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Schematic examples of the cause of acute mitral regurgitation. 
LV, left ventricle; PM, papillary mucle; SAM,
examples of the cause ... ventricle; PM, papillary ... Regurgitation #MR #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Acute ... #Differential #Cardiology
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
unilateral; • Slow pupillary ... females Differential Diagnosis ... dissociation • Other causes ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Persistent Pupillary Membrane (PPM) on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

This membrane would be a remainder of the
Persistent Pupillary ... large enough to cause ... PPM #Persistent #Pupillary ... Pupil #Ocular #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #ophthalmology
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
Isocoria - Pupillary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Isocoria #Pupillary ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Argyll Robertson Pupil
Definition:
 - Irregular and small (1-2mm) pupil
 - Light-near dissociation (accommodation remains intact)
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bilateral - Abscent pupillary ... Pupil #neurology #diagnosis ... #ophthalmology ... #physicalexam
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... - Most common cause ... parachute MV (caused ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Anisocoria - Pupillary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Anisocoria #Pupillary ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
Relative Afferent Pupillary ... phenomenon of pupillary ... very sensitive diagnostic ... regarding the cause ... Pupils #MacrusGunn #PhysicalExam
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
relative afferent pupillary ... relative afferent pupillary ... relative afferent pupillary ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Ophthalmology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... Tendineae rupture • Papillary ... cardiomyopathy, Papillary ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes