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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
#Retinal hemorrhages are common at sleeping altitudes >16,000ft | #Retinal hemorrhages are common at sleeping altitudes >16,000ft | ||
==Differential Diagnosis== | |||
{{Acute vision loss noninflamed DDX}} | |||
==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
Revisión del 13:38 14 oct 2014
Background
- Retinal hemorrhages are common at sleeping altitudes >16,000ft
Differential Diagnosis
Acute Vision Loss (Noninflamed)
- Painful
- Arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
- Optic neuritis
- Temporal arteritis†
- Painless
- Amaurosis fugax
- Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO)†
- Central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO)†
- High altitude retinopathy
- Open-angle glaucoma
- Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES)
- Retinal detachment†
- Stroke†
- Vitreous hemorrhage
- Traumatic optic neuropathy (although may have pain from the trauma)
†Emergent Diagnosis
Treatment
- Not considered an indication for descent unless vision changes are present
See Also
Source
Tintinalli