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Non-Traumatic Monocular Vision Loss - Open and Closed Angle Glaucoma Anatomy and Presentation
#Diagnosis #Pathophysiology #Ophthalmology #Open
Presentation #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Ophthalmology ... Angle #Glaucoma #Comparison
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
 •
Firm, painless lump ... Diagnosis #Management #Ophthalmology ... Stye #Chalazion #Comparison
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Classification Types - Pathophysiology ... Comparison Obstructive ... a blockage in blood ... #Shock #Types #Pathophysiology ... #Comparison #criticalcare
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
membrane reduces blood ... > New abnormal blood ... serous fluid and blood ... MacularDegeneration #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Onchocerciasis “River Blindness”: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations
Vectorial Transmission
-> Onchocerca volvulus, a parasitic helminth, matures in to
enter the eye via blood ... RiverBlindness #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
defects) -> Abnormal blood ... ) -> Increased blood ... retinal artery blood ... Occlusion #CRAO #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
of high parity blood ... donor • Pathophysiology ... transfusion • Pathophysiology ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
after > 1 hr • Blood ... #Degenerative #Comparison ... JointPain #Diagnosis #pathophysiology
Retinopathy of Prematurity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Increased metabolic demand of growing eye
-> Excessive VEGF production ->
demarcation line -> Blood ... demarcation line -> Blood ... peds #pediatrics #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Risk factors -> Incr IOP, Incr age, African-American
compression of blood ... OpenAngle #Glaucoma #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology