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Otitis Externa: Swelling due to infection in the external canal of the right ear (picture on
Otitis Externa: ... canal of the right ear ... left is of normal ear ... #Photo #ENT #Otitis ... #Externa #EAC #
Otitis Externa: Swelling due to infection in the external canal of the right ear.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D.
Otitis Externa: ... canal of the right ear ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #ENT #Otitis ... #Externa #UCSDH
Exostosis: Picture on left demonstrates bony ingrowths which have encroached upon the external 
auditory canal. Normal
encroached upon the external ... Normal ear is shown ... for comparisno. ... #Photo #Exostosis ... #EarCanal #EAC
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... Family history of ear ... • Outer Ear: ... foreign body ○ Otitis ... disruption ○ Otitis
Cholesteatoma (of middle ear): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Congenital trapping of keratinizing epithelium in middle
Pathogenesis and clinical ... in the middle ear ... mass in middle ear ... • Erosion of external ... symptoms #signs #diagnosis
Clubbing of the Fiingers: Bulbous appearance of the distal fingers associated with a number of uncommon
placed next to each ... other (picture on far ... is normal for comparison ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Clubbing
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
arthritis, Lupus, etc ... ) -> Extra-articular ... markers (CRP, ESR ... #Degenerative #Comparison ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... w/differential diagnosis ... vision changes, etc ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology