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Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
Isocoria - Pupillary ... Defects - Differential ... • Botulism Pharmacologic ... #Isocoria #Pupillary ... #Differential #
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Anisocoria - Pupillary ... Defects - Differential ... pilocarpine • Pharmacologic ... #Pupils #Defects ... #Differential #
Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
Relative Afferent Pupillary ... Defect This maneuver ... defect (RAPD). ... It is a clear sign ... #Defect #Neurology
Anisocoria Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential Diagnosis
1. Check pupillary reaction to light 
2. Measure pupil size.
Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential ... Check pupillary ... CN III Palsy - Pharmacologic ... Evaluation #Algorithm #Differential ... Ophthalmology #Pupillary
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Signs ... Extrinsic RBC Defects ... : Membrane defects ... Hemolytic #Anemias #Differential
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Disease, Mechanical Defect ... (papillary muscle ... vasoactive drug pharmacology ... Vasoactive #Drugs #pharmacology
Vasculitis - Break down based on vessel size 
Distribution of vessel involvement by large vessel vasculitis,
predominantly affects ... predominantly affects ... The diagram depicts ... artery/arteriole, capillary ... #Rheumatology #Differential
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
cleft, cushion defects ... Tendineae rupture • Papillary ... cardiomyopathy, Papillary ... Regurgitation #differential
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... • Membrane defects ... , spider/snake bites ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Mechanisms and Side Effects ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... Psychiatry #Diagnosis #Signs