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Acute Otitis Media: Complications
Infection and inflammation of the middle ear
 - Prolonged obstruction of e. tube
becomes more severe Signs ... meningitis, brain abscess ... Mastoiditis -> Mastoid abscess ... pathophysiology #symptoms #signs ... #diagnosis
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
Subperiosteal abscess ... -> Brain abscess ... empyema -> Orbital abscess ... ophthalmology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
Subperiosteal abscess ... tip -> Bezold abscess ... (Neck abscess between ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
• Infection (abscess ... lumbar spine Signs ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #symptoms #signs
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... neurologic symptoms/signs ... Cerebellar / Brainstem Abscess ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Chagas Disease - Acute, Chronic and Reactivation 

Acute Chagas
 - 95% asymptomatic
 - Chagoma (Romana's sign),
Chagoma (Romana's sign ... Indeterminate - No signs ... meningoencephalitis, brain abscess ... #Reactivation #Diagnosis
Cholesteatoma (of middle ear): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Congenital trapping of keratinizing epithelium in middle
the middle ear Signs ... Infection (parenchymal abscess ... meningitis, subdural abscess ... pathophysiology #symptoms #signs ... #diagnosis #complications
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... without localizing signs ... , amebic liver abscess ... , amebic liver abscess ... #differential #diagnosis
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
blade of grass sign ... intracortical Brodie abscess ... #Bone #Tumors #Diagnosis
Bear Paw Sign of Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis on POCUS

Adult female with right flank pain, fever, leukocytosis, soft
Bear Paw Sign of ... Diagnosis/differential ... "Bear paw sign." ... perinephric/psoas abscess ... Pyelonephritis #BearPaw #Sign