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Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... • Head and neck ... cause unknown) ... #Diagnosis #otology ... #otolaryngology
Tinnitus - Objective (can be heard/auscultated) - 10% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vascular - Arterial:
 • Atherosclerosis
Diagnosis Algorithm ... ear • Persistent ... of the Head and Neck ... Tinnitus #Ringing #hearing ... #Causes
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
, sparing the ear ... reflux • Head and neck ... TMJ • Head, neck ... #Pain #Otology ... #Otolaryngology
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... terminal (bladder neck ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Urology ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm in Cancer
UOsm ≥ 100 mOsm/kg = Urine is inappropriately concentrated for hypotonic
Hyponatremia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... SCLC, head and neck ... chemotherapy, nausea ... #nephrology #oncology