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Immediate priorities
Stabilization and exclusions
Airway compromise
If stridor or inability to handle secretions, airway escalation
Stroke exclusion
If acute focal deficits beyond facial nerve, stroke pathway
CNS infection exclusion
If fever and meningismus, CNS infection pathway
Temporal bone trauma exclusion
If head trauma and ear bleeding, temporal bone fracture pathway
Eye protection urgency
If incomplete eyelid closure, immediate corneal protection
Time critical decision points
High risk features requiring alternate diagnosis
Gradual progressive weakness beyond 72 hours
MRI brain and internal auditory canal consideration
Recurrent ipsilateral facial palsy
Tumor or structural lesion evaluation
Bilateral facial palsy
Lyme disease and Guillain Barre syndrome evaluation
Vesicular rash or severe otalgia
Ramsay Hunt syndrome consideration
Facial palsy with parotid mass
Neoplasm evaluation
Facial palsy with hyperacusis and taste change
Peripheral facial nerve localization support
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