A 27-year-old man comes to the polyclinic with complaints of sneezing, itchy eyes, and a runny nose. He tells that these symptoms have been present for the past two years and are only seen from March through May. He did not see the doctor because this was not bothering him, but become more serious this year in that it impacts his work as a construction worker. There is conjunctivitis on physical examination. On nasal endoscopy, the nasal mucosal membrane appears watery and hyperemic and the inferior nasal conchae hypertrophic. What would be the most appropriate approach in this case?
A 65-year-old woman complains of severe right ear pain, which is constant throughout the day and impacts her sleep. Further, she states that she has yellowish fluid coming from her right ear. On physical examination, the right ear appears swollen. She is afebrile. Gentle pushing of the tragus elicits pain. On the Weber test, the sound lateralizes to the right ear. On the otoscope the right ear canal appears reddish, and narrowed with granulation tissue at the bone-cartilage junction. Her documents show poorly controlled type 2 diabetes. Which of the following diseases would suit best for this presentation?
Which of the following conditions characterized by peripheral vertigo does not show any hearing loss?
Which of the following ear conditions causing peripheral vertigo commonly seen and characterized with hearing loss and known to last several hours?
A 2-year-old boy with down syndrome is brought to the physician with complaints of ear pain and fever for the past four days. The mother stated that her child is continuously tugging his ear and has no appetite. The ear appears reddish on physical examination and is believed to be due to the child scratching his ear. On otoscopy, the tympanic membrane appears erythematous and bulged out with markedly dilated vessels. Which is the most appropriate next step of treatment?
