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Chapter 99 - Part C: Sneezing Isn’t a Diagnosis: The Diagnostic Approach
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In this BoardsCast episode, we continue Tobias Chapter 99 — Nasal Planum, Nasal Cavity, and Sinuses with the most important diagnostic framework in upper airway medicine:
Sneezing isn’t a diagnosis. It’s an alarm.
This episode builds the board-safe model that stops symptom-chasing and starts winning cases:
Nasal disease is solved by localization first, diagnosis second.
You’ll learn:
- Why nasal signs are “shared alarms” across wildly different diseases
- The 3 regions to localize: nasal cavity / nasopharynx / sinuses
- Pattern rules: unilateral = focal, bilateral = diffuse (with the “advanced tumor breaks the septum” caveat)
- Why epistaxis raises suspicion for destructive disease (fungus/neoplasia)
- Why stertor points to obstruction (often nasopharynx in cats)
- Why CT + scope + biopsy are the real workup (and why cultures often mislead)
Key takeaway: Stop naming the disease from the symptom. Use the symptom to find the location.
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