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Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
- Definition, Causes ... Inflammatory : HLA B27-related ... multiple sclerosis Infectious ... Classification #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... pulmonary infection ... , and catheter-related ... Reported cases associated ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential
Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Heart Failure - Causes ... Diagnosis • Dilated ... • Toxic • Infectious ... • Other HFpEF Causes ... #HeartFailure #Causes
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
Etiologies of dilated ... disease - Infection ... Peripartum #dilated ... cardiomyopathy #differential ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
Causes of Anterior ... Uveitis - 90% of cases ... Inflammatory: HLA-B27 related ... consider HIA B27-related ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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cytokines Common causes ... disease Rare causes ... arthritis, IgG4-related ... hypereosinophilia #HE #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... - Differential ... SDH), Neoplasm-related ... Encephalopathy #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
Vision Loss - Differential ... Glaucoma (fixed dilated ... Acute #VisionLoss #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis
Exposure:
 • Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis
 • Treatment Related:
ILD of Known Cause ... - Differential ... • Treatment Related ... BrighamChiefs #ILD #Causes ... lung #disease #pulmonary
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... Urinothorax Exudate - Infectious ... • Uremia • Meigs ... Algorithm #Hepatology #causes