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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Visual Complaints with Ocular Ultrasonography (POCUS)

- Dr. Tom Fadial @thame 

#Ocular
Ultrasound #Algorithm #Emergency ... #Ophthalmology ... #Evaluation #Differential
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
Aneurysmn TIER 2-EMERGENT ... , Orbital apex syndrome ... Miller-Fisher syndrome ... mass #Diplopia #differential ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Differential Diagnosis ... BRUGADA SIGN (SYNDROME ... STElevation #STEMI #Differential ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Emergency
FIGURE 2. CHALAZION.  

Hordeola and chalazia are two common causes of the red, swollen eyelid
encountered in the Emergency ... #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... #Photo #Chalazion
Purple Urine Bag Syndrome
Chronic, indwelling catheter + bacteriuria (Providencia, Klebsiella, E.coli*) + alkaline urine
Tryptophan → Indoxyl
Purple Urine Bag Syndrome ... Purple #Urine #Bag #Syndrome ... pathophysiology #clinical #photo ... #differential #
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Status (AMS) - Differential ... • Hypertensive emergency ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... • Serotonin syndrome ... encephalopathy #altered #Differential
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Differential Diagnosis ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... Pulmonary edema EMERGENT ... thrombosis NON-EMERGENT ... Postmyocardiotomy syndrome
Horner's Syndrome: Loss of sympathetic nervous system input to (in this case) right eye. 
Note that
Horner's Syndrome ... Images #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... #Photo #Horners ... #Syndrome #Ptosis
Anisocoria Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential Diagnosis
1. Check pupillary reaction to light 
2. Measure pupil size.
Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential ... - Horner's Syndrome ... Evaluation #Algorithm #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... Miller-Fisher syndrome ... #Diplopia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #Ophthalmology