12 results
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Blurry Vision - Differential ... retinopathy • Central ... retinal vein occlusion ... retinal vein occlusion ... (Retinal vein occlusions
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... Cataracts - Macula: Macular ... Occlusion, Central ... Retinal Vein Occlusion ... #Diagnosis #causes
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
  -
Vision loss - Differential ... - Small artery occlusive ... optic neuropathy, vasculitis ... Ocular causes - ... floaters obscuring central
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
- Differential ... tract, and often causes ... gastrointestinal, and/or central ... inflammatory lesions-interstitial ... reactions, and vaso-occlusive
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... Episcleritis Ocular ... occlusionCentral ... retinal vein occlusion ... #differential #
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... reactions, and vaso-occlusive ... Angiitis of the Central ... tract, and often causes ... inflammatory lesions
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary ... lesions of the central ... spinal cord • Inflammatory ... #Weakness #Differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
, small-vessel vasculitis ... Disease (25-75%): Inflammatory ... vasculitis) • ... disease (SVC/IVC occlusion ... Behcet disease) Differential
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
malignancies, vasculitis ... (COVID-19) • Inflammatory ... thrombophlebitis, pulmonary ... emboli, and ocular ... thrombi including retinal
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
catheter • Recent dental ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... due to vascular occlusion ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... valvular disease • Vasculitis