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Conductive Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Normal Otoscopy - Middle Ear:
 • Otosclerosis
 • Congenital (Ossicular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Otoscopy - Middle Ear ... Otoscopy - External Ear ... Dermatologic Middle Ear ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Otitis Media: Complications
Infection and inflammation of the middle ear
 - Prolonged obstruction of e. tube
of the middle ear ... fluid in middle ear ... Distal middle ear ... Infection of middle ear ... Febrile Seizures • Ear
Acute Otitis Media: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings (in Children)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 
 - Bacterial: Streptococcus
produced in middle ear ... Air from middle ear ... in the middle ear ... inflaming the middle ear ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #symptoms
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome - Herpes Zoster Oticus 
Triad:
1. Ipsilateral facial paralysis 
2. Ear pain 
3. Vesicles
Ear pain 3. ... Oticus #Diagnosis #Symptoms
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
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Nerve Blocks in Emergency Medicine: Superficial Cervical Plexus Nerve Block
Uses in the Emergency Department:
Department: Lower ear ... ultrasound #anesthesia #pocus
Diagnostic approach to a limping child with an antalgic gait. 

(CBC = complete blood count; CRP
C-reactive protein; ESR ... Antalgic #Gait #Algorithm
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • 12-13 g/dL,
 • ANC < 1800/uL,
 • platelet < 150,000/uL

Initial
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... count, LFTs, LDH, ESR ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
2) Typical symptoms ... • Cephalic symptoms ... Constitutional symptoms ... • Increased ESR ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Rheumatoid Arthritis - 2020 ACR-EULAR Classification
≥ 6 of 10 points = definite RA
Joint Involvement:
CRP and normal ESR ... CRP or abnormal ESR ... points Duration of symptoms