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I'm all "Ears"
Stuffy "Nose"
Let Me Clear my "Throat"
It's All About Sugar
Totally Thyroid
100
Acute Otitis Media
What is an infection in the middle ear, behind the tympanic membrane (ear drum)?
100
Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
What is the most common cause for rhinosinusitis?
100
Viruses
What is the most common cause of pharyngitis in the adult?
100
Cell mediated destruction of pancreatic beta cells
What is the most common cause of type 1A autoimmune type 1 diabetes?
100
Decreased production of thyroid hormones
What is the definition of hypothyroidism?
200
Inflamed/Red tympanic membrane
What is the presentation of the ear drum in otitis media? Typically it is a pearly gray without any inflammation or injection. 
200
Sinus mucosal edema, sinus ostia obstruction and decreased mucociliary activity
What are main factors in the pathophysiology of sinusitis?
200
Group "A"
What is the type of streptococcus found in pharyngitis?
200
Lymphocyte and macrophage infiltration of the islets in the pancreas causing inflammation
What is one of the initiating factors in the pathway of developing Type 1 diabetes?
200
Elevated TSH, Decreased T3 and T4
What are lab values found in hypothyroidism caused by primary thyroid dysfunction?
300
Mastoiditis
What is a common complication of acute otitis media?
300
Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenza and Moraxella catarrhalis
What are the most common BACTERIAL causes of sinusitis?
300
Joints, skin, nervous system and heart
What are areas affected by rheumatic fever, a delayed immune response to infection by Group A strep?
300
Insulin resistance
What is a suboptimal response to insulin in insulin-sensitive tissues? (liver, muscle and adipose tissue)
300
Autoimmune thyroiditis (Hasimoto disease)
What is a common cause of primary hypothyroidism?
400
Otitis Media with Effusion (OME)
What is a chronic inflammatory condition with an effusion behind a relatively normal tympanic membrane?
400
Rhinovirus, Adenovirus, influenza virus and parainfluenza virus
What are the most common VIRAL causes of sinusitis?
400
Epstein-Barr Virus
What is the the causative virus in Infectious Mononucleosis? This has some similar pharyngeal and lymph node presentations to streptococcal pharyngitis. 
400
Obesity
What is a major risk factor for DM development present in 60-80% of people affected with insulin resistance?
400
Decreased TSH, Increased T3, T4 (Thyroid hormones)
What are lab values associated with hyperthyroidism?
500
Haemophilus influenza, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis
What are the most common bacterial pathogens isolated from middle ear effusions in acute otitis media? These are the same ones found in sinusitis. 
500
Symptoms last for 7 days or more after initial presentation, typically without any improvement and may even worsen
What is presumed acute bacterial rhinosinusitis? These are treatable with antibiotics. 
500
Throat culture
What is the Gold Standard in diagnosing Streptococcal pharyngitis?
500
Inflammatory cytokines (TNF-a and IL-6)
What inflammatory cytokines are release from abdominal adipocytes and contribute to insulin resistance, fatty liver, atherosclerosis and dyslipidemia?
500
Type II hypersensitivity reaction
What is Grave's disease, where the thyroid is stimulated by autoantibodies called thyroid stimulating immunoglobulins?