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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Chronic ... : - Cornea: ... @amouradmd #Vision ... #causes #ophthalmology
Keratoconus: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Genetics
 • Family history of keratoconus
 • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
 • Down, Turner,
rubbing • Atopic diseases ... Keratoconus Signs / Symptoms ... loss • Vogt's Striae ... • Sudden Vision ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
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
Differential Diagnosis of Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke
 - TIA/stroke 
 - Seizure 
 - Hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia
Differential Diagnosis ... migraine - Mass lesion ... or lumbar spine disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
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 ... Approach to Eye Disease ... Cornea 5. ... #differential #diagnosis ... #ophthalmology
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Central: Stroke ... , CNS lesion Presyncope ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... papilledema • Horner ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... conditions: • Stroke ... #Algorithm #neurology
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... palsy) • INO (lesion ... orbitopathy) • Corneal ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
refractory) • Vision ... • Autoimmune disease ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... #Neurology
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Inflammatory bowel disease ... Metabolic: Menkes disease ... , Stroke, Myocardial ... #Deficiency #diagnosis ... #riskfactors #symptoms