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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... degeneration - Retina ... , Central Retinal ... , Central Retinal ... Diagnosis #causes
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Ocular Adverse Effects ... retinal vein occlusion ... vision → visual loss ... retinal vein occlusion ... (Retinal vein occlusions
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
  -
) Retinal vein ... coagulopathy Retinal ... vasospasm / retinal ... understood vasospasm of retinal ... Ocular causes -
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Diagnosis Framework ... Optic neuritis • Retinal ... retinal artery ... occlusionCentral ... retinal vein occlusion
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
disease (panuveitis, retinal ... disease (SVC/IVC occlusion ... involvement (uveitis or retinal ... Behcet disease) Differential ... : Giant retinal
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... reactions, and vaso-occlusive ... Anorexia • Weight loss ... differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
attributable to central ... • Genetic • Retinal ... MRI lesions and clinical ... noninflammatory #differential ... #diagnosis
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

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

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
malignancies, vasculitis ... pulmonary emboli, and ocular ... thrombi including retinal ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... #rheumatology #
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Differential Diagnosis ... reactions, and vaso-occlusive ... tract, and often causes ... Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
- Pathophysiology ... of unnecessary diagnostic ... #pathophysiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis