26 results
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Unilateral, Painful ... to eye, Trauma Unilateral ... neuropathy Bilateral ... #unilateral #bilateral ... #causes #ophthalmology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
tumor) Acute: - Unilateral ... Neuritis - Unilateral ... Stroke/lnfarct - Bilateral ... exposure) - Bilateral ... #causes #ophthalmology
Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
Unilateral Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Glaucoma #Unilateral ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Tinnitus - Subjective (heard only by patient) - 90% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unilateral On Audiogram -
Algorithm Unilateral ... Méniére's Disease Bilateral ... • Idiopathic Bilateral ... Otosclerosis Bilateral ... #Algorithm #Causes
Bilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Complete/ Partial Homonymous Hemianopia
 • Infarct
 • Intracranial Hemorrhage
Bilateral Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypoperfusion #Bilateral ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
more than 7mm • Unilateral ... Mydriasis • Bilateral ... than 2mm • Unilateral ... , uveitis) • Bilateral ... #ophthalmology
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Algorithm Hypertension ... Liddle's syndrome • Bilateral ... : • Aortic coarctation ... • Unilateral ... #Algorithm #Causes
Acute Monocular Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Cornea: Keratitis
 • Anterior Chamber: Hyphema, Acute
Monocular Vision Loss ... - Differential Diagnosis ... will be bilateral ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #ophthalmology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Algorithm Primary ... Renovascular disease (unilateral ... and bilateral renal ... Mechanical • Aortic ... #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
Causes of Hemiplegia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cerebral ... extremity findings Unilateral ... #Algorithm #Causes