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Glaucoma - Emergency Department Management
- All patients should get emergency ophthalmologic consultation
- Start with eye drops
Glaucoma - Emergency ... get emergency ophthalmologic ... or refractory symptoms ... is < 40 mmHg #Pharmacology ... #Glaucoma #Open
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... Nerve / Track: Glaucoma ... Endophthalmitis, Glaucoma ... Cerebri, PRES, Metabolic ... Diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... free fatty acid metabolism ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... hypoglycemia, encephalopathy ... infiltration) Differential
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... • Botulism Metabolic ... • Wernicke's encephalopathy ... #Diplopia #Differential
Retinoblastoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Sporadic mutation -> One allele of RB1 tumor suppressor gene
Retinoblastoma Signs / Symptoms ... • Secondary glaucoma ... Retinoblastoma #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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to Headaches - Differential ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... • Hypertensive encephalopathy ... angle closure glaucoma ... #Headache #Differential
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma ... lights are a key symptom ... blindness Signs / Symptoms ... #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... angle-closure glaucoma ... side effects, Metabolic ... painful #painless #differential ... diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
angle closure glaucoma ... shoulder girdle symptoms ... neurologic signs/symptoms ... - hypertensive encephalopathy ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... angle closure glaucoma ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms ... Conjunctivitis #ocular #differential ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology