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Differential Diagnosis of Acute Painless Vision Loss (Uninflamed eye) Retinal artery occlusion Retinal vein occlusion. Retinal detachment Macular degeneration (exudative) Optic neuritis e.g. from multiple sclerosis Ischemic optic neuropathy Vitreous hemorrhage Stroke...
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Differential Diagnosis of a Swollen Red Eyelid Atopic dermatitis Contact dermatitis Rosacea Eyelid disorders Allergic reaction, locally Hordeolum, stye Chalazion Blepharitis Herpes simplex blepharitis (primary) Conjunctivitis (from infection) Herpes...
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Don’t miss: Brain and Vestibular d/o. Most common: GI causes Pregnancy (estrogens) – Test all woman of childbearing age with n/v. Abdominal Causes (most common cause of nausea, vomiting) GI Causes: Gastroenteritis, gastritis Nonulcer dyspepsia Appendicitis...
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Proximal GI obstruction: Esophageal disorders/achalasia Pyloric stenosis Small bowel obstruction: Mechanical obstruction of the small intestine or proximal colon due to: -Adhesions, -Volvulus, -Intussusception -Strangulated hernia -Crohn’s disease -Malignancy Acute...
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Infection: Viral infection; Bacterial infection; Spirochete infection. E.g. Dengue fever; Trichinella infection Influenza virus. Drugs: Statins, Bisphosphonates, corticosteroids, ciprofloxacin, clofibrate, colchicine, chloroquine, emetine, aminocaproic acid,...
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Differential Diagnosis of Mouth Ulcers Aphthous ulcer (i.e. canker sore or ulcerative stomatitis) Herpes simplex Oral candidiasis Hand, foot, and mouth disease (Coxsackievirus) Herpangina (Coxsackievirus) Acute HIV infection Chickenpox (Varicella Zoster) Syphilis...
