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Instructions on how to perform the swinging light test to detect a relative afferent pupillary defect.

http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/01/05/cmaj.140685

Normal
pupillary defect* (RAPD ... pupillary defect* (RAPD ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Ophthalmology ... #RAPD #Relative
Argyll Robertson Pupil
Definition:
 - Irregular and small (1-2mm) pupil
 - Light-near dissociation (accommodation remains intact)
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Argyll Robertson Pupil ... small (1-2mm) pupil ... #neurology #diagnosis ... #ophthalmology ... #physicalexam
Afferent Pupillary Defect

An afferent pupillary defect passing through its timeline. The pupil that does not react
The pupil that does ... clinical #video #neurology ... #ophthalmology ... #PhysicalExam #RAPD
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Adie's Pupil What ... mildly dilated pupil ... females Differential Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam # ... neurology #ophthalmology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Neurologic ... • Myasthenia Gravis ... large/unreactive pupil ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
Marcus Gunn's pupils ... pupillary defect (RAPD ... very sensitive diagnostic ... Pupillary #Defect #Neurology ... #MacrusGunn #PhysicalExam
Diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis - Physical Exam Maneuvers
 • Sustained lateral gaze for seconds to elicit
Diagnosis of Myasthenia ... Gravis - Physical ... Assessing for neck ... #PhysicalExam # ... #neurology
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
consistent with a diagnosis ... how the right pupil ... clinical #video #ophthalmology ... #physicalexam # ... neurology #Anisocoria
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
An APD was noted ... the hospital, diagnosed ... Half #Syndrome #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #ophthalmology ... #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... Cough reflex Pupils ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose ... #diagnosis