Otitis Media, Acute
CHAPTER 35 Otitis Media, Acute Presentation In acute otitis media (AOM), adults and older children will complain of ear pain. There may or may not be accompanying symptoms of upper…
Boutonnière Finger
CHAPTER 99 Boutonnière Finger Presentation After jamming the tip of a partially or fully extended finger (resulting in hyperflexion of the proximal interphalangeal [PIP] joint) or with direct trauma over…
Genital Herpes Simplex
CHAPTER 80 Genital Herpes Simplex Presentation The patient may be distraught with severe genital pain, with subsequent outbreak of painful vesicles on the external genitalia that may ulcerate or erode….
Blunt Scrotal Trauma
Figure 77-1 Blunt injury to the scrotum. What To Do: Get a clear history of the exact mechanism, the force of the trauma, and the point of maximum impact. Determine…
Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD, TMJ Syndrome)
CHAPTER 58 Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD, TMJ Syndrome) Presentation Patients usually complain of poorly localized facial pain or headache that does not appear to conform to a strict anatomic distribution. The…
Torticollis (Wryneck)
CHAPTER 134 Torticollis (Wryneck) Presentation The patient, usually a young or middle-aged adult, complains of neck pain and is unable to turn his head, usually holding it twisted to one…
Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
history that support the diagnosis of ocular allergy. Examination discloses generalized injection of the conjunctiva, with thinning out toward the cornea. (Localized inflammation suggests some other diagnosis, such as presence…
Phimosis and Paraphimosis
CHAPTER 81 Phimosis and Paraphimosis Presentation Phimosis is the inability to retract the foreskin over the glans and is usually the result of a contracted preputial opening (Figure 81-1). Patients…
Clavicle (Collarbone) Fracture
CHAPTER 105 Clavicle (Collarbone) Fracture Presentation The patient has fallen onto his shoulder or, less commonly, an outstretched arm, or has received a direct blow to the clavicle and now…
Boxer’s Fifth Metacarpal Fracture
CHAPTER 100 Boxer’s Fifth Metacarpal Fracture Presentation The patient seeks help for painful swelling of the hand over the distal fifth metacarpal (MC) after punching an object or another person…
