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Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
Orbital Cellulitis ... anterior to the orbital ... Inflammation of orbital ... • Involves the orbit ... #Cellulitis #pathophysiology
Proptosis - Differential Diagnosis - Unilateral vs Bilateral
Unilateral:
 • Infections (can become bilateral with cavernous sinus
Proptosis - Differential ... thrombosis) - Orbital ... Vascular - Orbital ... Tvumor - Orbital ... #Proptosis #Differential
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lids / Orbit / Lacrimal System:
 • Blepharitis
 • Stye
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential ... Algorithm Lids / Orbit ... cellulitis • Orbital ... Atraumatic #RedEye #Differential
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
encephalopathy, Orbital ... Ischemic neuropathy, Orbital ... , pseudotumor, Orbital ... mass #Diplopia #differential
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... syndrome • Orbital ... pseudotumor • Orbital ... blowout fracture of orbital ... #Diplopia #Differential
Diseases Presenting with Pain Out Of Proportion (POOP) - Differential Diagnosis:
 - Orbital Cellulitis 
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Proportion (POOP) - Differential ... Diagnosis: - Orbital ... Diseases #Diagnosis #Differential
Pharmacologic Management of Constipation 
Fiber Laxatives
 - Bran powder
 - Psyllium
 - Methylcellulose
 - Calcium polycarbophil
Pharmacologic Management ... Lactulose or 70% sorbitol ... #Constipation #Pharmacologic ... #Management #Pharmacology
Pathophysiology of the Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) and inhibitors

#Pathophysiology #Pharmacology #RAAS #Renin #Angiotensin #Aldosterone #System #ACEInhibitors
Pathophysiology ... inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #
Corticosteroids - effects and side effects

#Corticosteroids #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology #SideEffects #Adverse #Mechanism
Corticosteroids #Pharmacology ... #Pathophysiology
Coagulation and kinin pathways

#Pharmacology #Pathophysiology #Coagulation #Kinin #Pathways #Cascade #Anticoagulants #Antithrombotics #Thrombolytics
kinin pathways #Pharmacology ... #Pathophysiology