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Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
body, vitreous, retina ... blindness, linked to macular ... edema, secondary ... glaucoma and retinal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
Central Retinal ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... edema caused by ... ophthalmology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Pathogenesis and clinical ... hemorrhages in the inner retina ... nervefiber layer -> Retinal ... of the terminal retinal ... lesions in the inner retinal
Retinoblastoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Sporadic mutation -> One allele of RB1 tumor suppressor gene
Pathogenesis and clinical ... absent or partial retinal ... spread • Sub-retinal ... visual acuity - Retinal ... ophthalmology #diagnosis
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
- Differential Diagnosis ... suggests either secondary ... renovascular HT, Renin-secreting ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology #potassium
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes ... based on repeat clinic ... multi-drug resistance) Renal ... steroids) • Renin-Angiotensin ... #Nephrology #Differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
disease (panuveitis, retinal ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... involvement (uveitis or retinal ... : Giant retinal ... #management #signs
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... and Differential Diagnosis ... damage such as retinal ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Neurologic disorders
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
pathways occur at the retina ... activation of retina-driven ... - Autonomic symptoms ... - Miosis Secondary ... glaucoma - Ocular
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
- Differential Diagnosis ... Optic neuritis • Retinal ... detachment • Central retinal ... occlusion • Central retinal ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms