PCP: RTP COMMITTEE

GLOSSARY OF DISEASES AND DISORDERS IN PHILIPPINE -IM PRACTICE

I. WHERE THE INTERNIST IS CAPABLE OF TOTAL MANAGEMENT (REFERRING TO

SUB-SPECIALISTS WHEN COMPLICATED OR REQUIRING INTERVENTION
1. Tuberculosis

Pulmonary, Extra-pulmonary
Drug Resistant, HIV- related

2. Hypertension

Essential, secondary
Hypertensive emergencies

3. Pneumonia

Community-acquired
Health care Related

4. Diabetes Mellitus

Type1, Type2, Gestational

Acute and Chronic Complications
Hypoglycemia

5. Chronic Kidney Disease

Chronic Renal Failure, common causes

stages, uremia and complications

6. Gastro- Intestinal Bleeding

Lower, Upper; diagnostic evaluation

7. Anemia

Iron-deficiency, Hemolytic blood loss-related

8. Stroke

Ischemic- Thrombotic, embolic, TIA

Hemorrhagic- Parenchymal, Subarachnoid

9. Cancer

Prevention and early detection of common

cancers: lung ,breast, colon/staging

10. Osteoarthritis

Risk factors / Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic test

11. Anaphylactic Shock

Predisposing factors, prevention

12. Ezcematous Dermatitis

Primary, Secondary lesions/atopy, contact

II.

WHERE THE INTERNIST IS EXPECTED TO DIAGNOSE AND INITIATE TREATMENT

(ESPECIALLY IF LIFE THREATENING), AND CONTINUE TREATMENT OR REFER
FOR PROBLEMS AND SPECIALIZED TREATMENT

13. Dengue
14. Infectious diarrhea
15. Typhoid Fever
16. Leptospirosis
17. Malaria
18. Septic shock
------------19. Coronary Artery Disease : Angina, Myocardial Infarction
20. Arrhythmias
21. Heart Failure
------------22. Bronchial Asthma
23. COPD
24. Pleural Effusion
25. Pulmonary thrombo-embolism
26. ARDS
------------27. Thyroid Dysfunction
28. Thyroid cancer
29. Osteoporosis
------------30. UTI, Pyelonephritis
31. Acute Renal Failure
------------32. Acute Abdomen, Medically treatable, gall bladder disease, pancreatitis, dyspepsia,
gastritis, ischemia
33. Liver disease
: Hepatitis, Alcohol, Drug
------------34. Bleeding Disorders : Hemophilia , ITP,TIP
35. : DIC
------------36. Meningo-encephalitis

37. Acute, non- stroke : status epilepticus, metabolic encephalopathies

------------38. Cancer: side effects and complications of chemo and radio tx / Paraneoplastic
syndromes
39. SVC Syndrome
------------40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
41. Gouty Arthritis
------------42. Angio-edema
43. Immune deficiency
------------44. Cutaneous drug reaction
45. Steven-Johnsons, TEN syndromes
III. WHERE THE INTERNIST IS EXPECTED TO DIAGNOSE, MAY REFER FOR
DEFINITIVE TREATMENT
46. Schistosomiasis
47. Tetanus
48. Rabies
49. SARS
50. AIDS
51. FUO
------------52. Peripheral Vascular disorders
53. Cardiomyopathies
54. Pericarditis,Myocarditis, Endocarditis
55. Pulmonary Hypertension
56. Mitral Valve Prolapse
57. Deep Vein Thrombosis
------------58. Occupational Lung Diseases/Disorders
59. Sleep Apnea
------------60. Parathyroid dysfunction
61. Adrenal Dysfunction

62. Pituitary Dysfunction

63. Sex hormone- related dysfunction
------------64. Glomerulonephritis
65. Lupus Nephritis
------------66. Inflammatory Bowel diseases : Crohns, Ileitis
------------67. anemias Magaloblastic, Aplastic, Hypoproliferative
68. Polycythemia
69. Leukemias
------------70. Migraine, Seizures, Neuropathies
71. Intracranial Tumor syndromes : metastatic vs abscess vs. granuloma
------------72. Lymphomas, Myeloma
73. Prostatic CA
------------74. SLE
75. Dermatomyositis, Scleroderma
------------76. Vasculitis
77. Serum Sickness
------------78. Cutaneous Infections- Fungal, Viral, Scabies
79. Cutaneous manifestations of systemic diseases- DM, Thyroid
80. Leprosy

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