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Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
• Head and neck ... Internal auditory artery ... (Labyrinthine artery ... cause unknown) ... Noise trauma ○ MS
Tinnitus - Objective (can be heard/auscultated) - 10% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vascular - Arterial:
 • Atherosclerosis
flow in normal artery ... • AV Shunt • High ... of the Head and Neck ... Tinnitus #Ringing #hearing ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Arterial Lines & Waveforms
Arterial lines permit continuous invasive blood pressure measurement, frequent arterial blood sampling, and
UNDERdamped = falsely HIGH ... tardus - late peaking ... or mechanical) alters ... intrathoracic pressure and causes ... - Nick Mark
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Epidemiology 1) High ... symptoms are not caused ... ): 50% remits spontaneously ... remission less likely after ... anterior/posterior MSK
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Causes purpura & ... cause of transfusion ... High mortality. ... more likely to cause ... infographic by Nick
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Causes purpura & ... cause of transfusion ... High mortality. ... more likely to cause ... in 650,000 by Nick
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
tube against the neck ... prevents speech & eating ... between innominate artery ... This can cause life-threatening ... occlude innominate artery
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Pulmonary Artery ... continuous (via heating ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... cardiac output causes ... predicts FR by Nick
Myositis Ossificans in vastus intermedius on POCUS after trauma - Transverse View

Young male with MMA injury
intermedius on POCUS after ... to ant/med rt thigh ... hypoechoic oval masses ... POCUS #muscle #msk ... #clinical #ultrasound
Myositis Ossificans in vastus intermedius on POCUS after trauma - Sagittal View

Young male with MMA injury
intermedius on POCUS after ... to ant/med rt thigh ... hypoechoic oval masses ... POCUS #muscle #msk ... #clinical #ultrasound