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Congenital Hypertrophy of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium (CHRPE) - Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

Dr. Sebastian Vega @oftalmopo

#CHRPE #Congenital
Hypertrophy of the Retinal ... Pigment Epithelium ... ) - Fundoscopy Ocular ... #Pigment #Epithelium ... #Retina #Ocular
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Abnormalities: Ocular ... Serotonin #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #
Drugs that Impair Renal Potassium Excretion 

Decreased ENaC channel function: Amiloride, Triamterene, Pentamidine
Decreased Aldosterone Synthesis: Heparin,
Drugs that Impair Renal ... #Hyperkalemia #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology # ... Impaired #Potassium #Renal
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Abnormalities: Ocular ... SerotoninNorepinephrine #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #
Renal Effect of NSAIDs Inhibition of Prostaglandin Synthesis

 - Renal disease, Cardiovascular disease -> Decreased renal
Renal Effect of ... Synthesis - Renal ... disease -> Decreased renal ... Prostaglandins #Pharmacology ... #Pathophysiology
Initial treatment of renal bone disease and cinacalcet for secondary hyperparathyroidism
Phosphate binders reduce hyperphosphataemia and hyperparathyroidism.
Initial treatment of renal ... #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
Age Related Macular ... from choroid to retina ... products from retina ... Amsler grid) - Macular ... MacularDegeneration #pathophysiology
Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
Pathogenesis and Ocular ... Decr Visual pigment ... #Xeropthalmia #pathophysiology
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
More precisely "macular ... someone who had retinal ... Even with macular ... Treatment #COVID19 #Pharmacology
Shafer's sign on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Shafer's sign in a patient with retinal detachment.

Dr. Sebastian Vega
sign on Slit Lamp Ocular ... a patient with retinal ... Shafers #sign #pigment ... #Vitreous #Ocular