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Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
• Inflammatory Disease ... macula via the posterior ... edema caused by ... ophthalmology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
- Differential Diagnosis ... Approach to Eye Disease ... : • Detachment ... degeneration • Diabetic ... ophthalmology #causes
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Lung cancer • Renal ... Hypoparathyroidism - Type 1 diabetes ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... endocrinology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Is visual loss caused ... thrombosis of short posterior ... altitudinal defect • Fundoscopy ... Doppler US : halo sign ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Méniére's disease ... Occlusion of posterior ... varying neurologic signs ... #differential #diagnosis
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
Anosmia, Stroke • Renal ... Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea, Nausea ... Hyperglycemia, Diabetic ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... , including a diuretic ... damage such as retinal ... bruit or signs ... disease: CKD, acute
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
brief interval symptom ... rash • Others: nausea ... (renal + hepatic ... Biphasic #Phases #Diagnosis ... #Illness #Signs
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
- Differential Diagnosis ... , anterior and posterior ... detachment • Central ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
tinnitus (Méniére's disease ... with vascular causes ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #findings #signs ... #symptoms #comparison