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Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Neurologic ... a mass as the cause ... large/unreactive pupil ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pupils: Localization in Coma
 • Small, Reactive pupils: Metabolic coma.
 • Unilateral Fixed, dilated pupil :
Pupils: Localization ... Small, Reactive pupils ... Fixed, dilated pupil ... • Pinpoint pupils ... #Coma #Neurology
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Relative Afferent Pupil ... Neuropathy Constricted Pupils ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Anisocoria Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential Diagnosis
1. Check pupillary reaction to light 
2. Measure pupil size.
Measure pupil size ... noted, re-measure pupil ... - Adie's Tonic Pupil ... Anisocoria #Evaluation #Algorithm ... Ophthalmology #Pupillary #Pupils
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - 10% cocaine: pupils ... Tonic (Adie's) Pupil ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Adie's Pupil on Physical Exam

Adie's pupil is a neurological disorder characterized by a tonically dilated pupil
Adie's Pupil on ... Physical Exam Adie's pupil ... It is caused by ... infection which causes ... ophthalmology #neurology
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Adie's Pupil What ... mildly dilated pupil ... dissociation • Other causes ... of tonic pupil ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Diagnosis Framework Causes ... Mydriasis: Dilated pupils ... , Adie's tonic pupil ... Hypothermia Causes ... ophthalmology #causes
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
Fixed Dilated Pupil ... no neurological cause ... Fixed #Dilated #Pupil ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Argyll Robertson Pupil
Definition:
 - Irregular and small (1-2mm) pupil
 - Light-near dissociation (accommodation remains intact)
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Argyll Robertson Pupil ... small (1-2mm) pupil ... Argyll #Robertson #Pupil ... #neurology #diagnosis