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Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
Inflammation of the iris ... blindness, linked to macular ... glaucoma and retinal ischemia ... Classification #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Asteroid Hyalosis on Ocular POCUS - Vitreous Hemorrhage MIMIC!

Patient reporting floaters and seeing triangles of colors.
Asteroid Hyalosis ... on Ocular POCUS ... #Hyalosis #Ocular ... #POCUS #Ophthalmology ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
Asteroid hyalosis. 

Kinda looks like vitreous hemorrhage on eyeball ultrasound.

Dr. Dan Kim
@dan___kim

#Asteroid #Hyalosis #Mimics #Ocular #Ophthalmology
Asteroid hyalosis ... @dan___kim #Asteroid ... Hyalosis #Mimics #Ocular ... #Ophthalmology ... #Clinical #POCUS
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... skin lesions, ocular ... Zoster flare, ocular ... Leishmaniasis Differential
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... think about three clinical ... fracture with ischemia ... Ptosis #neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #ophthalmology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... not be subtle e.g ... very remarkable w/differential ... E.g. 80 yo ESR cutoff ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... Behcet disease) Differential ... retinal tears, Ischemia ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... , - regional ischemia ... of lactate as a clinical ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... life-threatening Differential ... Serologic and EMG ... Clinical DX: -
Posterior Scleritis on Ocular POCUS
Patient presents with left eye pain, redness and decreased visual acuity.
Posterior Scleritis on Ocular ... POCUS Patient presents ... with NSAIDs +/- steroids ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #ophthalmology