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Facial Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Facial Edema

Infectious:
	• Dental abscess
	• Ludwig's angina
	• Vincent's angina
	• Cellulitis
	•
- Differential Diagnosis ... Adult-onset Still's disease ... Trauma: • Ocular ... Myxedema coma Vascular ... of the head and neck
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
month following neck ... consistent with a diagnosis ... experience, the cause ... #ophthalmology ... #physicalexam #neurology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... acute cardiac disease ... balance • Flat neck ... • Pulmonary vascular ... respiratory distress syndrome
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
ulceration • Ocular ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... and diplopia) • Vascular ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... inhibitors • Uveitis- 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
Approach to Eye Disease ... Cataracts • Lens edema ... Detachment • Macular ... retinopathy • Macular ... #ophthalmology
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Neurogenic Ptosis - Neurologic ... disease affecting ... Oculopharyngeal muscular ... #Ptosis #neurology ... #ophthalmology
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
of invasive GAS disease ... GAS in 30% of cases ... ; 50% in nec fasc ... Diagnostic Criteria ... , erythematous macular
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... cortical lesions • Vascular ... the underlying cause ... #neurology
Grading System for Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
 • Grade 0 - Asymptomatic - Radiographic superior vena
in head or neck ... in head or neck ... visual disturbances caused ... by ocular edema ... #SVC #diagnosis
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Vascular disorders ... Can occur with neck ... (Wallenberg's syndrome ... Syndrome usually ... #differential #diagnosis