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Papilledema on Ocular POCUS

Eye, linear probe, optic nerve (ON) elevation >0.6 mm into globe (crescent sign)
Papilledema on Ocular ... POCUS Eye, linear ... probe, optic nerve ... globe (crescent sign ... #Ocular #POCUS
Enlarged optic nerve sheath diameter and crescent sign in 30 yo female patient reporting 3 months
Enlarged optic nerve ... diameter and crescent sign ... @SAlerhand #Papilledema ... Hypertension #Ocular #POCUS ... Ultrasound #crescent #sign
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
inner retinal nerve ... arterioles causes optic nerve ... disc edema. -> Papilledema ... #Retinopathy #pathophysiology ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
bone): facial nerve ... dizziness, vertigo, nystagmus ... #Mastoiditis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #otology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Mutism Pathophysiology ... threat Cranial Nerves ... for structural etiology ... indicators of cortical etiology ... • Examine for signs
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... • Idiopathic: etiology ... • Bilateral signs ... brain and/or optic nerve