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92F w acute painless monocular vision loss. What's the diagnosis?

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Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO)! Retrobulbar "spot
Central retinal ... Retrobulbar "spot sign ... arterial waveform in normal ... Clinical #POCUS #OcularUS ... #CRAO #SpotSign
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
congenital defects) -> Abnormal ... Artery Occlusion (CRAO ... due to upstream CRAO ... edema caused by ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
ulceration • Ocular ... disease (panuveitis, retinal ... : Giant retinal ... Leukemia, Lymphoma Ocular ... diagnosis #management #signs
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... Mislabelled - Repeatedly normal ... Hypertension Secondary Causes ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
of Breathing Normal ... punctuated by frequent sighs ... hyperventilation syndrome—a ... Occasional sighs ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
osmolarity If cause ... investigations abnormal ... clinical context and signs ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... syndrome: troponin
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Bradycardia • Renal ... failure • AV nodal ... Spondylarthropathies Other causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology #BRADI
Kussmaul's Sign on Neck Physical Examination

Elderly woman with a history of myocardial revascularization surgery is hospitalized
Kussmaul's Sign ... heart failure syndrome ... Normally, venous ... #PhysicalExam # ... #Neck #Veins #Cardiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
, and possibly renal ... symptoms are not caused ... ), liver (pain/abnormal ... • Heerfordt syndrome ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Orbital Apex Syndrome secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)

This 81 yo male was referred to our
Orbital Apex Syndrome ... acetate to help with ocular ... other potential causes ... Orbital Apex Syndrome ... ophthalmology #physicalexam