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Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lids / Orbit / Lacrimal System:
 • Blepharitis
 • Stye
Atraumatic Red Eye ... Conjunctivitis • Corneal ... • Keratitis/Corneal ... #Atraumatic #RedEye ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Traumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Surface Injury:
 • Corneal Abrasion
 • Ultraviolet Keratitis
 • Chemical
Traumatic Red Eye ... Surface Injury: • Corneal ... hemorrhage • Cornea ... #Traumatic #RedEye ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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• CN VI palsy ... ptosis with CN Ill palsy ... • Neurologic ... Functional • Corneal ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Conditions Erb's Palsy ... "claw hand" ± Horner ... Saturday night palsy ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #arm
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
CN III palsy 2. ... Horner’s syndrome ... • Third nerve palsy ... • Horner syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #ophthalmology
Bitot's Spots- A 4-year-old boy was brought by his father to the ophthalmology clinic with a
father to the ophthalmology ... near the outer corners ... s spots, which are ... deficiency can also cause ... as a result of corneal
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
present with a red eye ... • Significant cause ... obstruction • Corneal ... ClosedAngle #Glaucoma #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Chemical Eye Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Exogenous chemical to the eye and/or adnexa
 • Ammonia, sodium
Acidic injuries cause ... penetration beyond the cornea ... Alkali injuries cause ... #Ocular #opthalmology ... #pathophysiology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Mutism Pathophysiology ... the bilateral cortex ... light reflex • Corneal ... Casey Albin MD @ ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Can begin in arms ... Absent Reflexes: Arms ... cardiomyopathy, Horner ... management #treatment #neurology