General Surgery — Flashcards

Flashcard 791: Retinal detachment can be caused by _____ ocular trauma

Answer: blunt

Flashcard 792: Is infective conjunctivitis typically unilateral or bilateral?

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

Flashcard 793: Acute management of central retinal artery occlusion to ↓ IOP use _____

Answer: IV acetazolamide

Flashcard 794: 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 795: What is the management of suspected retinal detachment? _____

Answer: Urgent ophthalmologist consultation

Flashcard 796: Central retinal artery occlusion is most commonly caused by an embolized atherosclerotic plaque from the ipsilateral _____ artery

Answer: internal carotid

Flashcard 797: Diagnosis of central retinal artery occlusion is clinical, however, if fundoscopy is unclear then _____ can be performed

Answer: fluorescein angiography

Flashcard 798: An _____ detachment in retinal detachment results from inflammatory, vascular, or neoplastic conditions

Answer: exudative

Flashcard 799: Is visual acuity preserved in retinal detachment? _____

Answer: Only if the macula is not detached

Flashcard 800: Bacterial infective conjunctivitis is most commonly caused by _____, Streptococcus pneumoniae, & Haemophilus influenzae.

Answer: Staphylococcus aureus