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Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
SOB, N/V, stiff neck ... onset of fever, neck ... sensorineural hearing loss ... anomalies: hearing loss ... #Immunization #peds
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
malaise, weight loss ... reflux • Head and neck ... Hemoptysis • Loss ... TMJ • Head, neck ... Otalgia #Ear #Pain #Otology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
include a: • Neurologic ... • Head and neck ... Infection or cancer ... ) ○ Meningitis ... ○ MS, CVA • Infectious
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
Fever, headache, neck ... Tuberculous Meningitis ... Demyelinating disease caused ... Cryptococcal Meningitis ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Systemic N - Neurologic ... - Meningitis Trauma ... - Post-Trauma, Neck ... #differential #causes ... secondary #management #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... Non-inflammatory causes ... Carcinomatous meningitis ... sensorineural hearing loss—wolfram ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
: • 1400 new cases ... Direct microbial infection ... not swollen or less ... causes need to ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
mastoid bone, loss ... Bezold abscess (Neck ... , nausea, vomiting ... cortical bone -> Meningitis ... symptoms #diagnosis #otology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
responses - Loss ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... sclerosis - Transverse ... Infections: - ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Short-lived (typically less ... history of viral infection ... Can occur with neck ... differential #diagnosis #neurology