General Surgery — Flashcards
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Patients presenting with central retinal artery occlusion may have an _____ looking for possible cause of cardiogenic embolism
Hint: 2:investigation
Diagnosis of central retinal artery occlusion is clinical, however, if fundoscopy is unclear then _____ can be performed
Is visual acuity affected in infective conjunctivitis? _____
Small artery disease can cause central retinal artery occlusion in _____ patients commonly co-morbid with diabetes or/and hypertension.
What is the likely diagnosis in an elderly patient with sudden loss of vision in the left eye for the past hour? O/E of the eye reveals subtle retinal whitening. Cardiac examination is significant for a left carotid bruit. _____
Patients presenting with central retinal artery occlusion will have blood tests for FBC, _____, lipid profile, & fasting blood sugars
Hint: haematological
_____ infective conjunctivitis may present with periauricular lymphadenopathy on examination
Hint: cause
_____ retinal detachment is the most common type of retinal detachment, caused by a full-thickness tear or break in the retina that allows vitreous fluid to accumulate beneath the sensory retina, separating it from the retinal pigment epithelium
Infective conjunctivitis can be caused by _____, bacterial, or fungal/parasitic
Hint: most common
Patients presenting with central retinal artery occlusion should have an _____ to screen for carotid artery atherosclerosis
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