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Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
Classification ... Bartonella SUN Classification ... #Causes #SUN #Classification ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
Uveitis - Differential ... cases of Uveitis ... involvement) • Medication ... Diagnosis #Causes ... #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Red Eye - Differential ... Diagnosis Lids: ... glaucoma • Anterior Uveitis ... #Diagnosis #table ... #causes #ophthalmology
TABLE 1.  COMMON ETIOLOGIES FOR UVEITIS.

#Diagnosis #Ophthalmology #Uveitis #Causes #Differential
TABLE 1. ... ETIOLOGIES FOR UVEITIS ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology ... #Uveitis #Causes ... #Differential
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... iridocyclitis, uveitis ... Mydriasis #Miosis #differential ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Causes of ileitis beyond Crohn’s disease and infections include systemic disorders -spondyloarthropathies, vasculitides, ischemia, and amyloidosis
Causes of ileitis ... amyloidosis as well as medications ... articles/PMC2914216/ #Diagnosis ... #GI #Ileitis #Differential ... #Table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... depletion - Medication ... #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Table #Causes
Table of Causes of Anterior, Posterior and Intermediate Uveitits and Systemic Features

#Uveitits #panuveitis #diagnosis #differential #Causes
Table of Causes ... #panuveitis #diagnosis ... #differential # ... Causes #Anterior ... #ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Inflammation-iritis, uveitis ... Loss: • Stroke, Medication ... #diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Renal Loses - Medications ... #Diagnosis #Low ... #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup