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Symptoms A-Z

Use symptom-led pathways to get into MedVellum faster. These hubs are designed for high-intent searches, triage revision, and building differential diagnosis links across the library.

Start with red flags

Symptom pages should never replace clinical judgement. Use them to structure your first-pass differential, identify dangerous diagnoses, and then move into the linked topic pages, tools, and specialty hubs.

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High-stakes acute presentations

Start here for common emergency-department symptom searches and red-flag first passes.

Chest Pain

Start a chest pain differential on MedVellum with emergency red flags, common life-threatening causes, and linked topic pathways.

Shortness of Breath

Use this symptom hub for dyspnoea red flags, major emergency causes, and linked MedVellum topics for respiratory and cardiac workups.

Abdominal Pain

A symptom-led entry for acute abdominal pain, emergency causes, and linked MedVellum topics covering common surgical and medical differentials.

Acute Headache

Use this symptom page to prioritize dangerous headache differentials, identify red flags, and jump into linked MedVellum neurology topics.

Syncope

A symptom-led MedVellum page for syncope risk stratification, dangerous cardiac causes, and linked evaluation pathways.

Acute Vertigo

A MedVellum symptom page for acute vertigo, red flags for posterior circulation stroke, and linked vestibular differentials.

Common ward and clinic symptom searches

Broad search-entry pages for recurring inpatient, outpatient, and exam-style symptom questions.

Cough

Acute infective causes, red flags, and when to suspect serious respiratory pathology.

Back pain

Mechanical pain, cauda equina syndrome, infection, fracture, and malignancy clues.

Palpitations

AF, SVT, ectopy, thyroid disease, and ambulatory monitoring pathways.

Fever

Sepsis, fever with rash, neutropenic sepsis, and workup structure.

Leg swelling

DVT, heart failure, cellulitis, lymphoedema, and chronic venous disease.

Rash

Drug eruptions, infectious rashes, vasculitis, and dermatology emergencies.

Revision shortcuts by symptom pattern

Use symptom-led entry points to jump into high-yield differentials and management pages faster.

Atrial fibrillation / irregular pulse

Approach rapid AF, anticoagulation, and rhythm versus rate-control decisions.

COPD / wheeze

Exacerbation triggers, oxygen targets, NIV considerations, and discharge planning.

Depression

Diagnostic framing, risk assessment, and first-line treatment structure.

Anxiety

Generalised anxiety disorder, panic symptoms, and functional impairment patterns.

Herpes zoster / shingles pain

Recognize zoster early, manage pain, and know who needs antiviral treatment.

Dyslipidaemia

Primary prevention, secondary prevention, and lipid-lowering treatment pathways.