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Diabetic Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Mild Non-proliferative DR
 • Outpouchings of the weakened capillary walls or
Diabetic Retinopathy ... arterioles -> Cotton-wool ... Hemorrhages • Focal areas ... #Retinopathy #Diabetes ... #ophthalmology
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)
 - Pathophysiology not fully understood; possibly due to thrombus located in
Central Retinal ... - Second most common ... disease (Most common ... cause: Diabetic ... ) #Clinical #Ophthalmology
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
degeneration • Diabetic ... are much more common ... are much more common ... hyperviscosity syndrome, diabetes ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Cotton Wool Spots

Caused by microinfarcts. Exploded ganglion cell axons extrude their axoplasm into retina. Long DDx:
Cotton Wool Spots ... axoplasm into retina ... hypertension, diabetes ... Spots #fundoscopy #ophthalmology
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Degeneration (Wet, Dry) Retina ... - Cotton wool spots ... Macular Edema: • Diabetic ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
white or yellow areas ... of the terminal retinal ... fiber layer -> Cotton-wool ... around atrophic areas ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polyuria - Urine Output > 3L/day, Increased Urine Volume (>2ml/min)
Osmotic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... (Uncontrolled Diabetes ... • Increased urea ... Recovery from Acute Renal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Primary Bone Tumors - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 

Metastatic - Most common tumour in adults
 - Breast
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Metastatic - Most common ... in adults - Breast ... Thyroid - Lung - Renal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Cotton Wool Spots- "In otherwise healthy patients, the observance of a cotton wool spot (CWS) is
ophthalmoscopic finding in diabetic ... #wool #spots #retina ... #Ophthalmology ... #photo #hypertensive ... #diabetic #retinopathy
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... inflammation of the retina ... , uveae, plexus, ... Diabetic nephropathy ... #Algorithm #differential