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Tinnitus - Subjective (heard only by patient) - 90% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unilateral On Audiogram -
• Metabolic Causes ... : Thyroid Dysfunction ... • Whiplash • Skull ... Fracture • Closed ... #Causes
Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nasal Obstruction/ URTI:
 • Septal Deviation
 • Allergic Rhinitis
Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction ... Surgery • Base of Skull ... Fracture • Nasal ... #Loss #Differential ... #Causes
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
dysfunction and ... increased B-cell ... failure Clinical Features ... symptoms are not caused ... appetite, weight loss
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
responses - Loss ... compression by fractured ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction ... differential #algorithm
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... 12 000 or <400 cells ... evidence of organ dysfunction ... including those caused ... #SSTIs #Algorithm
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
BIOLOGICAL FEATURES ... risk death), T-cell ... injury: Glycocalyx loss ... COMMON CAUSES + ... CLINICAL FEATURES
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bowel or bladder dysfunction ... Alterations: - Sensory features ... Autonomic Dysfunction ... not swollen or less ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause ... -> Pathologic fractures ... radiculopathy • Skull ... middle ear dysfunction ... Conductive hearing loss
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
: LCH exhibits features ... commonly in the skull ... • Endocrine Dysfunction ... marrow: Organ dysfunction ... for endocrine dysfunctions
DEMYELINATING DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

What Are Demyelinating Diseases?
• Conditions that damage myelin, the protective
Oligoclonal bands, cell ... Symptoms: Visual loss ... unilateral visual loss ... autoimmune/infectious causes ... bladder/bowel dysfunction