Ear Pain
This term describes ear pain and can be classified as primary or secondary depending on the origin of the pain.
What is otalgia?
In axial spondyloarthropathy, this genetic marker is present in 85% to 90% of patients.
What is HLA-B27?
This virus is currently the most common cause of confirmed, single-etiology foodborne outbreaks in the United States.
What is norovirus?
This percentage of primary care visits are for musculoskeletal concerns.
What is nearly 40%.
A classic radiographic finding known as the "steeple sign" is associated with a child presenting with a barking cough and mild inspiratory stridor, and should be diagnosed with this illness.
What is croup?
Pain at the tragus or with pinna traction during examination is pathognomonic for this ear condition.
What is otitis externa?
The insidious onset of inflammatory back pain that improves with exercise, does not improve with rest, is worse at night, and causes morning stiffness of 30 minutes or more is characteristic of this subtype.
What is ankylosing spondylitis?
This class of medications increases susceptibility to foodborne illness.
What are proton pump inhibitors?
Referral to a physical therapist for this knee condition may reduce pain and improve function, and results in greater pain relief for up to a year compared to glucocorticoid injections.
What is knee osteoarthritis?
Endometrial biopsy is indicated in postmenopausal women if the endometrial stripe measured by transvaginal ultrasound is greater than this thickness.
What is 4mm?
In adults, these two non-ear structures are among the most common sources of referred or secondary otalgia. (Name one of the two)
What are temporomandibular joint disorders and dental pathology?
This classic radiographic finding appears in advanced ankylosing spondylitis, where syndesmophytes bridge the intervertebral disks.
What is "bamboo spine"?
This rapid symptom-onset (<6 hours) form of food poisoning is commonly linked to unrefrigerated meats, mayonnaise, or cream and is caused by preformed toxins.
What is Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning?
To optimize rehabilitation adherence, home exercise programs should generally be limited to this number of exercises.
What is 3 to 5 exercises?
For children diagnosed with strep throat, this is the minimum period they must be on antibiotics before returning to school or daycare.
What is 24 hours?
This diagnostic instrument improves accuracy for otitis media with effusion by detecting middle ear effusion.
What is pneumatic otoscopy?
This extra-articular manifestation is common across spondyloarthropathies and involves inflammation where tendons or ligaments insert into bone.
What is enthesitis?
This pathogen, often associated with undercooked pork, can mimic appendicitis and is notable for causing terminal ileitis and mesenteric lymphadenopathy on imaging.
What is Yersinia enterocolitica?
This therapy uses a pneumatic cuff to to compress a limb while doing low-resistance exercises, achieving a similar hypertrophic stimulus as high-load exercise, and is sometimes used after ACL reconstruction.
What is blood flow restriction therapy?
This finding on a CBC is pathognomonic for CLL.
What are smudge cells?
This syndrome is defined as the combination of herpes zoster oticus and facial nerve palsy.
What is Ramsay Hunt Syndrome?
This triad—urethritis, conjunctivitis, and arthritis—classically describes this subtype, though only about a third of patients exhibit all three symptoms.
What is reactive arthritis?
Unlike other causes of bacterial diarrhea, empiric or mild-case antibiotic use for infections by this organism is contraindicated due to increased risk of hemolytic uremic syndrome.
What is Escherichia coli O157:H7 (Shiga toxin–producing E coli)?
This is a physical therapy adjunctive modality that delivers ionically charged substances through the skin.
What is iontophoresis?
This is the percent of young women who present to the doctor for heavy periods that are diagnosed with von Willebrand disease.
What is 13%?