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Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Signs of anemia ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hematology
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
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
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
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
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
Findings: • Large defect ... extravasating through the defect ... be a cause of anterior ... Differential diagnosis ... GAGL): "Reverse J sign
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
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
to Headaches - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Neurological deficits ... • Meningeal signs ... Systemic symptoms and signs
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
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 ... erythematosus #signs ... symptoms #diagnosis #rheumatology