CHAPTER 75 Singultus (Hiccups) Presentation Recurring, unpredictable, clonic contractions of the diaphragm produce sharp inhalations. Hiccups are usually precipitated by some combination of laughing, talking, eating, and drinking but may…
CHAPTER 17 Foreign Body, Conjunctival Presentation Low-velocity projectiles, such as windblown dust particles, can be stuck under the upper tarsal plate, loose in the tear film, or lodged in a…
CHAPTER 155 Subungual Ecchymosis (Tennis Toe) Presentation The patient had a crushing injury over the fingernail after getting it caught between two heavy objects (i.e., car door or door jamb)…
CHAPTER 54 Oral Herpes Simplex (Cold Sore, Fever Blister) Presentation Patients have swelling, burning, or soreness at the vermilion border of the lips followed by the appearance of clusters of…
CHAPTER 55 Orthodontic Complications Presentation Someone wearing braces on his teeth was struck on the mouth, or his orthodontic appliances broke spontaneously, puncturing, hooking, or otherwise entrapping some oral mucosa….
CHAPTER 57 Sialolithiasis (Salivary Duct Stones) Presentation Patients of any age may develop salivary duct stones, although they are more common in men of age 30 to 60 years and…
CHAPTER 36 Otitis Media with Effusion; Serous (Secretory) Otitis Media (Glue Ear) Presentation After an upper respiratory tract infection, an episode of acute otitis media (AOM), an airplane flight, or…
CHAPTER 22 Periorbital Ecchymosis (Black Eye) Presentation The patient has suffered blunt trauma to the eye, most often resulting from a blow inflicted during a fistfight, a fall, a sports…
CHAPTER 168 Friction Blister Presentation After wearing a pair of new or ill-fitting shoes or having gone on an unusually long hike or run, the patient complains of an uncomfortable…
CHAPTER 32 Mononucleosis (Glandular Fever) Presentation The patient is usually an adolescent or a young adult between the ages of 15 and 25 who complains of several days of fever,…
