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Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... Onset ○ Meniere disease ... ○ HIV ○ Lyme disease ... Cerebellopontine angle ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
Findings in or Near ... , swollen, and tender ... Spots in the pattern ... Abnormal #Pathology #Diagnosis ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Adjacent bursa • Tendon ... Symptoms of Joint Disease ... Previous joint trauma ... e.g., meniscal tears ... #differential #diagnosis
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Degenerative joint disease ... weight-bearing joints tend ... to bear the brunt ... > Stiffness is short-lived ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
per 100,000 per year ... Meningococcal), surgery, trauma ... depressed deep tendon ... albuminocytologic dissociation ... and sensitive tests