General Surgery — Flashcards

Flashcard 741: Is infective conjunctivitis typically unilateral or bilateral?

Answer: Typically starts unilaterally, then becomes bilateral within 24-48 hours.

Flashcard 742: _____ is the most common eye problem in primary care

Answer: Infective conjunctivitis

Flashcard 743: _____ is a slow-growing, locally invasive, malignant tumour

Answer: Basal cell carcinoma

Flashcard 744: Patients presenting with central retinal artery occlusion >50yrs should have an _____ to screen for giant cell arteritis

Answer: urgent serum CRP

Flashcard 745: Infective conjunctivitis presents with _____, "sandy" sensation, & discharge

Answer: conjunctival injection

Flashcard 746: If a person fails to respond to initial treatment for infective conjunctivitis, then a _____ may be taken

Answer: swab

Flashcard 747: Is visual acuity preserved in retinal detachment? _____

Answer: Only if the macula is not detached

Flashcard 748: Infective conjunctivitis is usually self-limiting; within _____ for viral conjunctivitis, within 2-5 days for bacterial conjunctivitis

Answer: 7-14 days

Flashcard 749: Retinal detachment is _____

Answer: irreversible

Extra: Retinal detachment is a surgical emergency. Without surgical reattachment, the separation of the neurosensory retina from the underlying retinal pigment epithelium leads to permanent vision loss.

Flashcard 750: Retinal detachment may present with _____ & pale/opaque/wrinkled/grayish retinal folds on ophthalmoscopy

Answer: ↓/absent red reflex