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Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
Important Causes ... dissection, Myasthenia gravis ... Thyroid myopathy (Graves
Signs of Graves disease: 
• Goiter 
• Periorbital edema 
• Non-pitting edema causing hyperpigmented plaques 
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Signs of Graves ... Clubbing (rare) #Graves ... Signs #Clinical #Photo
Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors

vital disclaimer: the cognitive response to hypotension should not be reaching
Occult Causes of ... vasopressor doses do not show ... response -> cognitive pause ... toxicologic - 2nd cause ... #Differential #Causes
Bottle Top Keyring Compression for Bleeding AV Fistula/Graft
Recognize!
 • Is your fistula bleeding?
 • Are you
Bleeding AV Fistula/Graft ... dialysis fistula/graft ... Photo by Dr. ... Keyring #AVFistula #graft ... compression #clinical #photo
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
• Myasthenia gravis ... lesion of MLF) • Graves ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... • Myasthenia gravis ... #differential #causes
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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for intracranial masses ... a mass as the cause ... • Myasthenia Gravis ... • Myasthenia Gravis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Causes of Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
 • Neuromuscular causes: CVA/CNS tumor/ALS, Parkinson's,
and Esophageal Causes ... Neuromuscular causes ... Parkinson's, Myasthenia gravis ... • Structural causes ... Neuromuscular causes
Sebaceous hyperplasia 
 - Yellow papule 
 - Donut-shape 
 - Central umbilication 
 - Telangiectasia
Usually multiple - Causes ... Benign #Clinical #Photo
Hypereosinophilia Different Diagnosis and Workup
Secondary causes are broad so start with a med review, the most
Workup Secondary causes ... the most common cause ... infections take the top spot