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Proptosis - Differential Diagnosis - Unilateral vs Bilateral
Unilateral:
 • Infections (can become bilateral with cavernous sinus
Proptosis - Differential ... Diagnosis - Unilateral ... - Orbital hemorrhage ... #Diagnosis #Unilateral ... #Bilateral #Causes
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... caustic exposure to eye ... detachment or hemorrhage ... caustic exposure to eye ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
Causes of Anterior ... Diagnosis Anterior ... middle layer of the eye ... anterior uveitis • Posterior-choroid ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
Dilated Pupil - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... , lntracranial hemorrhage ... SAH, tumor • Posterior ... no neurological cause
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Horner's syndrome, Posterior ... , uveitis) • Bilateral ... Neuro: Pontine hemorrhage
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... , anterior and posterior ... or bilateral symptoms ... #ocular #differential
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential ... Diagnosis • Hyperacute ... Process - Anatomic ... Edema, Alveolar Hemorrhage ... #Diagnosis #causes
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura in severe cases ... lung sliding COPD ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #signs
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Diagnosis Red ... Headache: • Bilateral ... - Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ... Hypoglycemia Anatomy ... causes #primary
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
the lesion Posterior ... involved - Bilateral ... involved & the posterior ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology