Acidic taste: Acidic taste is listed as an alternate name or description for symptom:
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Acidic tastes (medical symptom): Acidic or metallic taste in mouth
Acidic tastes (medical symptom): See also taste symptoms for causes of other types of tastes. Other descriptions of taste sensations may be used by different people for different conditions.
The list of medical condition causes of Acidic tastes (Acidic taste) includes:
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For a medical symptom description of 'Acidic taste', the following symptom information may be relevant to the symptoms: Acidic tastes (symptom). However, note that other causes of the symptom 'Acidic taste' may be possible.
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... Is there a history of drug or alcohol ingestion? Hallucinations are common during alcohol withdrawal but also may be noted in cocaine addiction, marijuana ... DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP ... READ EXCERPTS »
... Are there exudates? This is a key question when evaluating a sore throat. Most cases of sore throat with exudates will be found to have streptococcal pharyngitis. Without exudates, one could still ... DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP ... READ EXCERPTS »
... Is there a prostatic mass or prostate-specific antigen (PSA) elevation? These findings point to a diagnosis of prostatic carcinoma. If there is also an elevated alkaline phosphatase, there may be bony ... DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP ... READ EXCERPTS »
... Hallucinations are psychotic symptoms in which patients perceive stimuli that do not exist. Any of the five senses (auditory, visual, tactile, gustatory, or olfactory) may be involved, with auditory... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment ... READ EXCERPTS »
... Sore throat is a common symptom. Many patients incorrectly believe that antibiotics improve the clinical course in all sore throats. Although the vast majority of sore throats are of viral origin and should be managed conservatively, an... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment ... READ EXCERPTS »
... Hallucinations are defined as perceptual experiences that do not occur in reality. They may be auditory (most common), visual, tactile, or olfactory. Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment ... READ EXCERPTS »
... Most sore throats and coughs are due to infection. Children may have 5–8 upper respiratory infections per year. The primary differential is between viral and bacterial etiologies, especially group A β-hemolytic... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment ... READ EXCERPTS »
... A hallucination is seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, or tasting something that is not there. Auditory hallucinations without evidence of mental deterioration usually indicate schizophrenia, but epilepsy ... READ EXCERPTS »
... Breaking down the orophraynx, nasopharynx, and larynx into anatomic components is not very valuable in developing a differential diagnosis of sore throat. What is useful is to use the mnemonic ... READ EXCERPTS »
... An elevated acid phosphatase level usually points to metastatic carcinoma of the prostate. However, because other tissues can produce acid phosphatase the clinician should consider ... READ EXCERPTS »
... Folic acid deficiency anemia is a common, slowly progressive, megaloblastic anemia. It usually occurs in infants, adolescents, pregnant and lactating females, alcoholics, elderly people, and people with malignant or intestinal... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures ... READ EXCERPTS »
... Differential Overview ❑ Rhinovirus ❑ Group A streptococci ❑ Ebstein-Barr virus ❑... Diagnostic Approach ... Clinical Findings ... Pictures ... READ EXCERPTS »
... Differential Overview Systemic ❑ Drugs/toxins ❑ Sepsis ❑ ... Diagnostic Approach ... Clinical Findings ... Pictures ... READ EXCERPTS »
... A common, slowly progressive megaloblastic anemia, folic acid deficiency anemia is most prevalent in infants, adolescents, pregnant and lactating females, alcoholics, elderly people, and people with malignant... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... READ EXCERPTS »
...Sore throat refers to any painful sensationof the pharynx or surrounding tissues and is a common complaintin childhood and adolescence. Principal Causes of Sore Throat Infection ... Clinical Features and Diagnosis ... Diagnostic Approach ... References ... READ EXCERPTS »
... A hallucination is seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, or tasting something that is not there. Auditory hallucinations without evidence of mental deterioration usually indicate ... READ EXCERPTS »
... Breaking down the oropharynx, nasopharynx, and larynx into anatomic components is not very valuable in developing a differential diagnosis of sore throat. What is useful is to use... Pictures ... READ EXCERPTS »
... An elevated acid phosphatase level usually points to metastatic carcinoma of the prostate. However, because other tissues can produce acid phosphatase, the clinician should consider liver... Pictures ... READ EXCERPTS »
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