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Low Ankle Sprain: Pathomechanics and Clinical Findings

Grading Ligament Sprains
l: Minimal ligament disruption, mild swelling & tenderness,
Low Ankle Sprain ... II: Incomplete tear ... Ill: Complete tear ... LowAnkleSprain #Sports ... Grades #Diagnosis #pathophysiology
Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
mucins with reduced tear ... conjunctiva) • Bitot's spots ... #Xeropthalmia #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
reduces blood flow ... RPE -> Loss of photo ... - Faded/blind spots ... MacularDegeneration #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
Abnormal blood flow ... -> Cherry-red spot ... retinal artery blood flow ... Occlusion #CRAO #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Aqueous Humor Production and Drainage
 • Provides nutrition, removes wastes, and transports neurotransmitters to the avascular
pathways located near ... Pathway (~60-80 % of flow ... ciliary body -> Flows ... #Pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Bitot's Spots- A 4-year-old boy was brought by his father to the ophthalmology clinic with a
Bitot's Spots- A ... father to the ophthalmology ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #ophth #bitot ... #spots #Corynebacterium
Conjunctivochalasis is defined as a redundant, nonedematous conjunctiva that causes a wide variety of symptoms ranging
of an unstable tear ... disruption of tear ... flow #conjunctivochalasis ... #ophthalmology ... dry #clinical #photo
Xanthoma Striatum Palmare- A 49-year-old man was referred to the metabolic clinic for evaluation of severe
Palmare- A 49-year-old ... He had a 2-year ... per liter); a low-density ... #NEJM #clincal # ... photo #xanthoma