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Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
CN III palsy 2. ... gravis • Ocular ... lens wearing • Ocular ... • Scarring • Ocular ... ophthalmology #ocular
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
50 years in men Diagnosis ... Symptomatic treatment Of ocular ... usually • Starts ... #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
desaturation, Scotoma, Ocular ... pain • Extra-CNS ... Sjögren syndrome, Myasthenia ... Manifestations #diagnosis ... #neurology #symptoms
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
miosis during ocular ... In treatment of myasthenia ... Edrophonium • Used for diagnosis ... of myasthenia gravis ... blockers • Has short
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
- Differential Diagnosis ... D D-lactate (short ... acidosis: - CNS ... weakness (GBS, Myasthenia ... #Summary #Nephrology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... light reflex • Corneal ... • Vestibulo-ocular ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Periodic Alternating Gaze (PAG) on Physical Exam

Periodic Alternating Gaze (PAG) is an involuntary continuous cyclic horizontal
pathological mechanism (instability ... up clock that stores ... Alternating #Gaze #neurology ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #ocular #ophthalmology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Inhalation of spores ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... osteoarticular, pulmonary, ocular ... : • Serology for