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BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
brain, eye, and ear ... and less common diseases ... Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease ... polychondritis • Behcet disease ... #inflammatory #differential
Ophthalmoplegia secondary to Orbital Apex Syndrome

A 61-year-old man presented with retro-orbital pain, near-complete ophthalmoplegia, loss of
to Orbital Apex Syndrome ... A 61-year-old ... Orbital #Apex #Syndrome ... Clinical #Video #Ophthalmology ... #PhysicalExam #
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
6mm); • Light-near ... Holmes-Adie Syndrome ... Young females Differential ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Argyll Robertson Pupil
Definition:
 - Irregular and small (1-2mm) pupil
 - Light-near dissociation (accommodation remains intact)
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pupil - Light-near ... Dark, Mydriatics Diseases ... neurology #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #physicalexam
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... Miller-Fisher syndrome ... #Diplopia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #Ophthalmology
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Knee Effusions - Differential ... Seronegative Reactive Syndrome ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal ... Effusions #causes #differential ... diagnosis #msk #physicalexam
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
, Orbital apex syndrome ... Miller-Fisher syndrome ... myopathy (Graves disease ... mass #Diplopia #differential ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
Pupillary Defects - Differential ... Syphilis (light-near ... Midbrain (Parinaud's Syndrome ... Pupils #Defects #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Hyponatremia - Differential ... cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome ... Potomania - Tea ... Nausea, Pulmonary Diseases ... , CNS Disease, Meds
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... tests in Behcet syndrome ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Giant retinal tears ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology