General Surgery — Flashcards

What is the initial management of blepharitis? _____

Hint: 2

Refer suspected uveitis to _____

_____ should be suspected in patients with chronic otitis externa, severe pain and comorbidities such as diabetes or HIV (immunocompromised)

What is the preventative pharmacological management of Meniere's disease? _____ or thiazide diuretics

_____ blepharitis of the anterior margin of the eyelids: Staphylococci Seborrhoeic dermatitis

Otitis externa is also known as _____

Otitis externa is an infection of the _____ typically caused by bacteria (e.g. pseudomonas)

Hint: Anatomy

Characteristic clinical signs of blepharitis are burning, itching, erythema, & crusting of the eyelids worse in the _____

_____ is a progressive optic neuropathy characterised by structural damage to the optic nerve & corresponding visual field loss, most often associated with elevated intraocular pressure

_____ is a subtype of uveitis that specifically refers to inflammation confined to the iris