Veterinary Problems/Presentations List
The core content of the Curriculum is determined by relating the Outcome Objectives to the following problems and presentations that will be faced by a graduate in the various arms of veterinary practice. This list has been determined from published sources and validated by various local practitioner groups. An indication is provided in the right hand columns of the animal group to which each problem/presentation is likely to apply. Full details of the clinical competencies and underpinning sciences associated with each problem/presentation are contained in ‘Chiron’, the Veterinary School’s core curriculum data base which is available on line to students and staff.
| CA – Companion Animals EQ – Equine PA – Production Animals AA – Aquatic Animals WL - Wildlife |
| Problem/Presentation |
CA
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EQ
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PA
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AA
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WL
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdominal Distention |
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*
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*
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| Abdominal Pain/Colic |
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*
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| Abdominal Mass |
*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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| Abnormal Blood Test |
*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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| Abnormal Alimentary Tract Function |
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*
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*
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*
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*
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| Abnormal Faeces |
*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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| Abnormal Urine |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Abortion |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Anorexia/Inappetance/Decreased Feed Response |
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*
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*
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*
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*
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| Anaemia |
*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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| Animal Husbandry/Management Sub-optimal |
*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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| Anorectal Abnormality/Pain/Straining |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Ataxia/Loss of Balance |
*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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| Abnormal Environmental Conditions Captive/Wild |
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*
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*
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*
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| Abnormal Behaviour |
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| Abnormal Blood Pressure |
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| Abnormal Body Temperature |
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| Bleeding/Bruising |
*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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| Burns |
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*
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| Breathing Difficulty |
*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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| Breath Odour (halitosis etc) |
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*
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| Bruxism |
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| Cardiac Arrest |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Cardiac Rhythm/Rate Abnormalities |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Cardiac Murmur/Abnormal Heart Sounds |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Colour Change |
*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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| Coma/ Loss of Consciousness |
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*
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*
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*
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| Constipation |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Cough/haemoptysis |
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*
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*
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*
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| Decreased Production |
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| Dental Abnormalities |
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*
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*
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| Depression |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Diarrhoea/Dysentery/Voluminous stools |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Dietary Indiscretion/Pica/Coprophagia |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Difficulty Chewing/Quidding Feed |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia) |
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*
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*
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| Dying/Dead Patient |
*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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| Ear/Hearing Abnormality |
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*
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| Egg Abnormality |
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| Epistaxis |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Exercise Intolerance/Poor Performance |
*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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| Faecal Incontinence |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Flight Abnormality |
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| Food Safety Concern |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Genital Organ (External) Abnormality |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Genetic Anomaly/Aquired Physical Malformation |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Gill Abnormality |
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| Growth Abnormality |
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*
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| Grunting/Abnormal Vocalization |
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*
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*
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*
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| Hair Coat /Feather Abnormality |
*
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*
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*
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| Health Check |
*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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| Hypo/Hyperreflexia |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Integument Abnormality (Skin,Fin,Beak,Shell ) |
*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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| Lethargy |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Lymphadenopathy |
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*
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*
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| Lumps/Growths/Nodules/Tumours |
*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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| Mammary Gland/Lactation Abnormality/Alteration |
*
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*
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| Morbidity/Mortality/Herd Health |
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| Mucous Membrane Abnormality |
*
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*
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| Muscular Atrophy/Muscular Weakness |
*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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| Musculoskeletal Pain/Stiffness/Lameness/Gait Abnormality |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Muscle Spasm/Rigidity/Flaccidity |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Nasal Discharge |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Neonatal Abnormality eg patent urachus |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Nutrition/Deficiency/Excess |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Obesity |
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*
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| Oedema |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Ocular/Vision Abnormality |
*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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| Oral Abnormality |
*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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| Pain (generalized/localized/body/extremity) |
*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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| Paralysis/Paresis |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Post-Operative Complications |
*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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| Pregnancy/Gestation/Egg Binding/Normal/Abnormal |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Parturition/Puerperium/ Normal/Abnormal |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Polydipsia |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Postural Abnormality/Loss of Righting Reflex |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Ptyalism (Increased Salivation) |
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*
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*
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*
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| Pruritis/Scratching/Rubbing |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Reproduction Abnormality/Reduced Fertility |
*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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| Seizure |
*
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*
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*
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| Shock/Stress |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Swimming/Movement Abnormalities |
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| Sneezing |
*
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*
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*
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| Sudden Death |
*
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*
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*
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*
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| Sweating Abnormality |
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| Swelling |
*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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| Tremors |
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*
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*
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| Trauma |
*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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| Urination Frequency/Volume/Ability change |
*
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*
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*
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| Venous Distention/ Pulsation |
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| Vomiting/Regurgitation/Gastric Reflux/Haematemesis |
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| Weight Loss |
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*
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*
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*
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| Weakness |
*
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*
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*
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| Wounds |
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