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"A physicist is just an atom's way of looking at itself." - Niels Bohr

Surgical Sieves

A surgical sieve is useful when trying to answer questions on the cause of a sign or symptom. It helps to bring to mind lots of different conditions which could be potential causes. It can also be helpful in formulating a differential diagnosis for patients where the diagnosis is not clear.

 

I think MAGIC ADDITIVE is the most comprehensive and easy to remember surgical sieve but there are many others some of which are listed below.

 

M
Metabolic - e.g. gout, hypoglycemia
A
Autoimmune - e.g. lupus, Crohn's disease
G
Genetic - e.g. cystic fibrosis
I
Infective (bacterial, viral, fungal, protozoal, parasitic) - e.g. gastroenteritis, pneumonia
C
Cancer - e.g. lung cancer, lymphoma
 
A
Acquired (environmental factors) - e.g. COPD, asbestosis
D
Degenerative - e.g. osteoarthritis, dementia
D
Drugs - e.g. penicillin allergy, Clostridium difficile infection after antibiotics
I
Insanity - psychiatric conditions e.g. depression, factitious diarrhea
T
Trauma - gun shot wound, surgical trauma
I
Idiopathic - conditions with unknown cause e.g. idiopathic intracranial hypertension
V
Vascular - e.g. stroke, angina
E
Endocrine - e.g. diabetes, acromegally

 

 

Alternative sieves:

MIDNITE - Metabolic, Inflammation, Degenerative, Neoplastic, Infection, Trauma and Environmental.

 

VITAMIN CDEF - Vascular, Infective/Inflammatory, Traumatic, Autoimmune, Metabolic, Iatrogenic/Idiopathic, Neoplastic Congenital, Degenerative/Developmental, Endocrine/Environmental and Functional .

 

INVITED MD - Infective, Neoplasitic, Vascular, Inflammatory/Autoimmune, Trauma, Endocrine, Degenerative, Metabolic and Drugs.

 

CA INVITED MD III - Congenital, Acquired, Infective, Neoplasitic, Vascular, Inflammatory, Trauma, Endocrine, Degenerative, Metabolic, Drugs, Idiopathic, Iatrogenic, Immunological.

 

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