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Proptosis - Differential Diagnosis - Unilateral vs Bilateral
Unilateral:
 • Infections (can become bilateral with cavernous sinus
Proptosis - Differential ... pseudotumor (IgG4 disease ... • Fevers • Eye ... painEye redness ... #ophthalmology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential ... - GI tract: abdominal ... Arthralgias • Eye ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... Eye -> retinopathy
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Pain (<72 hours ... ) - Differential ... Diagnostic Algorithm ... aortic aneurysm ... #Pain #Differential
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
and Headache - Differential ... - Unilateral ... Disorder of the eyes ... headache • CNS Vasculitis ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
: Inflammatory eye ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... pain: Glucocorticoids
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Weight loss (50%) Eye ... Butterfly rash, Vasculitis ... Endocarditis, Aortic ... pain (20%) Renal ... disease (30%):
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Arthralgias • Eye ... < 30 years • Aorta ... Arteritis): • Aorta ... gut involvement, abdominal
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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Vision loss - Differential ... - Large artery disease ... neuropathy, vasculitis ... changes in gaze/eye ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
Floaters - Differential ... detachment • Optic ... movement, retrobulbar pain ... #Floaters #Differential ... Diagnosis #Ocular #ophthalmology
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Blurry Vision - Differential ... Disease: 1. ... pain (with or without ... Blurry #Vision #differential ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology