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Instructions on how to perform the swinging light test to detect a relative afferent pupillary defect.

http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/01/05/cmaj.140685

Normal
Shine light into ... right (R) eye. ... Swing light back ... to right eye. ... Shine light into
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - Differential ... Flags: • Fever, night ... infection) • Weight ... Chronic #Cough #Differential
Anisocoria Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential Diagnosis
1. Check pupillary reaction to light 
2. Measure pupil size.
Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential ... pupillary reaction to light ... pupil size in bright ... Evaluation #Algorithm #Differential
Right Sided Heart Failure Mnemonic: "AW HEAD"
ANOREXIA & NAUSEA 

WEIGHT GAIN 

HEPATOMEGALY 

EDEMA (BIPEDAL) 

ASCITES 

DISTENDED
Right Sided Heart ... ANOREXIA & NAUSEA WEIGHT
Plasmacytomas and Plasma-Cell Leukemia - Physical examination revealed multiple exophytic subcutaneous lesions involving the arms and
Panel A shows the right ... cells (Panel C, Wright–Giemsa ... stain) #Clinical
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Left Wrist Drop ... fall of the body weight ... paralysis or Saturday night ... trauma_modern #Wrist ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
most common) Clinical ... production • Night ... sweats, weight ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Clinical
Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation demonstrated in the Cephalic Vein

Patient with severe pulmonary hypertension and severe tricuspid regurgitation.
jaw even sitting upright ... measuring pulsation height ... Regurgitation #Severe #TR #Wrist ... PhysicalExam #Cardiology #Clinical
Schema for Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Weight Loss without Inflammation:
 • Decreased Intake: Food
Unintentional Weight ... Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Weight ... Unintentional #Weight ... #Loss #Differential
Visual Field Pathways and Deficits
1 Total blindness of right eye due to complete lesion of right
Total blindness of right ... complete lesion of right ... lesion involvlng right ... or pressure on right ... Diagnosis #lesions #differential