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Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
- Retinal vein occlusions ... • Sjögren’s syndrome ... (Retinal vein occlusions ... hyperviscosity syndrome ... ophthalmology #causes
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
ulceration • Ocular ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... disease (SVC/IVC occlusion ... : Giant retinal ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... ) • Vascular occlusion ... NephroP #AKI #causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
pulmonary emboli, and ocular ... thrombi including retinal ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
et diutinum Neurologic ... Hypergammaglobulinemic macular ... vascular beds-renal ... , retinal, DVT, ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
tract, and often causes ... ulcers, cutaneous, ocular ... • Cogan Syndrome ... reactions, and vaso-occlusive ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Orbital Apex Syndrome secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)

This 81 yo male was referred to our
Orbital Apex Syndrome ... acetate to help with ocular ... other potential causes ... ophthalmology #physicalexam ... #neurology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
pulmonary and renal ... reactions, and vaso-occlusive ... affects the skin, neurologic ... tract, and often causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome ... gland) biopsy • Ocular ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... Distal (Type I) renal ... #Rheumatology #
Metabolic Causes of Kidney Stones in Children
 • Calcium Oxalate: Primary Hyperoxaluria type 1-3, Secondary Hyperoxaluria
Metabolic Causes ... Phosphate: Distal Renal ... (Oculo-Cerebro-Renal ... SwastiThinks #Metabolic #Causes ... Stones #pediatrics #nephrology