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Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Adie's Pupil What ... mildly dilated pupil ... females Differential Diagnosis ... • Physiologic Anisocoria ... #PhysicalExam #
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
consistent with a diagnosis ... how the right pupil ... ophthalmology #physicalexam ... #neurology #Anisocoria
Anisocoria Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential Diagnosis
1. Check pupillary reaction to light 
2. Measure pupil size.
Anisocoria Evaluation ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Measure pupil size ... If anisocoria iS ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pupillary Abnormalities  Overview
 - Unequal Pupils (anisocoria)
 - Tonic pupil (Adie's pupil)
 - OculomotorNerve (CN
Overview - Unequal Pupils ... (anisocoria) ... - Tonic pupil (Adie's ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology ... Differential #Types #Anisocoria
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
- Differential Diagnosis ... - 10% cocaine: pupils ... Tonic (Adie's) Pupil ... #Pupillary #Pupils ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
Isocoria - Pupillary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Relative Afferent Pupil ... #Pupillary #Pupils ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Adie’s Tonic Pupil on Physical Exam

A young female was referred in for a sudden onset anisocoria.
Adie’s Tonic Pupil ... a sudden onset anisocoria ... the exception of anisocoria ... denotes anisocoria ... ophthalmology #physicalexam
Pupils: Localization in Coma
 • Small, Reactive pupils: Metabolic coma.
 • Unilateral Fixed, dilated pupil :
Pupils: Localization ... Small, Reactive pupils ... Fixed, dilated pupil ... • Pinpoint pupils ... #differential #diagnosis
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... Cough reflex Pupils ... : • Anisocoria ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... neurology #comatose #diagnosis
Instructions on how to perform the swinging light test to detect a relative afferent pupillary defect.

http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/01/05/cmaj.140685

Normal
Both pupils should ... Both pupils remain ... Both pupils remain ... Instead of pupil ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam