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Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
• Keratopathy Painful ... Nerve • Temporal Arteritis ... Demyelination • MS ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Loss Unilateral, Painful ... thrombosis, Temporal arteritis ... Retro-orbital hematoma, Infection-including ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
with activity • Painful ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Lyme), reactive arthritis ... Like in this case ... SLE, psoriatic arthritis ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
GPA causes disease ... purpura (16%) • Painful ... • Giant cell arteritis ... Infections include ... rash #diagnosis #rheumatology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Foreign body • Infectious ... Questions to Ask ... • Is the eye painful ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #painful #painless
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Giant cell arteritis ... vasculitis vs infection ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology
Causes of Painful Ophthalmoplegia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Trauma
 • Autoimmune:
     1.
Causes of Painful ... Giant cell arteritis ... • Infectious: ... Ophthalmoplegia #Causes ... Differential Diagnosis #ophthalmology
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
disease of unknown cause ... typically reveals painful ... for giant cell arteritis ... hypothyroidism, infection ... Diagnosis #Management #Rheumatology