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Types of hearing loss #Peds #PrimaryCare #Causes #HearingLoss #Conductive #Sensorineural #BMJ
Types of hearing ... #PrimaryCare #Causes ... #HearingLoss #Conductive
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Loss Types: • Conductive ... Head and neck masses ... Conductive Hearing ... (80% to 90% of cases ... cause unknown)
Conductive Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Normal Otoscopy - Middle Ear:
 • Otosclerosis
 • Congenital (Ossicular
Conductive Hearing ... Dysfunction #Conductive ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Tinnitus - Subjective (heard only by patient) - 90% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unilateral On Audiogram -
Bilateral - No Hearing ... • Metabolic Causes ... Idiopathic Bilateral - Conductive ... Hearing Loss: ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Differential Diagnosis Table ... HyperK vs VT > SVT+conduction ... whether AF is cause ... PMVT vs AFib + conduction ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table
Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Chordae Tendineae on POCUS ... Many underlying causes ... endocarditis, connective ... Chordae #Tendineae #POCUS
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
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provide the earliest clues ... repolarization causes ... L, decrease in conduction ... causes prolonged ... #Progression #Table
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... at onset • Tearing ... associations: • Connective
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
correctly diagnose a case ... that any given case ... implies being able ... it has a narrow focus ... #Calculation #Table
Table 2: Relative potency of topical corticosteroids*
TC are divided into four groups according to their potency
Table 2: Relative ... their potency in keeping ... them into seven classes ... least potent [Table ... Steroids #Potency #Table