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Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Ischemic optic neuropathy ... Bilateral, Painful ... to eye, Trauma Bilateral ... #bilateral #painful ... diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
tumor) Acute: - Unilateral ... Ischemic Optic Neuropathy ... Stroke/lnfarct - Bilateral ... exposure) - Bilateral ... Diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Nystagmus from Wernicke’s Encephalopathy - Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed T2 hyperintensities involving the
A, arrow) and bilateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... MRI #Thalamus #NEJM
Acute Monocular Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Cornea: Keratitis
 • Anterior Chamber: Hyphema, Acute
Ischemic Optic Neuropathy ... visual loss will be bilateral ... Differential #Diagnosis #ophthalmology
Urinary Tract Tuberculosis - Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed mild dilatation of the
Tuberculosis - Contrast-enhanced ... D) #Clinical #Radiology ... AcidFastBacilli #Microscopy #NEJM
Trypanosoma cruzi Reactivation in the Brain- ...Magnetic resonance images of the brain showed a mass measuring
administration of contrast ... #clinical #NEJM ... reactivation #brain #MRI #radiology
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
colored lights, bilateral ... hypotension - bilateral ... syneresis) and contract ... As the vitreous contracts ... Diagnosis #Ocular #ophthalmology
Reversible Loss of Vision in Malignant Hypertension - Fundus examination revealed bilateral disk edema (Panel A,
examination revealed bilateral ... #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... SplinterHemorrhages #NEJM
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Photophobia) • Contact ... Questions to Ask: • Unilateral ... or bilateral symptoms ... • Hyphema • Contact ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
muscle (inferior or lateral ... expands (instead of contracts ... ) • May need contrast ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology