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Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
Uveitis - Definition ... , Causes and SUN ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Ophthalmology ... #Rheumatology
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
Causes of Anterior ... Uveitis - Differential ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Causes ... #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Red Eye - Differential ... glaucoma • Anterior Uveitis ... #Eye #redeye #Differential ... #Diagnosis #table ... #causes #ophthalmology
TABLE 1.  COMMON ETIOLOGIES FOR UVEITIS.

#Diagnosis #Ophthalmology #Uveitis #Causes #Differential
TABLE 1. ... ETIOLOGIES FOR UVEITIS ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology ... #Uveitis #Causes ... #Differential
Table of Causes of Anterior, Posterior and Intermediate Uveitits and Systemic Features

#Uveitits #panuveitis #diagnosis #differential #Causes
Table of Causes ... and Intermediate Uveitits ... panuveitis #diagnosis #differential ... #Causes #Anterior ... #ophthalmology
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
- Hungry bones syndrome ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes ... #Workup #hypomg
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential ... response, Serotonin syndrome ... Miosis: Horner's syndrome ... iridocyclitis, uveitis ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... azathioprine (for post. uveitis ... by case) • Surgery ... Behcets #disease #Syndrome ... #pharmacology #rheumatology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... #Hypertension #Differential ... #Screening #Workup ... #table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... with previously stable ... #Hypertension #Workup ... #causes #Differential