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Plankton Sign on Lung POCUS

Plankton sign = floating debris --> the swirling, punctiform internal echoes within
Plankton Sign on ... Lung POCUS Plankton ... This suggests exudative ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... effusion #hemorragic #exudative
Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
Abnormalities of the Optic Nerve ... Angle Closure Glaucoma ... Abnormalities of the Optic Nerve ... Idiopathic • Glaucoma ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Pathological Optic Disc Cupping

Note cup-to-disc ratio at least 0.8 (physiologic limit of 0.5).

Thinning of optic disc
Usual cause is glaucoma ... Glaucoma causes ... death of optic nerve ... Cupping #fundoscopy #ophthalmology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
inflammation - Optic Nerve ... / Track: Glaucoma ... Endophthalmitis, Glaucoma ... Diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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Associated with chronic glaucoma ... Caused by decreased nerve ... increased ICP Optic nerve ... (angle closure glaucoma ... Differential #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Acute Monocular Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Cornea: Keratitis
 • Anterior Chamber: Hyphema, Acute
angle closure glaucoma ... Endophthalmitis • Optic Nerve ... Differential #Diagnosis #ophthalmology
Classic signs of arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy or giant cell arteritis are mild arterial narrowing
Classic signs of ... Korean Journal of Ophthalmology ... #photo #disc #nerve ... #Ophthalmology
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma ... present with early glaucoma ... leads to optic nerve ... damage & blindness Signs ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Tethered Retinal Detachment on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Retina is tethered at ora serrata and optic
Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... serrata and optic nerve ... Tethered #Clinical #POCUS ... Ocular #Ultrasound #Ophthalmology
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
 •
conditions Optic Nerve ... Cup:Disc: • Glaucoma ... vision: • Optic Nerve ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology