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Conductive vs Sensorineural Hearing Loss on Physical Exam
Weber Test:
 • Normal: Sound is equal bilaterally
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Physical Exam Weber Test ... lateralizes to impaired ear ... lateralizes to good ear ... Rinne Test: ... conduction Hum Test
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Exam: • Hearing tests ... whispered voice test ... Tuning Fork Tests ... 512 Hz) Weber Test ... hearing loss Rinne Test
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
examination with the ear ... 45° towards the test ... ear, by holding ... throughout the test ... affected right ear
Classic Findings During Hallpike Test in Posterior Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
 • Latency (delay
During Hallpike Test ... toward the downward ear
Dix-HaIlpike Maneuver
 • Turn head to 45° and then rapidly lay patient to a supine position
The test is positive ... toward the affected ear
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Agglutination in the nose, ears ... • Diagnostic Test ... Donath-Landsteiner test
Complete PCL Tear on Physical Exam - Posterior Drawer Test

This is what a complete PCL year
Complete PCL Tear ... Posterior Drawer Test ... a complete PCL year ... A partial tear may ... Posterior #Drawer #Test
Tuberculin Skin Test (Positive Mantoux Test) Result, Reading and Interpretation

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation
Tuberculin Skin Test ... Positive Mantoux Test ... Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Spider in external ear canal

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#Spider #external #ear #canal #EAC #auditory #insect #clinical #video #otoscopy #physicalexam #otology
Spider in external ear ... Spider #external #ear ... #canal #EAC #auditory
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
of one or both ears ... Eyes • Inner ear ... like "cauliflower ear ... Diagnosis: • Clinical tests ... Nonspecific ↑ ESR