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Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
shadows on the retina ... suggestive of retinal ... floaters: • Myopia ... colored lights, bilateral ... hypotension - bilateral
Retinoblastoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Sporadic mutation -> One allele of RB1 tumor suppressor gene
of the cell -> Bilateral ... absent or partial retinal ... spread • Sub-retinal ... visual acuity - Retinal ... Retinoblastoma #pathophysiology
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
Syndrome • Complex regional ... • Neoplasm Bilateral ... syndrome • DVT: Bilateral ... diagnosis #unilateral #Bilateral ... #PhysicalExam #Pathophysiology
Myopia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Axial length of eye -> Long axial length of the
Myopia: Pathogenesis ... in front of the retina ... => Myopia, also ... in front of the retina ... #pathophysiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... , and possibly renal ... • Natural history ... surface of legs), bilateral
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
Hospitalization - Pathophysiology ... proportionally. 30 years later ... deficiencies • Renal ... • Anemia of renal ... Hospitalization #causes #pathophysiology
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Risk factors -> Incr IOP, Incr age, African-American
diabetes mellitus, myopia ... influx and NO in retinal ... ganglion cells -> Retinal ... > Apoptosis of retinal ... OpenAngle #Glaucoma #pathophysiology
Secondary Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Open-Angle Secondary Glaucoma:
 • Pre-trabecular defect -> Aqueous outflow is obstructed
pseudoexfoliative material ... influx and NO in retinal ... ganglion cells -> Retinal ... > Apoptosis of retinal ... Secondary #Glaucoma #pathophysiology