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Conductive Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Normal Otoscopy - Middle Ear:
 • Otosclerosis
 • Congenital (Ossicular
Conductive Hearing Loss ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Eustachian Tube Dysfunction ... • Benign Mass (Polyp ... #Causes
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... Complications: • Weakness ... • Areflexia (loss ... bladder/bowel dysfunction ... Syndrome #MSK #pathophysiology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Dehydration - Loss ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... hypotension - Extreme weakness ... Vomiting, Diarrhea, Weakness ... Muscle cramps, Loss
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
/paralysis - Weakness ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Back pain • Weakness ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction ... differential #algorithm
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
rapid onset of weakness ... bowel or bladder dysfunction ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... Weakness: - Weakness ... not swollen or less
Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nasal Obstruction/ URTI:
 • Septal Deviation
 • Allergic Rhinitis
Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neoplastic: • Nasal Polyps ... #Loss #Differential ... #Causes
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Manifestations Causes ... • Increased loss ... and myocardial dysfunction ... extremities - Muscle weakness ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology