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Glaucoma - Emergency Department Management
- All patients should get emergency ophthalmologic consultation
- Start with eye drops
Glaucoma - Emergency ... ophthalmologic ... or refractory symptoms ... is < 40 mmHg #Pharmacology ... #Glaucoma #Open
Glaucoma is a condition that involves an increase in pressure inside the eye. It occurs when
Glaucoma is a condition ... used to treat glaucoma ... choice in the emergency ... #pharmacology ... #medications #Ophthalmology
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Findings OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY ... lights are a key symptom ... blindness Signs / Symptoms ... #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Retinoblastoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Sporadic mutation -> One allele of RB1 tumor suppressor gene
Retinoblastoma Signs / Symptoms ... • Secondary glaucoma ... Retinoblastoma #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... with the same symptoms ... History of previous glaucoma ... redflags #signs #symptoms ... #differential #emergency
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
vessels Alarm (Emergent ... angle closure glaucoma ... angle closure glaucoma ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
angle closure glaucoma ... Hypothermia Causes ... Robertson pupils), DM, SAH ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #causes
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... spine Signs / Symptoms ... Note: Surgical Emergency ... Syndrome #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Periorbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Dacryoadenitis: infection of the lacrimal glands
b. Conjunctivitis: inflammation of the
of the lacrimal sac ... junction of lacrimal sac ... Periorbital #Cellulitis #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Antiarrhythmics - Vaughan Williams Classification:
CLASS 1 - Sodium Channel Blockers:
 • MOA: Block fast Na+ channels
Classification: CLASS ... duration: - CLASS ... current) causing ↓SA ... Vaughan #Williams #Pharmacology ... #pathophysiology