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Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Proptosis -> Exposes cornea ... -> Corneal drying ... Subperiosteal abscess -> Brain ... ophthalmology #diagnosis
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... Conjunctivitis, corneal ... Blepharitis Cornea ... • Corneal ulcer ... #ocular #differential
Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
Posterolateral Corner ... posterolateral corner ... is difficult to diagnose ... posterolateral corner ... Posterolateral #Corner
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
hypothermia with a core ... hypercalcemia, brain ... injury, medications ... patient with a core ... #diagnosis #CriticalCare
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
and Metabolic Brain ... and Cingulate Cortex ... #Disorders #Clinical ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Radiology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... the bilateral cortex ... light reflex • Corneal ... • Vestibulo-ocular
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... think about three clinical ... nerve palsy • Horner ... retraction of one eye ... contralateral eye
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
hypothalamus, and visual cortex ... : • Traumatic brain ... injury (TBI): ... Disorder of the eyes ... glaucoma - Ocular
Subchondral Insufficiency Fracture
Imaging Findings:
 • Circle demarcating the region of edema within the medial femoral condyle.
not involve the cortex ... - previously coined ... Differential diagnosis ... medullary cavity into cortex ... #Radiology #diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Presentation: Injury ... ruled out • Brain ... MRI: Check for brain ... management #neurology #differential