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Anisocoria Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential Diagnosis
1. Check pupillary reaction to light 
2. Measure pupil size.
Flow Chart - Differential ... Check pupillary ... - Horner's Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology ... #Pupillary #Pupils
Pupillary Abnormalities  Overview
 - Unequal Pupils (anisocoria)
 - Tonic pupil (Adie's pupil)
 - OculomotorNerve (CN
Pupillary Abnormalities ... Unequal Pupils (anisocoria ... - Homer's Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology ... #Differential #
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
Isocoria - Pupillary ... Defects - Differential ... Midbrain (Parinaud's Syndrome ... #Pupillary #Pupils ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Holmes-Adie Syndrome ... Young females Differential ... • Physiologic Anisocoria ... - same pupillary ... PhysicalExam #neurology #ophthalmology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Patients with Cancer ... Cancer Related ... • Capillary leak ... #Oncology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Classification
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... embolism • AVM • Papillary ... Radiation • Rapid ... BPH • Prostate cancer ... #Hematuria #Differential
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... • Locked-in syndrome ... Reflexes: • Pupillary ... Pupils: • Anisocoria ... : • Bobbing: Rapid
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Lady Windermere Syndrome ... : • Syndrome of ... Lymphadenitis: • MAC Rapid ... disease, alcohol, cancer ... NTM #Infections #differential
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
Rapid tumor lysis ... malignancy, metastatic cancer ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... #Hyperkalemia #Differential ... High #Potassium #Classification