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Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Adie's Pupil What ... Young females Differential ... no light-near dissociation ... • Other causes ... PhysicalExam #neurology #ophthalmology
Adie's Pupil on Physical Exam

Adie's pupil is a neurological disorder characterized by a tonically dilated pupil
Adie's Pupil on ... i.e., light-near dissociation ... It is caused by ... infection which causes ... clinical #video #ophthalmology
Anisocoria Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential Diagnosis
1. Check pupillary reaction to light 
2. Measure pupil size.
Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential ... Check pupillary reaction ... Dilatation - Adie's ... Evaluation #Algorithm #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
Causes of Hypokalemia ... - Differential ... Increased Cell Production ... #Hypokalemia #Differential ... potassium #low #pathophysiology
Adie’s Tonic Pupil on Physical Exam

A young female was referred in for a sudden onset anisocoria.
Adie’s Tonic Pupil ... Adie’s tonic pupil ... with light near dissociation ... anterior_seg_rocks #Adies ... clinical #video #ophthalmology
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve 

Left Shift - decreased unloading of O2 at tissue level (i.e.  increased
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation ... Oxyhemoglobin #Dissociation ... #Curve #Pathophysiology ... #Right #Shift #Differential ... #Causes #Diagnosis
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Pupillary Defects - Differential ... pilocarpine • Tonic (Adie's ... Pupils #Defects #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
although hepatic causes ... namely, the many causes ... many non-hepatic causes ... deficiency #Ammonia #Pathophysiology ... Hyperammonemia #Differential
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential ... closure glaucoma, Adie's ... Mydriasis #Miosis #differential ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #causes
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
Pupillary Defects - Differential ... Syphilis (light-near dissociation ... Pupils #Defects #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology