Inguinal hernia differential diagnosis

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Differentiating inguinal hernia from other Diseases

  • Inguinal hernia must be differentiated from femoral hernia, epididymitis, testicular torsion, lipomas,inguinal adenopathy, groin abscess, saphena varix, vascular aneurysm or pseudoaneurysm, hydrocele, varicocele, cryptorchidism.

Preferred Table

Diseases History and Symptoms Physical Examination Laboratory Findings Other Findings
Finding

1

Finding 2 Finding 3 Finding

4

Physical Finding 1 Physical Finding 2 Physical Finding 3 Physical Finding 4 Lab Test 1 Lab Test 2 Lab Test 3 Lab Test 4
Differential Diagnosis 1 +
Differential Diagnosis 2 -
Differential Diagnosis 3
Differential Diagnosis 4
Differential Diagnosis 5

Use if the above table can not be made

Differential Diagnosis Similar Features Differentiating Features
Differential 1
  • On [physical exam; history; diagnostic test; imaging], [Differential 1] {has; demonstrates} [feature 1], [feature 2], [feature 3] also observed in [disease name].
  • On [physical exam; history; diagnostic test; imaging], [Differential 1] {has; demonstrates} [feature 1], [feature 2], [feature 3] that distinguish it from [disease name].
Differential 2
  • On [physical exam; history; diagnostic test; imaging], [Differential 1] {has; demonstrates} [feature 1], [feature 2], [feature 3] also observed in [disease name].
  • On [physical exam; history; diagnostic test; imaging], [Differential 1] {has; demonstrates} [feature 1], [feature 2], [feature 3] that distinguish it from [disease name].
Differential 3
  • On [physical exam; history; diagnostic test; imaging], [Differential 1] {has; demonstrates} [feature 1], [feature 2], [feature 3] also observed in [disease name].
  • On [physical exam; history; diagnostic test; imaging], [Differential 1] {has; demonstrates} [feature 1], [feature 2], [feature 3] that distinguish it from [disease name].
Differential 4
  • On [physical exam; history; diagnostic test; imaging], [Differential 1] {has; demonstrates} [feature 1], [feature 2], [feature 3] also observed in [disease name].
  • On [physical exam; history; diagnostic test; imaging], [Differential 1] {has; demonstrates} [feature 1], [feature 2], [feature 3] that distinguish it from [disease name].
Differential 5
  • On [physical exam; history; diagnostic test; imaging], [Differential 1] {has; demonstrates} [feature 1], [feature 2], [feature 3] also observed in [disease name].
  • On [physical exam; history; diagnostic test; imaging], [Differential 1] {has; demonstrates} [feature 1], [feature 2], [feature 3] that distinguish it from [disease name].