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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Chronic ... : - Cornea: ... @amouradmd #Vision ... #causes #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Red Eye - Differential ... Diagnosis Lids: ... - Strong Medicine ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... table #causes #ophthalmology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
Clinical:
 • Sudden, painless, complete loss of vision 
 • Pale retina
Central Retinal ... complete loss of vision ... retina • Cherry red ... isosorbide) #Central ... Occlusion #CRAO #Diagnosis
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Differential Diagnosis ... retinopathy • Central ... poisoning • Central ... Red Flags: • ... #ophthalmology
Papulosquamous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erythrematous or violaceous papules & plaques with overlying scale
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... penis) Wickham's striae ... border, central ... and/or atrophic red ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cornea ... Lens - Obscure Red ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Algorithm Red ... papilledema • Horner ... lyme • Altered mental ... conditions: • Stroke ... #Algorithm #neurology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Loss: • Corneal ... Loss: • Stroke ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #ophthalmology
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
system between the cortex ... pathways, as in a stroke ... both sides of the cortex ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology ... #Diagnosis *
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
- Differential Diagnosis ... Forehead Sparing = Central ... Most commonly stroke ... involved = Peripheral lesion ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology