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Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
Pathogenesis and clinical ... abscess between SCM ... process & under SCM ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Neck Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Inflammatory:
 • Viral (reactive): EBV, HIV
 • Bacterial: Staph/Strep, Tularemia, Brucella
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Metastatic: SCC ... Lipoma, Cyst BCM ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Jugular Venous Pressure Measurement
Examiner places the patient in a reclined position and puts the base of
Positive: JVP > 3cm ... sustained JVP > 4cm ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Open Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
Gustilo-Anderson Classification:
 • Type I
   - Wound <
Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical ... - Wound < 1cm ... - Wound 1-10 cm ... - Wound > 10 cm ... Open #Fractures #Diagnosis
Sickle Cell Disease and the Eye 

Ocular Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease

 - Hyphema is Dangerous
is Dangerous in SCD ... sickling - SCD ... eye exams - SC ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis
Internal Jugular Vein Anatomy on JVP Examination
Where can I find the IJ?
- Look where SCM attaches
- Look where SCM ... lays on top of SCM ... is Medial to IJ/SCM
Cardiac Auscultation Maneuvers for Murmurs
Maneuvers result in INCREASED murmur:
 • Inspiration - Right-sided
 • Valsalva -
• Valsalva - HCM ... Squat to stand - HCM ... Leg elevation - HCM ... • Handgrip - HCM ... #physicalexam #diagnosis
Systemic Sclerosis Associated Autoantibodies
Anti-topoisomerase I (anti-Sc170): Diffuse skin disease, Pulmonary fibrosis
Anti-centromere: Limited skin disease (~93-95%), Pulmonary
fibrosis Anti-PM-Sc1 ... males, Overlap BCM ... Autoantibodies #diagnosis
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
LVOTO due to SAM ... Diagnosis? ... Dynamic LVOTO due to SAM ... Motion #LVOTO #SAM ... Cardiology #PLAX #clinical
Acute Kidney Injury - RIFLE and AKIN Criteria for Diagnosis and Classification of AKI
 • AKIN
AKIN Criteria for Diagnosis ... - Increase in SCr ... or increase in SCr ... - Increase in SCr ... AKIN #Criteria #Diagnosis