NCLEX-CGFNS: Diseases and Initial Manifestations

Acromegaly: coarsening of facial features
Acute glomerulonephritis: edema
Acute lympocytic leukemia: anemia
Acute respiratory distress syndrome: rapid shallow breathing
Alzeimer's disease: progressive memory loss
Anemia – iron deficiency: fatigue
Anemia – pernicious: fatigue
Anemia – sickle cell: growth retardation
Angina pectoris: chest pain
Arthritis rheumatoid: morning stiffness
Autonomic dysreflexia: hypertension
Benign prostatic hypertrophy: reduction in size and force of urinary stream
Bronchogenic carcinoma: changing cough
Cancer – bladder: painless hematuria
Cancer – breast: mass/lump/thickening
Cancer – cervix: bleeding
Cancer – esophagus: dysphagia after ingestion of solid foods.
Cancer – larynx: change in voices or hoarseness
Cancer – ovary: vague abdominal discomfort and dyspepsia
Cancer – testes: painless swelling

Cataract: blurring of vision
Congestive heart failure: dyspnea (if left side) and edema (if right side)
Congenital hip dislocation: shorter of affected leg
Crohn's disease: right lower quadrant pain
Cystic fibrosis: meconium ileus
Cystitis: burning on urination
Diabetes mellitus: polyuria
Dumping syndrome: dizziness, diarrhea, diaphoresis
Guillain-bare syndrome: ascending weakness beginning in the lower extremities, clumsiness
Hepatic encephalopathy: personality changes
Hiatal hernia: heartburn 30 minutes after meals
Hyperthyroidism: nervousness
Hypocalcemia: tingling sensation around the lips and the fingers
Hypokalemia: muscle weakness
Hypovolemic shock: increased pulse rate
Hypoxia: restlessness
Increased ICP : widening pulse pressure , decreasing LOC
Liver cirrhosis: hepatomegaly
Lyme's disease: bull's eye rash
Meniere's disease: vertigo
Mengingitis: headache
Multiple sclerosis: diplopia
Myasthenia gravis: muscle weakness
Nephrotic syndrome: periorbital edema
Otitis media: pain
Pancreatitis: periumbilical pain
Parkinson's disease: unilateral pill rolling tremors
Retinal detachment: visual floaters
Retinoblastoma: cat's eye reflex
Tardive dyskinesia: tongue twitching
Thyroid crisis: increased temperature
Ulcerative colitis: recurrent bloody diarrhea