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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
- Differential Diagnosis ... Chronic: - Cornea ... Cataracts - Macula: Macular ... Occlusion, Central ... #causes #ophthalmology
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
- Differential Diagnosis ... retinopathy • Central ... Concussion Other Causes ... poisoning • Central ... ophthalmology #causes
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
- Differential Diagnosis ... Episcleritis Ocular ... detachment • Central ... occlusion • Central ... Conjunctivitis #ocular
Causes of Primary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No onset of menarche by age 16 with secondary
- Differential Diagnosis ... by age 16 with secondary ... age 14 without secondary ... Etiology - High FSH, Low ... #Algorithm #Causes
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis ... High Al, High R - Secondary ... renovascular HT, Renin-secreting ... #Algorithm #nephrology ... #causes #low #potassium
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
joints (arthritis), central ... inflammation of the retina ... are listed in order ... Nephrocalcinosis causes ... loss, causing secondary
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
- Differential Diagnosis ... Decreased Intake: • Low ... inversely related to renin ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential Diagnosis ... hypothalamus, and visual cortex ... - Miosis Secondary ... glaucoma - Ocular ... ophthalmology #Neurology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Most cases diagnosed ... pain • loss of secondary ... respiratory failure • Neurologic ... fractures • Dental ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... • Acne • If secondary ... characterized by central ... levels following a low-dose ... • The adrenal cortex