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Purple Urine Bag Syndrome
Chronic, indwelling catheter + bacteriuria (Providencia, Klebsiella, E.coli*) + alkaline urine
Tryptophan → Indoxyl
Purple Urine Bag Syndrome ... Purple #Urine #Bag #Syndrome ... pathophysiology #clinical ... #photo #differential
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS)

A 5-year-old girl presents to the ED with a rash that started
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome ... Scalded #Skin #Syndrome ... #SSSS #Clinical ... #Photo #Peds #Pediatrics
Horner's Syndrome: Loss of sympathetic nervous system input to (in this case) right eye. 
Note that
Horner's Syndrome ... Images #Clinical ... #Ophthalmology ... #Photo #Horners ... #Syndrome #Ptosis
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
Diplopia TIER 1-CRITICAL ... , Orbital apex syndrome ... Miller-Fisher syndrome ... mass #Diplopia #differential ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... think about three clinical ... Horner’s syndrome ... Ptosis #neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #ophthalmology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... association • M > F Clinical ... (Clinical Dx). ... Behcet disease) Differential ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
workup 1) Clinical ... Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia syndrome ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... Workup #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Phlegmasia cerulea dolens (literally: painful blue edema) is an uncommon severe form of deep venous thrombosis
major and the collateral ... • Compartment syndrome ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Dolens #DVT #photo
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
The syndrome of ... Differentials for ... Alternating #Bilateral #clinical ... #video #ophthalmology
Retrobulbar hematoma, causing orbital compartment syndrome, is a rapidly progressive vision threatening emergency. Lateral canthotomy is
orbital compartment syndrome ... Retrobulbar #hematoma #clinical ... #photo #ophthalmology