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Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
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eyelash follicle • Cause ... eyedrops, surgery #Clinical ... Diagnosis #Management #Ophthalmology ... Stye #Chalazion #Comparison ... #Table
Mammogram Basics

A diagnostic mammogram is obtained when a patient has symptoms, usually a mass. The mass
a patient has symptoms ... views of each breast ... views of each breast ... #Mammography #Breast ... #Radiology #clinical
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... and clinical associations ... , shortness of breath ... Skin histology - Mast ... #table
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Clinical Pearls ... • Neurologic symptoms ... suggest a mass ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Pathogenesis and clinical ... white or yellow areas ... around atrophic areas ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
Pathogenesis and clinical ... into contiguous areas ... fluctuant, tender mass ... postauricular crease ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
Pituitary Mass Effects ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... is the order of least-essential ... For The Adenoma Please ... Signs / Symptoms
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... without other cause ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs/symptoms ... in up to 30% of cases ... features: Mobile mass ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
function tests algorithm ... symptoms/signs ... Areas of diagnostic ... aminotransferase; BMI, body mass ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm