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Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
- Differential Diagnosis ... breaks • Positive ... • Retinal tear ... /holeRetinal ... , a retinal tear
Retinal Detachment
 - Posterior vitreous shrinks with advancing age (aka synchysis senilis), pulling on the retina.
Retinal Detachment ... advancing age (aka ... Pulling can cause tears ... Ophthalmology #Fundoscopy ... #Retinal #Detachment
Retinal Tears on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

Patient with tractional retinal detachment operated with silicone. Presents tears to
Retinal Tears on ... Fundoscopy Ocular ... detachment operated ... #Detachment #Ocular ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment (RRD) on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

High myopic patient, with retinal detachment in the left
Detachment (RRD ... ) on Fundoscopy ... A tear is observed ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... ophthalmology #Fundoscopy
Posterior Vitreous Detachment
 - Most common cause of retinal holes and tears 
 - May lead
common cause of retinal ... holes and tears ... rhegmatoqenous retinal ... detachment ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
disease (panuveitis, retinal ... Skin lesions • Positive ... Ocular: Giant retinal ... tears, Ischemia ... Glucocorticoids 5-ASA
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... the lungs and regional ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... (IGRA) have no role ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... the lungs and regional ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... (IGRA) have no role ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis