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Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
Syndrome on Physical Exam ... month following neck ... consistent with a diagnosis ... lesions within the neck ... #physicalexam #neurology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Diagnosis Framework ... hearing loss Exam ... • Head and neck ... Infection or cancer ... ○ Meningitis complications
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... of breath • Neurologic ... paradoxus • Beck ... #diagnosis #cancer
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Diagnosis Framework ... hematoma, lung cancer ... loss Physical Exam ... TMJ • Head, neck ... #diagnosis
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
slowly progressive, cancer ... pain involving neck ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... postpartum #Diagnosis ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Preterm Infant Complications - Differential Diagnosis
Respiratory:
 • Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)
 • Respiratory Distress
Preterm Infant Complications ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Respiratory ... Enterocolitis (NEC ... ) Neurologic:
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... and ophthalmic complications ... Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... Start steroids if concern
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm in Cancer
UOsm ≥ 100 mOsm/kg = Urine is inappropriately concentrated for hypotonic
Hyponatremia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... in Cancer UOsm ... SCLC, head and neck ... #Diagnosis #Cancer
Peritoneal Dialysis Complications
Peritonitis:
 • Can't miss! 6% of cases result in death
 • Diagnostics:
Peritoneal Dialysis Complications ... result in death • Diagnostics ... peritonitis on exam ... #nephrology #diagnosis ... #differential