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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Chronic ... Scarring, Edema - Lens ... degeneration ... #causes #ophthalmology
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
- Differential Diagnosis ... Ocular Adverse Effects ... degeneration ... vision → visual loss ... ophthalmology #causes
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
 •
• Pterygium Lens ... Degeneration (Wet ... , Dry) Retina - ... Cotton wool spots ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
- Differential Diagnosis ... of hypokalemia starts ... gastrointestinal K loss ... • Renal K loss ... tubular acidosis
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Well-localized, sharp, short ... duration - Deep - Less ... • Complex regional ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Causes of Acute ... Sepsis • Blood loss ... Dehydration • Vascular ... vasculitis Acute tubular ... /phimosis #Diagnosis
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
- Differential Diagnosis ... the eye can be caused ... Common Causes: ... lashes Dangerous Causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
fatigue, weight loss ... Failure • Dyspnea Vascular ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Septic Emboli Cause ... disease • Degenerative
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Age less than 30 ... Causes: • Vascular ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
Patient underwent a diagnostic ... Existing case reports ... predominance which is less ... The cause of this ... ophthalmology #physicalexam