General Surgery — Flashcards

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. _____

_____ is a slow-growing, locally invasive, malignant tumour

Hint: Which type of skin cancer

Infective conjunctivitis can be caused by _____, bacterial, or fungal/parasitic

Hint: most common

Infective conjunctivitis presents with _____, "sandy" sensation, & discharge

Retinal detachment can be caused by _____ ocular trauma

Viral infective conjunctivitis is most commonly caused by _____

Hint: organism

Patients presenting with central retinal artery occlusion should have an _____ to screen for carotid artery atherosclerosis

Retinal deatchment may present with _____ & pale/opaque/wrinkled/grayish retinal folds on opthalmoscopy

_____ infective conjunctivitis may present with periauricular lymphadenopathy on examination

Hint: cause

Bacterial infective conjunctivitis is most commonly caused by _____, Streptococcus pneumoniae, & Haemophilus influenzae.

Hint: most common organism