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Proptosis - Differential Diagnosis - Unilateral vs Bilateral
Unilateral:
 • Infections (can become bilateral with cavernous sinus
Proptosis - Differential ... : • Infections ... : • Infections ... #Bilateral #Causes ... #ophthalmology
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Clues to Infectious ... → Leptospirosis ... Herpesvirus B infection ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #differential #
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Retro-orbital hematoma, Infection-including ... caustic exposure to eye ... #diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
Uveitis - Differential ... middle layer of the eye ... Posner-Schlossman Syndrome • Infectious ... /bilateral up to ... #ophthalmology
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning Travelers ... Regions - Frequent Differential ... Fever #Returning #Traveler ... #differential # ... diagnosis #tropical #travel
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Weakness - Differential ... Peripheral lesion - Bilateral ... Palsy (70-75%), Infection ... Facial #Weakness #Differential
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
the Returning Traveler ... entenc fever, travellers ... tattoos, piercings, injections ... schistosomiasis, leptospirosis ... History #diagnosis #differential
Algorithm for diagnosing the cause of red eye.

#Diagnosis #Ophthalmology #Red #Eye #Algorithm #Differential
diagnosing the cause ... of red eye. ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology ... #Red #Eye #Algorithm ... #Differential
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Dissociation Causes ... Bradycardia • Infectious ... Babesiosis, Malaria, Leptospirosis ... fever • Non-Infectious ... #bradycardia #differential
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
INCREASES 8-10 BPM INFECTIOUS ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... the most likely infection ... help hone your differential ... Dissociation #diagnosis #differential