Foreign Body, Conjunctival
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…
Oral Herpes Simplex (Cold Sore, Fever Blister)
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…
Orthodontic Complications
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….
Sialolithiasis (Salivary Duct Stones)
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…
Otitis Media with Effusion; Serous (Secretory) Otitis Media (Glue Ear)
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…
Periorbital Ecchymosis (Black Eye)
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…
Friction Blister
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…
Mononucleosis (Glandular Fever)
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,…
Perforated Tympanic Membrane (Ruptured Eardrum)
CHAPTER 37 Perforated Tympanic Membrane (Ruptured Eardrum) Presentation The patient experiences ear pain after barotrauma, such as a blow or slap on the ear, an exploding firecracker, a fall while…
Bleeding after Dental Surgery
CHAPTER 43 Bleeding after Dental Surgery Presentation The patient who had an extraction or other dental surgery performed earlier in the day now has excessive bleeding at the site and…
