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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
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Signs of anemia ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hematology
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
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
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Neurological deficits ... • Meningeal signs ... Systemic symptoms and signs ... ) • Temporal arteritis
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
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
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... - Temporal arteritis ... • Acute red eye ... #headache #signs ... symptoms #clues #differential
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
present with a red eye ... Occurs in small eyes ... damage & blindness Signs ... • Visual field defects ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
glaucoma: unilateral anterior ... in vision, red eye ... temporal (giant cell) arteritis ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential