CK 2 Flashcards
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intracranial pressure - normal range / can cause
at rest, is normally 7–15 mmHg for a supine adult.
- enlarged blind spot
blind spot - definition
small portion of the visual field of each eye that corresponds to the position of the optic disk. There are no photoreceptors, and, therefore, there is no image detection in this area
Retinitis - pathophysiology / associated with
retinal edema and necrosis leading to scar
- immunosuppression
Central retinal artery occlusion - clinical presentation and management
acute, PAINLESS monocular vision
management: evaluate for embolic source (carotid artery, atherosclerosis, cardiac vegetations, patent foramen ovale)
Central retinal artery occlusion - fundoscopic exam
retina cloudy with attenuated vessels and cherry red spot at fovea
Retinitis pigmentosa is an / clinical presentation
inherited retinal degeneration
- painless, progressive vision loss beginning with night blindess (robs are affected first)
- tunnel blindness
Retinitis pigmentosa - fundoscopic exam
bone spicule - shaped around macula
Retinal vein occlusion - pathophysiology
thrombosis
Retinal vein occlusion - fundoscopic exam
Retinal hemorrhage and venous engorgement, edema in affected area
retinal detachment - pathophysiology
separation of neurosensory layer (robs and cones) of retina from outermost pigmented epithelium –> degeneration of photoreceptors –> vision loss
retinal detachment - may be secondary to
- retinal breaks
- diabetic traction (scar tissue from neovascularization shrinks, causing the retina to wrinkle and pull from its normal position)
- inflammatory effusions
retinal breaks are more common in
- patients with myopia
2. history of head trauma
retinal breaks - management
surgical emergency
retinal breaks are often preceded by
- posterior vitreous detachment (FLASHES AND FLOATERS) –> small moving spots that appear in your field of vision.
- eventual monocular loss of vision like a curtain drawn and down
diabetic retinopathy - types
- nonproliferative
2. proliferative
nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (mechanism)
damaged capillaries leak blood –> lipids and fluids seep into retina –> hemorrhage and macular edema
nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy - treatment
- blood sugar control
2. macular laser
proliferative diabetic retinopathy (mechanism)
chronic hypoxia results in new blood vessels formation with resultant traction on retina
treatment of proliferative diabetic retinopathy
- anti - VEGF (bevacizumab)
- peripheral retinal photocoagulation
- surgery
peripheral retinal photocoagulation - mechanims
uses light to coagulate tissue (energy from a strong light source is absorbed by tissue and is converted into thermal energy)
generally - diabetic retinopathy findings
- hemmorrhage
- exudates
- microanurysms
- vessel proliferation
Age-related macular degeneration
degeneration of macula
Age-related macular degeneration causes (symptoms)
distortion (metamorphopsia) and eventual loss of central vision
metamorphopsia
defective vision, with distortion of the shape of objects seen