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Conductive Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Normal Otoscopy - Middle Ear:
 • Otosclerosis
 • Congenital (Ossicular
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Eustachian Tube Dysfunction ... • Benign Mass (Polyp ... Eustachian Tube Dysfunction ... #HearingLoss #Differential
Causes of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Non-pregnant bleeding that is inegular in timing, frequency, or flow 

Mnemonic: PALM-COEIN
STRUCTURAL CAUSES Polyps ... cirrhosis) Ovulatory dysfunction ... Foreign bodies #AUB ... Obstetrics #Gynecology #Differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Myocardial • Systolic Dysfunction ... • Diastolic Dysfunction ... Regurgitation • Sub-Valvular ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... Differential Diagnosis ... thrombus, RV systolic dysfunction ... Pregnancy • Avoid ARB ... meds (e.g., ACE/ARB
Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nasal Obstruction/ URTI:
 • Septal Deviation
 • Allergic Rhinitis
Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction ... - Differential ... Neoplastic: • Nasal Polyps ... Anosmia #Smelling #Dysfunction ... #Loss #Differential
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Severe injury/dysfunction ... Sternal rub
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
ANA, anti-Smith Ab ... permanent alopecia Differential ... mild cognitive dysfunction ... and psychosis • AB
Anosmia Causes - Principal Etiologies of Olfactory Dysfunction
For olfactory disorders (and for most taste problems), the
Etiologies of Olfactory Dysfunction ... without nasal polyps ... without nasal polyps ... disorders #Diagnosis #Differential ... Hyposmia #Olfactory #Dysfunction
Ileal Pouch Disorders - Differential Diagnosis
 • Surgical/Mechanical: Anastomotic leak, Pelvic sepsis, Sinus, Fistula, Strictures, Efferent
Pouch Disorders - Differential ... Infecundity, Sexual dysfunction ... , Inflammatory polyps ... Pouch #Disorders #Differential
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
thrombocytopenia, and renal dysfunction ... have traveled to sub-Saharan ... Fever #Travel #Differential