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Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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out” of part or all ... nerve perfusion ... Ocular causes - ... Transient #Monocular #VisionLoss ... Differential #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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• Neurologic symptoms ... suggest a mass as ... the cause ... Trauma Cranial Nerve ... #Ophthalmology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... Escorial criteria uses ... activity between nerve ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
damaged BRB appears as ... inner retinal nerve ... optic nerve swelling ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... spine Signs / Symptoms ... damage to sacral nerves ... not have to be bilateral ... • As soon as
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... mediators such as ... • Natural history ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Signs #Symptoms
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... = nonspecific (nausea ... Findings: • ↑AST/ALT ... Intrahepatic Cholestasis Management ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Unilateral Facial Nerve ... Isolated lower, bilateral ... , Lyme, facial nerve ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... CNS inflammatory cause
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
in Anaesthesia Causes ... decreased ETCO2 Symptoms ... Also consider if ... mainstay of initial management ... patient in left lateral
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
symptoms which ... There was also right ... The cause of this ... lymphangiomas are the cause ... clinical #video #ophthalmology