Disorders
Hypercalcemia of malignancy
Malignancy/cancer
Metastatic bone disease
Metastatic malignancy (cancer)
Adenocarcinoma, colon
Metastatic lung disease
Occult tumor/cancer
Carcinoma, hepatocellular
Carcinoma, oat cell (small cell), lung
Metastatic liver disease
Myelogenous leukemia, chronic
Adenocarcinoma, esophagus,distal
Adenocarcinoma, gastric
Adenocarcinoma, pancreatic
Carcinoma lung squamous cell/large cell
Carcinoma, bronchogenic
Carcinoma, renal cell
Gastric carcinoma superficial spreading
Metastasis to stomach/gastrum
Stomach, carcinoma, scirrhous
Carcinoma, biliary tree- Allergic, Collagen, Auto-Immune Disorders
Temporal/Craniotemporal arteritis
Ankylosing spondylitis (Marie-Strumple)
Lupus erythematosis, systemic
Polymyalgia rheumatica- Biochemical Disorders
Hypercalcemia- Deficiency Disorders
Vitamin B12 deficiency- Usage, Degenerative, Necrosis, Age Related Disorders
Hepatic necrosis, acute/subacute
Gastritis, atrophic- Relational, Mental, Psychiatric Disorders
Psychotic depression/suicidal
Agitated depression
Depression
Depression, endogenous
Depression, reactive
Involutional depression
Major depressive episode
Stress/Emotional event/Psychologic
Depression/secondary to illness
Depressional equivalent/somatic disord.- Anatomic, Foreign Body, Structural Disorders
Diverticulitis/perforated
Cecum diverticulum/diverticulitis
Cirrhosis, biliary, secondary
Perforated Cecum- Arteriosclerotic, Vascular, Venous Disorders
Abdominal angina
Acute Superior Mesenteric Artery Blockage
Ischemic bowel disease
Mesenteric vascular insufficiency- Functional, Physiologic Variant Disorders
Stress/Emotional/Physical- Vegetative, Autonomic, Endocrine Disorders
Addison's disease (chronic adrenal ins)
Hyperparathyroidism, primary
Adrenocorticoid (Isolated) Deficiency- Reference to Organ System
Cardiomyopathy, congestive
Esophagogastritis, corrosive
Cirrhosis
Congestive heart failure
Right congestive heart failure/chronic
Dementia
Liver, passive congestion
Cirrhosis portal (Laennecs/alcoholic)
Renal Failure Chronic
Cirrhosis, cryptogenic
Congestive heart failure/occult/chron.
Pernicious anemia
Cirrhosis, cardiac
Cirrhosis, postnecrotic
Gastritis, chronic, hypertrophic
Hepatic congestion/centrilobular necr's
Acute Abdomen- Drugs
Aspirin gastritis
Drug induced Gastritis.
Drug induced Gastroenteritis-
Drug induced Cholestasis hepatitis.- Poisoning (Specific Agent)
Alcohol gastritis- Organ Poisoning (Intoxication)
Hepatotoxic drugs
Drug induced Hepatitis.
Corrosive gastritis
Drug induced Hepatitis, idiosyncratic-- Synonyms
- Advanced age, age, aged, Aged 65 and Over, aged person, Anorectic, Anorexia, Anorexias, Anorexic, Appetite absent, APPETITE IMPAIRED, appetite lack of, appetite lack or loss, Appetite loss, APPETITE LOST, elderly, ELDERLY () 65), Elderly (Over 65), Elderly adult, Elderly person, Elderly person (person), Geriatric state, Inappetence, Lack of appetite, Loss (of) appetite, loss appetite, Loss of appetite, Loss of appetite (finding), Loss of appetite symptom, Loss of appetite symptom (finding), No appetite, Off food, Old age, Old age period, Old-age, Old-age (finding), Old-age (function), Old-age function (observable entity), older adult, Senescence, senior citizen, Senium
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