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Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
think about three clinical ... Neurogenic Ptosis - Neurologic ... nerve palsy • Horner ... change • Contact lens ... Differential #Diagnosis #ophthalmology
Astigmatism: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Astigmatism - deviation from spherical curvature of the lens or eye

Refracting power
Pathogenesis and clinical ... curvature of the lens ... • Headache • Ocular ... #astigmatism #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... cardiomyopathy, Horner ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... weakness, arms > legs ... Bedside: ice pack ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... Diagnosis = clinical ... 95% of cases (Cornelia ... Nice to be confident ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Herpes zoster, West Nile ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Myopia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Axial length of eye -> Long axial length of the
Pathogenesis and clinical ... of the eye (ex. cornea ... , lens) -> light ... of one or more ocular ... #ophthalmology
Chemical Eye Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Exogenous chemical to the eye and/or adnexa
 • Ammonia, sodium
Pathogenesis and clinical ... penetration beyond the cornea ... ChemicalInjury #Eye #Ocular ... #opthalmology # ... pathophysiology