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Conductive Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Normal Otoscopy - Middle Ear:
 • Otosclerosis
 • Congenital (Ossicular
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Otoscopy - Middle Ear ... Otoscopy - External Ear ... Dermatologic Middle Ear
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Family history of ear ... • Outer Ear: ... externa • Middle Ear ... ○ Barotrauma, ear
Conductive vs Sensorineural Hearing Loss on Physical Exam
Weber Test:
 • Normal: Sound is equal bilaterally
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lateralizes to impaired ear ... lateralizes to good ear ... Rinne Test: ... lateralizes to impaired ear ... lateralizes to good ear
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Shoulder Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... 4 tests for the ... after cross-arm test ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Subjective Tinnitus: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Subjective Tinnitus - Perceived sound with no acoustic stimulus, heard only
structures in or near ... the ear, perceived ... pathophysiology #differential
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
Systemic Causes - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vestibular (Inner Ear ... ): • Ear Infection ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Syphilis Diagnostic Algorithm
 • Syphilis (TP) EIA
 • RPR
 • A different treponemal specific test (TPPA)

ID
Syphilis Diagnostic Algorithm ... Syphilis (TP) EIA ... treponemal specific test ... Syphilis #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Ear Pain (Otalgia ... originates from the ear ... on the external ear ... , sparing the ear ... and ear canal
Tinnitus - Objective (can be heard/auscultated) - 10% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vascular - Arterial:
 • Atherosclerosis
auscultated) - 10% - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... ear • Persistent ... hearing #objective #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
examination with the ear ... ear, by holding ... affected right ear ... toward the affected ear ... toward the affected ear