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Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Is visual loss caused ... hemorrhages • Fluorescein ... Clinical manifestations ... #Rheumatology #Ophthalmology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Algorithm Clinical ... • Neurologic symptoms ... Functional • Corneal ... Orbital Floor Fracture ... #Ophthalmology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... the “Chewing gum test ... (Cornelia NEJM ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... Temporal #Signs #Symptoms
Terrien's Marginal Degeneration on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

70-year-old patient who consulted for subconjunctival hemorrhage x 1
bilateral peripheral corneal ... It is diagnosed ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #ophthalmology ... #SlitLamp
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
Pathogenesis and clinical ... retinal edema caused ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
and Clinical Features ... , pathological fractures ... dexamethasone suppression test ... • The adrenal cortex ... #signs #symptoms
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
vasculitis (AAV): GPA ... is the defining feature ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... or serologies + symptoms ... Goodpasture's cause
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
ethnicities Symptoms ... the most common clinical ... + Nonspecific symptoms ... Polyarteritis Nodosa, GCA ... : • Clinical tests