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Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
otalgia Most Common Causes ... • Inflammatory process ... the following symptoms ... • Associated symptoms ... differentiate disease processes
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 • Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 • Immunocompromised host
Clinical • Caused ... CD4 < 200 • Symptoms ... progress over 2
Subacute Thyroiditis

Also known as: de Quervain’s thyroiditis, granulomatous thyroiditis, or viral thyroiditis

What?
Postviral inflammatory process caused by
Postviral inflammatory process ... caused by common ... follicular changes progress ... after onset Causes ... • Malaise and symptoms
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
suspected HH based on symptoms ... homozygotes should proceed ... out additional causes ... If other causes ... 1,000 μg/mL should proceed
Subinvolution of the uterus refers to the delayed return of the uterus to its pre-pregnancy size
occurs when that process ... Causes Retained ... Signs and Symptoms
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Abdominal Pain Causes ... • Process: Accelerating ... changes • Urinary symptoms ... Consider cardiac causes ... genitourinary causes
The eye is very complex and contains various tissues and structures that work together to provide
self-resolving processes ... disorders can be caused ... various signs and symptoms
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
conditions that cause ... pregnancy, or other causes ... onset of other symptoms ... the diagnostic process
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
The signs and symptoms ... infection will progress ... resembling rashes caused
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
You
Thought content/process ... of illness, the symptoms ... caused by it, and