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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 ... Anterior Chamber ... • Sjögren’s syndrome ... hyperviscosity syndrome ... #ophthalmology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
clinical findings • Anterior ... > Anterior spinal ... Bladder retention -> Primarily ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... L5/S1 with an inferior ... infections • primary ... Differential Diagnosis
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Syndromes Spinal ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... involved - Urinary ... #differential #diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
white matter, spinal ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... #signs #symptoms ... #rheumatology #
Vasculitis Involving the Skin - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary: 50% Cutaneous Vasculitis: Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Secondary: CTD: SLE, RA
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Primary ... GPA Cutaneous Single ... Disease • Cogan syndrome ... #dermatology #rheumatology
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
- Ocular syphilis ... manifestations including anterior ... and nephrotic syndrome ... exposure to or symptoms ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
caucasian • Symptoms ... Unilateral • Signs: RAPD ... MRI: ON- focal, anterior ... Management #treatment #rheumatology ... #ophthalmology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential Diagnosis ... - usually at a single ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... correlated with rapid ... #Diagnosis #NonHodgkin
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Cryofibrinogenemia Symptoms ... Primary (essential ... pulmonary emboli, and ocular ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... #rheumatology #