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  1. $Title{Chart of Symptoms}
  2.  
  3.      Here are some common disorders (down the side) and their signs and
  4. symptoms (across the top).  Key symptoms are indicated by an "x"; possible
  5. symptoms are indicated by an "o".  To use this chart run your finger down the
  6. lines that correspond to each of your child's symptoms.  By a process of
  7. elimination, you should be able to zero in on the possible causes of your
  8. child's illness.  Then turn to the section of the book relating to the various
  9. diseases.  There you'll find both the information you need to further narrow
  10. down the diagnosis and the treatment recommended to relieve distress.
  11.  
  12.                    Signs and Symptoms:
  13.  
  14.                    Abnormal   Abnormal                                  Difficulty                                Loss of    Noisy                                                    Visible
  15. Diseases           Behavior   Discharge   Blueness   Cough   Diarrhea   Breathing    Fever   Headache   Itching   Function   Breathing   Pain   Rash   Tenderness   Unconsciousness   Deformity   Vomiting
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  17. Appendicitis                                                     o                     x                                                   x                x                                         o       Appendicitis
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  19. Arthritis                                                                              o                              x                    x      o         o                             o                   Arthritis
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  21. Asthma                                                 x                     x                                                   x                                                                            Asthma
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  23. Blood Poisoning                                                                        x                                                                    x                                                 Blood Poisoning
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  25. Boils                             x                                                                                                        x                x                                                 Boils
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  27. Botulism                                                         x           x                                        x                    x                                                          x       Botulism
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  29. Bronchiolitis                                 o        x                     x         x                                         x                                                                            Bronchiolitis
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  31. Bronchitis                                             x                               x                                         o         o                                                                  Bronchitis
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  33. Chicken Pox                                                                            x                   x                                      x                                                           Chicken Pox
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  35. Common Cold                       x                    x                               o         o                               o         o                o                                                 Common Cold
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  37. Concussion             x          o                                                              x                    o                                                    x              o           x       Concussion
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  39. Convulsions            x                      x                                        x                              o                                                    x                          o       Convulsions
  40.  with Fever                                                                                                                                                                                                    with Fever
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  42. Convulsions            x                                                                                              o                                                    x                                  Convulsions
  43.  without Fever                                                                                                                                                                                                 without Fever
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  45. Croup                                                  x                     x         o                                         x                                                                            Croup
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  47. Cystic Fibrosis                                        x         x                                                                                                                        x                   Cystic Fibrosis
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  49. Diphtheria                                             x                     x         x                                         o                                                                            Diphtheria
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  51. Dysentery                                                        x                     x                                                                                                                      Dysentery
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  53. Earaches                          o                                                    o                              o                    x                                                                  Earaches
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  55. Encephalitis           x                                                               o         o                                         x                               o                          x       Encephalitis
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  57. Food Allergies                    o                              x           o                             o                               x      x                                                   x       Food Allergies
  58. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  59. Food Poisoning                                                   x                     o                                                   x                                                          x       Food Poisoning
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  61. Fractures                                                                                                             x                    x                x                             x                   Fractures
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  63. Gastroenteritis,                                       x         x                     o                                                   x                                                          x       Gastroenteritis,
  64.  acute                                                                                                                                                                                                         acute
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  66. Glands, swollen                                                                                                                            o                x                             x                   Glands, swollen
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  68. Gonorrhea                         o                                                                                                        x                                                                  Gonorrhea
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  70. Hay Fever                         x                                          o                   o         x                                                                                                  Hay Fever
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  72. Hepatitis                                                                              x         x                                         x                                                          x       Hepatitis
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  74. Hernia                                                                                                                                     o                x                             x                   Hernia
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  76. Herpes Simplex                                                                         o                                                   x      o                                                           Herpes Simplex
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  78. High Blood                                                                   o                   o                                                                                                            High Blood
  79.  Pressure                                                                                                                                                                                                      Pressure
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  81. Impetigo                          x                                                                        o                                      x                                                           Impetigo
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  83. Infectious                                                                             x                                                   x      o         o                                                 Infectious
  84.  Mononucleosis                                                                                                                                                                                                 Mononucleosis
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  86. Influenza                                              x         o                     x         x                                         x                                                          o       Influenza
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  88. Laryngitis                                             x                               o                                                                                                                      Laryngitis
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  90. Leukemia                          o                                                    x                                                   o                                                                  Leukemia
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  92. Measles                x          x                    x                               x                                                          x                                                           Measles
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  94. Meningitis                                                                             x         x                                                o                        o                          x       Meningitis
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  96. Mumps                                                                                  x         x                                         x                x                             x                   Mumps
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  98. Nephritis                         x                                                    x         o                                                                         o                          o       Nephritis
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  100. Pinworms                                                                                                   x                               o                                                                  Pinworms
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  102. Pneumonia                                              x                               x         x                                         x                                                                  Pnemonia
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  104. Poisoning              o                                                     o                                                             o                               o                          o       Poisoning
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  106. Polio                                                                                  x                              x                    x                                                          o       Polio
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  108. Reye's Syndrome        x                                                                                                                                                   o                          x       Reye's Syndrome
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  110. Rocky Mountain                                                                         x         x                                         o      x                                                           Rocky Mountain
  111.  Spotted Fever                                                                                                                                                                                                 Spotted Fever
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  113. Roseola                           o                                                    x                                                          x                        o                                  Roseola
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  115. Rubella                                                                                x                                                          x         x                                                 Rubella
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  117. Scabies                                                                                                    x                                      x                                                           Scabies
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  119. Sinusitis                         x                    x                     x         x         x                                         x                                                                  Sinusitis
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  121. Sore Throat                                                                            o                                                   x                                                                  Sore Throat
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  123. Stomachache,                                                     x                                                                         x                                                          x       Stomachache,
  124.  acute                                                                                                                                                                                                         acute
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  126. Stomachache,                                                                                                                               x                                                                  Stomachache,
  127.  chronic                                                                                                                                                                                                       chronic
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  129. Strep Infections                                                                       x         x                                         x      o         o                                         x       Strep Infections
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  131. Swimmer's Ear                     x                                                    o                   x          o                    x                x                                                 Swimmer's Ear
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  133. Tetanus                                                                                                               x                    x                               o                                  Tetanus
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  135. Tonsilitis                                                                             x                              o                    x                o                             x                   Tonsilitis
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  137. Ulcers                            x                                                                                                        x                                                          o       Ulcers
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  139. Urinary Tact                      o                              o                     o                                                   o                                                          o       Urinary Tact
  140.  Infections                                                                                                                                                                                                    Infections
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  142. Viral Infections                  o                    o         o           o         o         o         o                     o         o      o                                                   o       Viral Infections
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  144. Whooping Cough                    x                    x                               x                                         x                                                                    x       Whooping Cough
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  146.                    Abnormal   Abnormal    Blueness   Cough   Diarrhea   Difficulty   Fever   Headache   Itching   Loss of    Noisy       Pain   Rash   Tenderness   Unconsciousness   Visible     Vomiting
  147.                    Behavior   Discharge                                 Breathing                                 Function   Breathing                                                Deformity
  148.