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Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
and SUN Classification ... body, vitreous, retina ... blindness, linked to macular ... secondary glaucoma and retinal ... #SUN #Classification
92F w acute painless monocular vision loss. What's the diagnosis?

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Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO)! Retrobulbar "spot
Central retinal ... arterial waveform in normal ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #OcularUS #CRAO
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Chronic Disease Normal ... Renal Disease, Liver ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
The detached retina appears as a thick, hyperechoic band in the vitreous chamber, anchored posteriorly to
The detached retina ... Clinical #Ophth #POCUS ... #Ocular #Retinal ... RetinalDetachment #ALiEM
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
• poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
• Medication 
• Hypomagnesemia 
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intake • poor oral ... intake Renal ... Nonreabsorbable anions • Renal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Classification
Retinal Detachment on Ocular POCUS
61yo male with painless visual loss right eye.  Ocular POCUS reveals...?
Great
Retinal Detachment ... on Ocular POCUS ... Ocular POCUS reveals ... Great POCUS case ... #Detachment #Ocular
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Caused by splanchnic ... Pathophysiology: • Portal ... • Normal kidney ... Exclude other AKI causes ... Classification:
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... The most common causes ... - Many other causes ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... #typea #typeb #classification
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
EULAR/ACR Classification ... Non-scarring alopecia, Oral ... hemolysis • Renal ... #EULARACR #Classification
Normal eye - Anterior chamber (a): Located between hyperechoic cornea anteriorly and iris posteriorly Lens (L):
Normal eye - Anterior ... globe and the retina ... Clinical #EM #Ophth #POCUS ... #Ocular #Normal ... #ALiEM