Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
- Definition, Causes ... blindness, linked to macular ... retinal ischemia Causes ... Classification #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 β€’ Intraorbital meningioma 
 β€’ Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... Carcinomatosis Vascular ... Miller-Fisher syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 β€’ CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 β€’ CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
One-and-a-half Syndrome ... Skew Deviation Casey ... #Localization #ophthalmology ... #neurology #differential ... #diagnosis #ocular
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 β€’ Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Chronic ... Cataracts - Macula: Macular ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 β€’ Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Symmetric macular ... Albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome ... ulcerated β€’ MSK ... Aortitis, ascending thoracic ... Syphilis #stages #diagnosis
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
consistent with a diagnosis ... experience, the cause ... or induced by treatment ... #clinical #video ... #ophthalmology
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Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF β†’ occurs
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome ... GAS in 30% of cases ... 50% in nec fasc Diagnostic ... , erythematous macular ... #STSS #treatment
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... Hyponatremia is usually caused ... Then, ask 3 questions ... demyelination syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Treatment
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... catheterization β€’ Thoracic ... Pulse deficit/differential ... deficit β€’ Shock Treatment ... #management #vascular