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Systemic disorder
Introduction
Systemic disorder, “such as high blood pressure, or systemic diseases, such as the flu, affect the entire body.”[1]
Differential diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
For the differential diagnosis of systemic disorders, the mnemonic VINDICATE[2] or VITAMINSABCEDK[3] may help prompt considerations.
VINDICATE
| V | Vascular | |
|---|---|---|
| I | Infectious | |
| N | Neoplastic | |
| D | Degenerative | |
| I | Iatrogenic | |
| C | Congenital | |
| A | Autoimmune | |
| T | Trauma | |
| E | Environmental |
VITAMINS
| V | Vascular | |
|---|---|---|
| I | Infectious / Inflammatory | |
| T | Traumatic / Toxic | |
| A | Autoimmune or allergy | |
| M | Metabolic | |
| I | Iatrogenic / Idiopathic | |
| N | Neoplastic | |
| S | Social | |
External links
External links
References
References
- ↑ Systemic. MedlinePlus. Available at https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002294.htm. Accessed 12/14/2021
- ↑ Johnson SM, Shah LM (2019). “Imaging of Acute Low Back Pain”. Radiol Clin North Am. 57 (2): 397–413. doi:10.1016/j.rcl.2018.10.001. PMID 30709477.
- ↑ Zabidi-Hussin ZA (2016). “Practical way of creating differential diagnoses through an expanded VITAMINSABCDEK mnemonic”. Adv Med Educ Pract. 7: 247–8. doi:10.2147/AMEP.S106507. PMC 4853007. PMID 27217805.
- ↑ Anonymous (2026), Systemic vasculitis (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.