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Epiglottitis - Swollen inflamed epiglottis 
Clinical (Rapid onset) 
 • Fever 
 • Sore throat
• Anxious • Ill-appearing ... #Epiglottitis #Signs ... #Causes #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
Diagnostic Algorithm Pathophysiology ... - Pathophysiology ... consultations): - Ill-appearing ... , vital sign instability ... Targetoid #Algorithm #Differential
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... intracranial pressure (CN Ill ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... lumbar spine Signs ... suspected, immediate MRI ... Syndrome #MSK #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Double Vision - Differential ... ptosis with CN Ill ... a mass as the cause ... #DoubleVision #Differential ... #Ophthalmology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... Dyspnea at rest will ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... #differential #
Right Ventricular Non-compaction on Ventriculogram

RV angio with NIH Catheter. Prominent recesses give the appearance called Pile
appearance called Pile ... d’assiettes sign ... (pile of plates ... The finding in MRI ... noncompaction cases
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Disorders • CN Ill ... Skew Deviation Casey ... #Localization #ophthalmology ... #neurology #differential
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential ... Mydriasis: CN Ill ... Mydriasis #Miosis #differential ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #causes
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Pupillary Defects - Differential ... Fascicle (Other CN Ill ... Pupils #Defects #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology