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Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Clinical Pearls ... a mass as the cause ... Trauma Cranial Nerve ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Syphilitic gummas in Tertiary syphilis
Tertiary syphilitic gummas may mimic basal cell carcinoma. The gummatous tumors are
treated, in most cases ... including the brain, nerves ... Tertiary #syphilis #clinical ... #photo
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
mm is needed to cause ... increased optic nerve ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Is visual loss caused ... disorder of the optic nerve ... caused by inflammation ... Clinical manifestations ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
A 70-year-old woman attends a check-up with a family doctor. As a background, he has a
the peripheral nerve ... initiating trains of nerve ... skeletal muscles to cause ... PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Photo
Left 6th Cranial Nerve Palsy: Left eye unable to move laterally beyond midline. In this case,
Left 6th Cranial Nerve ... In this case, nerve ... dysfunction was caused ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #CN6 #Palsy
Sixth Left Cranial Nerve Palsy: Left eye cannot move laterally beyond midline. In this case, caused
Sixth Left Cranial Nerve ... In this case, caused ... UCSD Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #CN6 #Palsy
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... range of possible clinical ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Median Nerve Injury and Anhidrosis
Note dry skin that precisely matches a median nerve distribution (spares ulnar
Median Nerve Injury ... matches a median nerve ... wound to the wrist caused ... Anhidrosis #Hand #Clinical ... #Photo
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #