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Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Spondylosis (i.e. degenerative ... common: lung, breast ... , prostate, renal ... common: lung, breast ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
Related Macular Degeneration ... photoreceptors -> Break ... neovascularization seen on fundoscopy ... edema seen on fundoscopy ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

The left eye shows the terminal stage of an
(AMD) on Fundoscopy ... #Retina #Detachment ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #ophthalmology ... #Fundoscopy
Diabetic Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Mild Non-proliferative DR
 • Outpouchings of the weakened capillary walls or
: Pathogenesis and ... to lipoproteins and ... Hemorrhages • Focal areas ... ischemia causes ... Retinopathy #Diabetes #ophthalmology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
nervefiber layer -> Retinal ... white or yellow areas ... of the terminal retinal ... around atrophic areas ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Posterior staphyloma on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

Patient presents bilateral posterior staphylomas and areas of scarring and fibrosis
areas of scarring ... staphyloma #Scarring #Retina ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #ophthalmology ... #Fundoscopy
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... equal in light and ... • Tumor (Lung, Breast ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
tend to clump and ... Patients As: • Black ... lattice degeneration ... • Retinal breaks ... Diagnosis #Ocular #ophthalmology
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Related Macular Degeneration ... (Wet, Dry) Retina ... Micro-aneurysms, Hemorrhage and ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Terrien's Marginal Degeneration on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

70-year-old patient who consulted for subconjunctival hemorrhage x 1
Terrien's Marginal Degeneration ... anca vasculitis and ... observed, with areas ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #ophthalmology