Glossary of Diseases

PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS

Glossary of Prevalent Diseases and Disorders in
Internal Medicine Practice
(updated June 18, 2008)
CARDIOLOGY

COMMON

COMMON

UNCOMMON

Acute

Chronic

Acute

Unstable angina

Ischemic heart

Myocarditis

disease; Chronic

UNCOMMON EMERGENCY
Chronic
Congenital heart Acute coronary
disease in adults syndrome (ST/

stable angina

non-ST
elevation);
Unstable angina

Arrhythmias,

Hypertension,

Vasculitis

Acute onset

essential;

Takayasus

Cardiac tumors

Hypertensive
encephalopathy

Hypertensive
cardiovascular
disease
Acute rheumatic

CHF

fever

Hypertension in

Hypertension,

Cardiac

pregnancy

secondary

tamponade

Congestive heart

Chronic

Pulmonary

Pericardial

Cardiogenic

failure

arrhythmias

hypertension

effusion

shock

MVP

Cardiomyopathies Aortic aneurysm Syncope

Infective

Pulmonary edema

endocarditis
Deep Venous

Malignant

Thrombosis

arrhythmias
Dissecting
aneurysm

GASTROENTEROLOGY

COMMON

COMMON

UNCOMMON

UNCOMMON EMERGENCY

Acute
UGIB

LGIB

Hepatitis, viral

Chronic

Acute

Chronic

GERD

Spontaneous

Ulcerative Colitis Hepatic

PUD

bacterial peritonitis

encephalopathy

Diverticular

Choledocholithiasis Chronic

Fulminant

Diseaase

pancreatitis

hepatitis

GIT malignancies

GIT malignancies

- hepatocellular

- pancreatic

Massive GI

- colonic

- esophageal

bleeding

- gastic

Rectosigmoid
- GIST

Biliary tract disease Liver disease

Intestinal

Non-alcoholic

Ascending

Acute cholecystitis - fatty liver

obstruction

liver disease

cholangitis

cholecystolithiasis - liver abscess

- Small intestinal Non-alcoholic

- liver

- Colonic disease steatohepatitis

cirrhosis
Acute
gastroenteritis

Hepatic abscess

Drug-induced

Foreign body in

liver disease

esophagus

Colitis

Hepatitis

Acute abdomen

Ischemic colitis

- autoimmune

radiation

- hepatitis C

Hepatic abscess

Acute appendicitis Irritable bowel

syndrome

enterocolitis
Intestinal

Anorectal disease;

Small intestines

obstruction

proctitis;

infections

- small intestines hemorrhoids

- chrons

- colonic

Sprue

Ulcers: stress,

TB, GIT

drug-induced, H-

Radiation
Proctitis

pylori
Acute pancreatits

Chronic hepatitis

Biliary Cirrhosis
Wilsons disease

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

COMMON

COMMON

UNCOMMON

Acute

Chronic

Acute

DHF I, II

AIDS

Meningitis

UNCOMMON EMERGENCY
Chronic
Pulmonary TB

Dengue Shock
Syndrome III,IV

Malaria,

TB,MDR

Encephallitis

STD

Septic Shock

uncomplicated
CAPmoderate risk

Syndrome SARS
Schistosomiasis

Rabies

Potts disease

Bird Flu

Systemic mycosis

Typhoid fever

Vaccinations

FUO

Filiariasis

uncomplicated

Bioterrorism

Capillariasis

leptospirosis

meningococcemia

Intraabdominal
infections
Acute gastroenteritis
with dehydration
Cholera
Tetanus
Cellulitis
Infectious
mononucleosis
UTI
Acute febrile illness
with rash
PULMONARY

COMMON

COMMON

UNCOMMON

Acute

Chronic

Acute

LRTI

Pleural effusion

Interstitial lung

- CAP, III

- malignant

disease

UNCOMMON EMERGENCY
Chronic
PTB

Acute Respiratory
failure

- Hospital-

- PTB

- LRTI

acquired

- neurologic

- pneumonia

insult
- Obstructive
airway disease
- CHF

Pre-op evaluation

COPD

Multi-drug resistant Occupational

Pneumonia,

- bronchitis

TB

exposures

High-risk

Pulmonary

General

ARDS

- emphysema

Bronchial asthma

Asthma stablea

in acute

thromboembolism environmental

exacerbation

exposures

Pleural effusion

Chronic

-congestion

bronchitis

Bronchiectasis

Disorders of

Pneumothorax

mediastinum

parapneumonia
Lung cancer

Hypersecretory

ARDS

Sleep Apnea

airway

Pulmonary TB

Pulmonary

Hemoptysis,

Hypertension

massive

Parasitic lung

Aspiration

disease

Hypersensitivity

Good Pasture

Mechanical

Syndrome

ventilatory
support

Pulmonary

SVC

OSA

Pulmonary

emphysema
COPD

embolilsm
Lung & mediastinal Lung abscess

Barotrauma

tumors
NEPHROLOGY

COMMON

COMMON

Acute

Chronic

UNCOMMON UNCOMMON EMERGENCY

Acute

Chronic

Acute

UTI

Rapidly

Post-transplant Uremic

pyelonephritis

- cystitis

progressive

follow-up

- urethritis

glomerulonephritis

ARF sec. to

Urolithiasis

Perinephric

- Acute tubular

Obstructive uropathy abscess

encephalopathy

Lupus nephritis Acute Renal

Failure

necrosis

- ATN

- Acute cortical
necrosis
End-stage renal

DM nephropathy

disease

LUPUS

Renal tubular

HyperKalemia

NEPHRITIS

acidosis

Hypokalemia

- dialysis
Acute

Gouty nephropathy

Tumors kidney

glomerulonephritis

Toxic

and urinary

nephropathies

tract

Fluid & electrolyte CKD

Papillary

disorder

necrosis

Nephrotic syndrome Nephritic syndrome

Nephrogenic DI
Bartters

Chronic prostatitis

syndrome
Chronic

Connective

glomerulonephropathy

tissue Disease

Asymptomatic urine

Genito-urinary

abnormalities

TB

ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

COMMON

COMMON

UNCOMMON

UNCOMMON

Acute

Chronic

Acute

Chronic

Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus Secondary hypertension

mellitus with

- type 1

a)

