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Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Optic Neuritis • Ischemic ... Nerve Tumor • Retinal ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
• poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
• Medication 
• Hypomagnesemia 
•
Hypokalemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Low intake ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Classification
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... or hemorrhage, Retinal ... Lens dislocation, Ischemic ... Medication side effects ... diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Causes of Hypomagnesemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
GI LOSS - FeMg < 2-2.5% or 24h Urine Mg
Diagnosis Algorithm ... GI LOSS - FeMg ... Malabsorption RENAL ... ab • Genetics defects ... Hypomagnesemia #Magnesium #Low
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
 •
Chronic Vision Loss ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Degeneration (Wet, Dry) Retina ... - Visual field defects ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Loses - Medications ... - Genetic defects ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Low ... Magnesium #Table #Classification
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... - regional ischemia ... LV failure - Low ... B3: Hereditary Defects ... #typea #typeb #classification
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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: • Purpura, ischemic ... Kidneys: glomerular ischemia ... Anorexia • Weight loss ... • Complement (Low ... #rheumatology #classification
Secondary Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Open-Angle Secondary Glaucoma:
 • Pre-trabecular defect -> Aqueous outflow is obstructed
nerve head - Ischemic ... Decr axoplasmic flow ... > Apoptosis of retinal ... End-stage visual field loss ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Risk factors -> Incr IOP, Incr age, African-American
nerve head - Ischemic ... Decr axoplasmic flow ... Progressive VF defects ... End-stage visual field loss ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology