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Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... for Vision Loss Unilateral ... Retro-orbital hematoma ... #vision #loss #unilateral ... #bilateral #painful
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
tumor) Acute: - Unilateral ... Optic Neuritis - Unilateral ... Stroke/lnfarct - Bilateral ... exposure) - Bilateral ... #ophthalmology
Bilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Complete/ Partial Homonymous Hemianopia
 • Infarct
 • Intracranial Hemorrhage
Bilateral Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Intracranial Hemorrhage ... Hypoperfusion #Bilateral ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Headache: • Unilateral ... Headache: • Bilateral ... Headache: • Always unilateral ... , Subdural hematoma ... , epidural hematoma
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... compression (e.g., hematoma ... diffuse alveolar hemorrhage ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
photophobia - Bilateral ... headache: - Bilateral ... or unilateral photophobia ... - Unilateral ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Herniated disc - Hematoma ... involved - Bilateral ... (more commonly bilateral ... (more commonly unilateral ... #diagnosis #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Sciatica: often bilateral ... sequestration • epidural hematoma ... Diagnosis: • ... Examination - bilateral ... or unilateral lower
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Questions to Ask: • Unilateral ... or bilateral symptoms ... diagnosis #ophthalmology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Tract Lesions: • Bilateral ... #neurology #differential ... #algorithm