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Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
Clinical:
 • Sudden, painless, complete loss of vision 
 • Pale retina
Central Retinal ... • Cherry red spot ... isosorbide) #Central ... #CRAO #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Fundoscopy
92F w acute painless monocular vision loss. What's the diagnosis?

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Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO)! Retrobulbar "spot
What's the diagnosis ... Central retinal ... Retrobulbar "spot ... sign" with embolus ... CRAO #SpotSign #Central
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
Anatomy: First branch of the internal carotid artery is the ophthalmic artery
Central Retinal ... Artery Occlusion ... posterior ciliary and central ... Ophthalmology #Fundoscopy ... #Central #Retinal
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
Central Retinal ... => Blockage of central ... retinal artery => Central ... -> Cherry-red spot ... #signs #symptoms
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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- Differential Diagnosis ... - Small artery occlusive ... optic neuropathy, vasculitis ... Ocular causes - ... floaters obscuring central
Clinical Features of Infective Endocarditis

General 
 - Malaise 
 - Clubbing 

Cardiac 
 - Murmurs
Endocarditis General ... Eyes - Roth spots ... Endocarditis #Symptoms #Signs ... #Features #PhysicalExam ... #Diagnosis
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Etiologies • Nonfocal mental ... poisoning • Mental ... pulsations on funduscopy ... vasoconstriction syndrome, central ... #differential #diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... tract, and often causes ... gastrointestinal, and/or central ... reactions, and vaso-occlusive ... purpura: strong sign
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
and Central Vertigo ... CENTRAL VERTIGO ... Occlusion of posterior ... varying neurologic signs ... #Peripheral #Central
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
stiffness, and altered mental ... : Non-specific Kernig ... Sign: • Leg extension ... 95% Brudzinski Sign ... #testing #physicalexam