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| Unilateral nerve deafness in middle age Pt |
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Definition
| Acoustic neuroma (order MRI) |
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| Acute Painful red eye, halos (or colored rings around lights), hazy, steamy cornea. Pupil is fixed and (mid) dilated. Onset after being in dark room |
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Definition
| Acute angle-closure glaucoma |
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| Red eye, hyperemia, chemosis, nodular conjunctivia |
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| Pale, edematous, boggy turbinates |
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Definition
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| Sneezing, clear rhinorrhea, post-nasal drip, nasal congestion seasonal occurance |
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Definition
| Allergic rhinitis. Nedocromil effective Tx. |
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| Transient monocular vision loss |
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Definition
| Amaurosis fugax – TIA, emboli |
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Definition
| Anticholinergics, TCA, anti-parkinsonian drugs, profound hypoxemia |
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Definition
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| Sudden vertigo with changes in head position |
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Definition
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| Vertical Nystagmus, insidious onset vertigo |
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Definition
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| Painless, nontender nodule on upper or lower eyelid |
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Definition
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| Painless vision loss. History of TIA, palpitations, arrhythmia, carotid disease, embolic source |
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Definition
| CRAO (pale retina, cherry red macula) |
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Term
| Painless vision loss. History of HTN |
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Definition
| CRVO (blood & Thunder, retinal hemorrhages) |
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Term
| Gray pharyngeal pseudomembrane, rash, splenomegaly, supraclavicular LAD |
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Definition
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Definition
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| College student with sore throat. Enlarged tonsils, anterior cervical LAD. Splenomegaly. CBC – elevated atypical lymphoctyes |
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Definition
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Term
| Red eye, copious purulent discharge |
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Definition
| Gonococcal conjunctivitis |
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Term
| Painful swelling of upper or lower eyelid |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| Ipsilateral optic nerve lesion |
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Term
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Definition
| Ipsilateral optic tract lesion |
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| Smoker, white mouth lesion cannot be rubbed off |
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Definition
| Leukoplakia, rule out oral cancer |
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Definition
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| Sudden dizzy, vertigo, hearing loss, tinnitus |
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Definition
| Meniere’s disease; Treat w/ diuretics & low-sodium diet |
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Definition
| MOE, Pseudomonas, IV abx (FQ), CT head |
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Term
| Recurrent episodes of vision change, diplopia that resolve |
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Definition
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Definition
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| Unilateral foul smelling or purulent nasal discharge in a pediatric patient |
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Definition
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Definition
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Term
| Afferent papillary defect, marcus-gunn pupils |
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Definition
| Optic nerve lesion. Tertiary syphilis (marcus-gunn) |
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Term
| Vision loss over hours to days, painful EOM |
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Definition
| Optic Neuritis (assoc. w/ MS) |
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Term
| Eye trauma, diplopia. Exophthalmos, fixed upward gaze, hyphema |
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Definition
| Orbital blow-out fracture; Immediate ophthalmology referral |
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Term
| Swimmer with ear pain, discharge |
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Definition
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Term
| Horizontal Nystagmus, acute onset vertigo |
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Definition
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Term
| Painless, yellow triangular nodule on conjunctivia |
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Definition
| Pinguecula (more common on nasal side) |
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Term
| Bilateral pinpoint pupils |
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Definition
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Term
| Sensorineural loss > 50yo |
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Definition
| Presbyacussis (Hi freq sounds 1st to go) |
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Term
| Curtain or veil over my eyes, new onset floaters |
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Definition
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Term
| Tinnitus and metabolic acidosis |
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Definition
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Term
| HA, sinus pressure, yellow – green nasal discharge |
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Definition
| Sinusitis – CT is gold standard |
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Term
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Definition
| Strep. Pneumonia, H. influenza, strep. Pyogenes, moraxella catarhallis |
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Term
| Superior contralateral quadrantopia |
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Definition
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Term
| Diplopia, dysarthria, dysphagia |
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Definition
| Vertibrobasilar insufficiency |
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Term
| Sudden dizzy, N, V. NO tinnitus, hearing loss. Recent URI |
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Definition
| Vestibular neuronitis, labrynthitis |
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Term
| Red eye, watery discharge, preauricular LAD |
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