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Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... think about three clinical ... toxin • Multiple sclerosis ... #neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #ophthalmology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Double Vision - Differential ... Clinical Pearls ... • Look for ptosis ... depressed, abducted, ptosis ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
Diplopia TIER 1-CRITICAL ... syndrome, Multiple sclerosis ... mass #Diplopia #differential ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Posterior Scleritis on Ocular POCUS
Patient presents with left eye pain, redness and decreased visual acuity.
Posterior Scleritis ... What's the diagnosis ... Uultrasound findings ... Ocular #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #ophthalmology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Stage 2: Moderate/sclerotic ... #Retinopathy #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... Maternal Support - Critical
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... Pathophysiology ... cellular function Clinical ... Exam: clinical evidence ... conditions listed in differential
Cortical Desmoid - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Circumscribed, small cortically based Tl -hypointense and T 2-hyperintense
proximal to the physis ... Differential diagnosis ... Cortical #Desmoid #clinical ... #mri #clinical ... #Radiology #diagnosis
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
Pathogenesis and clinical ... causing localized stasis ... Occlusion #CRAO #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
pathogenesis and clinical ... high-resolution ultrasound ... - Subchondral sclerosis ... Signs #Symptoms #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis