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Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Red Eye - Differential ... Anterior Chamber: • Acute ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Red ... #Eye #redeye #Differential ... table #causes #ophthalmology
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lids / Orbit / Lacrimal System:
 • Blepharitis
 • Stye
Atraumatic Red Eye ... - Differential ... Intraocular: • Acute ... #Atraumatic #RedEye ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Loss: • Corneal ... abrasion, Acute ... thrombosis, Temporal arteritis ... Retro-orbital hematoma, Infection-including ... diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... Foreign body • Infectious ... Complete vision ... #Red #eye #Conjunctivitis ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
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 ... • Migraine • Acute ... Red Flags: • ... #differential # ... diagnosis #ophthalmology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Diagnosis Algorithm Red ... papilledema • Horner ... • CNS infection ... ) • Temporal arteritis ... • Acute angle
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
or at work) - acute ... , red eye - temporal ... (giant cell) arteritis ... , hormone use, vision ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Tender temporal arteries ... - Temporal arteritis ... red eye (severe ... and VI) - Mass lesion ... symptoms #clues #differential
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
very remarkable w/differential ... vasculitis vs infection ... claudication, headaches, vision ... 95% of cases (Cornelia ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology