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Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
) - Differential ... the following symptoms ... • Associated symptoms ... the tragus to differentiate ... Otolaryngology #differential
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
Impaired extra-ocular ... movements -> Pain ... - Impinges on nerves ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... disorders • Symptoms ... of the abducens nerve ... #differential # ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
and Headache - Differential ... - Autonomic symptoms ... glaucoma - Ocular ... the trigeminal nerve ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
wasting, radicular pain ... spinal cord and nerve ... dysfunction, back pain ... and not direct infection ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
visceral organ or nerve ... root Symptoms ... Calcium oxalate Infectious ... Acute or chronic infections ... approach #workup #differential
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Blurry Vision - Differential ... Optic Nerve/Pathway ... Ocular Adverse Effects ... vision • Eye pain ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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compression of nerve ... spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... constipation Differential ... toon • Spinal infection
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... and peripheral nerves ... to exclude are infections ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... , testes -> pain
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Rheumatologic symptoms ... muscle aches, joint pain ... , chest pain • ... osteoarticular, pulmonary, ocular ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases