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Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Diagnosis Lids: ... Cornea: • Corneal ... abrasion • Foreign body ... Keratitis (i.e. corneal ... #redeye #Differential
Corneal "Jelly Bumps" on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Contact lens user patient complains of eye irritation and
Corneal "Jelly Bumps ... patient complains of eye ... #Jelly #Bumps #Cornea ... Deposits #Ocular #PhysicalExam ... ophthalmology #SlitLamp
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 ... Cornea 5. ... Trauma Cornea ... Keratitis • Corneal ... Nucleus Visual Cortex
Traumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Surface Injury:
 • Corneal Abrasion
 • Ultraviolet Keratitis
 • Chemical
Traumatic Red Eye ... Surface Injury: • Corneal ... hemorrhage • Cornea ... mydriasis • Lens ... #Traumatic #RedEye
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Diagnosis Framework ... Conjunctivitis, corneal ... Blepharitis Cornea ... • Corneal ulcer ... #differential #diagnosis
Red Eye "Red Flags" - Findings which warrant emergent or urgent ophthalmological consultation:
 • Decreased visual
Red Eye "Red Flags ... or hypopyon • Corneal ... opacity • Corneal ... days • Foreign body ... ophthalmology #diagnosis
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Examine both eyes ... • Neurologic ... Error • Cataract/Lens ... Functional • Corneal
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... the bilateral cortex ... light reflex • Corneal ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
perioral skin at the corners ... lower the entire body ... The arms/legs on ... Pediatrics #Peds #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
nerve palsy • Horner ... change • Contact lens ... retraction of one eye ... contralateral eye ... #Ptosis #neurology