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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
: Inflammatory eye ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
present with a red eye ... -> crowding of ocular ... damage & blindness Signs ... obstruction • Corneal ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
the bilateral cortex ... • Vestibulo-ocular ... : • Bobbing: Rapid ... • Examine for signs ... Casey Albin MD @
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Atypical Temporal: Rapid ... CNS inflammatory cause ... Eyecare (prevent corneal ... tears oint + TAPE eye ... #Treatment #Neurology
Chemical Eye Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Exogenous chemical to the eye and/or adnexa
 • Ammonia, sodium
following initial management ... Acidic injuries cause ... penetration beyond the cornea ... Alkali injuries cause ... #Ocular #opthalmology
Proptotic Eye found to have Abscess on POCUS (Endophthalmitis)

- Dr. J. Christian Fox https://twitter.com/jchristianfox

-- Editor Addition
Proptotic Eye found ... patient in this case ... appropriate w/u and treatment ... 1119331601559646209 #Ocular ... #Ophtalmology #
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... (Cornelia NEJM ... Treatment of GCA ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
cord resulting in rapid ... • Bilateral signs ... Neurosarcoidosis - MCTD - Bechet ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
chondritis • Ocular ... vessels (aorta) • Eyes ... Sarcoidosis • Behcet ... affected tissue Treatment ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management