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Proptosis - Differential Diagnosis - Unilateral vs Bilateral
Unilateral:
 • Infections (can become bilateral with cavernous sinus
Diagnosis - Unilateral ... vs Bilateral Unilateral ... #Diagnosis #Unilateral ... #Bilateral #Causes ... #ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
for Vision Loss Unilateral ... to eye, Trauma Unilateral ... optic neuropathy Bilateral ... to eye, Trauma Bilateral ... #bilateral #painful
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Weakness - Differential ... Peripheral lesion - Bilateral ... nerve palsy) - Unilateral ... Facial #Weakness #Differential ... #neurology #sparing
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
tumor) Acute: - Unilateral ... Optic Neuritis - Unilateral ... Stroke/lnfarct - Bilateral ... exposure) - Bilateral ... #ophthalmology
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
retina or choroid Unilateral ... Sarcoid, JIA Bilateral ... • Idiopathic: Unilateral ... /bilateral up to ... #ophthalmology
Pupils: Localization in Coma
 • Small, Reactive pupils: Metabolic coma.
 • Unilateral Fixed, dilated pupil :
Unilateral Fixed ... • Bilateral, Large ... • Bilateral, midposition ... Localization #Coma #Neurology ... #differential #
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
more than 7mm • Unilateral ... Mydriasis • Bilateral ... less than 2mm • Unilateral ... , uveitis) • Bilateral ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
hard to find) - Bilateral ... B-lines or bilateral ... pleura in severe cases ... Embolism (PE): - Bilateral ... #pulmonary #differential
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
summarizes the causes ... #Enlargement #Differential ... #Unilateral #Bilateral
Tinnitus - Subjective (heard only by patient) - 90% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unilateral On Audiogram -
patient) - 90% - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Unilateral ... Méniére's Disease Bilateral ... • Idiopathic Bilateral ... Otosclerosis Bilateral