pheochromocytoma

complications

- type 2

b)

cohnns syndrome

- nephropathy - GDM
- retinopathy

cushing syndrome

Short stature

EMERGENCY

diabetic
emergencies
DKA
Honk
Hypoglycemia

- Neuropathy
Decompensated Dyslipidemia

Hypocalcemia sec. to hypo- Pituitary tumors

hyperthyroidism

arathyroidism

Adrenal crisis

- functioning
- non-functioning,
e.g acromegaly

Obesity/metabolic Agranulocytosis, drugsyndrome

Hirsutism

Myxedema

induced

coma

Thyroid

Gynecomastia

THYROID

-hyperthyroidism

STORM

-hypothyroidis.
-thyroid nodule
( FNAB)
Thyroid cancer

Cushings syndrome,

papillary

steroid induced

follicular
medullary
anaplastic
radioactive
ablation tx
Osteoporosis

Hyperparathyroidism

HEMATOLOGY

COMMON

COMMON-

UNCOMMON

UNCOMMON

Acute

Chronic

Acute

Chronic

Toxicities of

Nutritional

FEBRILE

Thalassemia

chemnotherapy

anemia

NEUTROPENIA

Acute leukemias

Lymphoma

Aplastic anemia

polycythemia

B- cell neoplasm

Hemophilia

Hemolytic anemia

Aplastic anemia

Hemolytic

Hemoglobinopathies

ITP

Hemolytic anemia Uremic syndrome

EMERGENCY

DIC

Multiple myeloma Blastic crisis

Myelodysplastic
syndrome

DVT

TTP

ITP

Von Willebrand
disease

Blood component

Hypersplenism

therapy
ONCOLOGY

COMMON

COMMON

UNCOMMON

UNCOMMON

Acute

Chronic

Acute

Chronic

Breast cancer

Paraneoplastic

Head & neck

syndrome

tumors

Radiotoxicities

Soft tissue sarcomas CO-MORBID

Lung cancer

Secondary

Renal cell ca

malignancies

EMERGENCY

SVC syndrome

EVENTS
OTHER THAN
CANCER

Staging of

Prostatic cancer

Bone tumors

Pain control

melanoma

Cutaneous cancer

Supportive care

Pancoast tumor

malignancies

-nutritional
-psychological
Principles of
Chemotherapy &
radiation
Ovarian cancer
DERMATOLOGY

COMMON

COMMON

UNCOMMON

UNCOMMON

Acute

Chronic

Acute

Chronic

Erythema

scabies

dermatomyositis

multiforme

EMERGENCY

Skin disease with Toxic shock

systemic

syndrome

components
Drug reactions

Acne

StevenJohnsons

psoriasis

Steven johnsons

syndrome
Vasculitis

Urticaria

seborrheic

Toxic- epidermal

dermatitis

necrolysis

syndrome

Contact dermatitis

Impetigo contagiosa Tinea

Urticaris

Scleroderma

Cutaneous infection: Hansens disease

bacterial, viral,
fungal
NEUROLOGY

COMMON

COMMON

UNCOMMON

UNCOMMON

Acute

Chronic

Acute

Chronic

Acute cerebral

Epilepsy

infarction

TIA

EMERGENCY

Subarachnoid

Vascular

Intracerebral

hemorrhage

dementia

hemorrhage

CNS tumor

Status epilepticus

Movement

Metabolic

disorders

encephalopathy

Vertebro-basilar Guillain- barre

insuff.

Cerebral embolism

Bacterial, fungal,

Neuropathies

Migraine

viral meningitis

Brain abscess

Myasthenia gravis

Demyelinating
disease
- MS
- Acute
disseminating
myelitis
- ALS

BPV

Parkinsons

Potts disease

disease
Encephalitis

Cerebral ischemia

Myasthenia gravis

Brain abscess

Vascular
dementia

RHEUMATOLOGY

COMMON

COMMON

UNCOMMON

Acute

Chronic

Acute

Acute gout

Gouty arthritis

SLE

UNCOMMON EMERGENCY
Chronic
Ankylosing
spondylitis

Infectious arthritis

CPPD,pseudogout Infectious arthritis

Non-articular

Rheumatoid

rheumatism

arthritis

Tendonitis, bursitis Osteoarthritis

Dermatomyositis

Gonococcal arthritis Polymyositis

Psoriatic arthritis

SLE

Scleroderma
Systemic
vasculitis
-PAN
Wegeners

other connective
tissue
Degenerative
osteoarthritis
ALLERGOLOGY and IMMUNOLOGY

COMMON

COMMON

UNCOMMON

Acute

Chronic

Acute

Erythema

Atopic dermatitis Angio-edema

multiforme

Chronic
Anaphylactic
shock

Acute urticaria

Acute vasculitis

Contact

Serum sickness

dermatitis
Allergic rhinitis
NUCLEAR MEDICINE

UNCOMMON EMERGENCY

COMMON

COMMON

UNCOMMON

Acute

Chronic

Acute

Myocardial

Thyroid scan

perfusion scans
Ventilation &
perfusion scan
RBC tagging

Bone scan

UNCOMMMON EMERGENCY
Chronic
PET scan