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Classic signs of arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy or giant cell arteritis are mild arterial narrowing
Classic signs of ... arteritic anterior ... right and left eyes ... ) #AAION #anterior ... #disc #nerve #Ophthalmology
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Anterior ischemic ... field: altitudinal defect ... Doppler US : halo sign ... #Ophthalmology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Signs of anemia ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hematology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of the Red and Painful Eye
1. External
2. Lids and Lashes
3. Conjunctiva and
Algorithm for the ... Red and Painful Eye ... Anterior Chamber ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Anatomy #Ophthalmology
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
of the eye ... periorbital tissue (anterior ... Afferent pupillary defect ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... thrombosis, Temporal arteritis ... caustic exposure to eye ... Medication side effects ... diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Weight loss (50%) Eye ... Restrictive lung defect ... of hip (rare), Arthritis ... erythematosus #signs ... symptoms #diagnosis #rheumatology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
to Headaches - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Neurological deficits ... • Meningeal signs ... ) • Temporal arteritis
Visual Field Pathways and Deficits
1 Total blindness of right eye due to complete lesion of right
Field Pathways and Deficits ... blindness of right eye ... Left homonymous inferior ... Diagnosis #lesions #differential ... #ophthalmology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
: Inflammatory eye ... Behcet disease) Differential ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... diagnosis #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology