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Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
many different causes ... the commonest cause ... Hyperacusis - Loss of Corneal ... Palsy #Neurology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
Pathogenesis and Ocular ... production -> Corneal ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
Impaired extra-ocular ... -> Corneal drying ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Persistent Pupillary Membrane (PPM) on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

This membrane would be a remainder of the
tunica vasculosa lentis ... large enough to cause ... low vision or symptoms ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #ophthalmology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
for secondary causes ... drug reaction, infection ... organ-specific signs ... or symptoms (eg ... #Differential #diagnosis
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
- Differential Diagnosis ... Episcleritis Ocular ... Foreign body • Infectious ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms ... #ophthalmology
Periorbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Dacryoadenitis: infection of the lacrimal glands
b. Conjunctivitis: inflammation of the
Dacryoadenitis: infection ... normal: - extra-ocular ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Fusarium Eye Infections - Keratitis and Endophthalmitis
Fungal Keratitis is an infection of the cornea that is
of the cornea that ... most commonly caused ... Endophthalmitis #ocular ... #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
• Significant cause ... -> crowding of ocular ... damage & blindness Signs ... obstruction • Corneal ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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decrease (<200 cells ... 14%), in which case ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... • HIV-1 p24 core ... Syndrome #HIV #diagnosis