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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
- Differential Diagnosis ... Scarring, Edema - Lens ... Dislocation, Retinal ... Detachment, Central ... #causes #ophthalmology
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 ... Ocular Adverse Effects ... dislocation • ... Retina: • Detachment ... ophthalmology #causes
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
several common and less ... and treatment can ... Inflammatory causes ... #neurology #inflammatory ... #differential #diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... Albuminocytologic dissociation ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... several common and less ... and treatment can ... Non-inflammatory causes ... #neurology #noninflammatory
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... weakness, arms > legs ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Without treatment ... soles in 50% of cases ... - Ocular syphilis ... - Less common ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... -cell count is less ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease caused ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... albuminocytologic dissociation ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... #neurology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... , dyspnea • (Less ... Pneumonia: • 3 syndromes ... of a "flu-like syndrome ... #infectiousdiseases