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Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... concurrent stroke-like symptoms ... FHx • Imaging: CTA ... Dissection protocol ... Management #summary #treatment
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Anterior ischemic optic ... disorder of the optic ... • Fundoscopy: optic ... Doppler US : halo sign ... #Ophthalmology
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Optic Neuritis - ... caucasian • Symptoms ... Unilateral • Signs ... Alistair Baber #Optic ... ophthalmology
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
dissection. ... the confirmatory CTA ... and standard treatment ... with suspicious signs ... /symptoms allows
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
miosis • Tension-type ... - Autonomic symptoms ... meningeal irritation signs ... Mydriasis • Painful optic ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... systemic sx + signs ... Treatment of GCA ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology