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Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
pupil (4-6mm); • Light-near ... when reexposed to light ... females Differential Diagnosis ... dissociation • Other causes ... asymmetry in dark and light
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Causes ... Ketamine - Dim light ... - Bright light ... #differential #diagnosis
Macroglossia in Light-Chain Amyloidosis- Physical examination revealed macroglossia, with indentations from the teeth (Panel A)...A biopsy
Macroglossia in Light-Chain ... findings confirmed a diagnosis ... of light-chain ... well-recognized cause ... Early diagnosis
Causes of Urticaria

Immunoglobulin E (IgE) mediated

 - Aeroallergens

 - Contact allergen

 - Food allergens

 - Insect
Causes of Urticaria ... pseudoallergens - Light ... - Water #Diagnosis ... Mediated #NonIgE #Causes
Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
of intermittent light ... the alternating light ... contraction to the light ... very sensitive diagnostic ... regarding the cause
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Syphilis (light-near ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Cystic Lung Disease
Upper Lobe Predominant: 
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, Light ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #pulmonary
Multiple Myeloma and Monoclonal Gammopathies
C - HyperCalcemia- calcium > 11 mg/dL / >1 mg/dL the ULN
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uninvolved serum free light ... Causes of false- ... (1-2% of MM), light ... amyloidosis Other causes ... Gammopathies #MGUS #diagnosis
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exudative Effusion:
 - Pulmonary
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Causes of Pleural ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Pulmonary #Lights
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Anisocoria equal in light ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes