HEENT Flashcards
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Monocular vs Binocular vs Cerebral/Polyopial diplopia?
Monocular - diplopia when good eye is covered
Binocular - no diplopia when either eye covered
Cerebral - diplopia no matter what eye is covered
Causes of monocular diplopia (6)
- Dry eyes
- Corneal irregularity
- Cataract
- Lens dislocation
- Retinal wrinkles
- Conversion disorder
Differential for Binocular Diplopia:
- Structural (3)
- Orbital myositis (8)
- Isolated cranial nerve palsy (6)
- Multiple nerve palsy (2)
- Neuroaxial involving the brainstem and cranial nerves (10)
- NMSK disorder (2)
- Trauma
Infection
Craniofacial mass - Thyroid eye disease
Wegener granulomatosis
GCA
SLE
RA
Dermatomyositis
Sarcoidosis
Idiopathic orbital infl syndrome - Hypertensive vasculopathy
Idiopathic intracranial HTN
Diabetic vasculopathy
MS
Compression
Trauma - Cavernous sinus infection
Orbital plex syndrome - MS
Tumor
Stroke
Hemorrhage
Bilateral artery thrombosis
Vertebral artery dissection
Ophtalmoplegic migraine
Infectious ie basilar meningioe
Autoimmune ie Guillan Barre
Metabolic ie Wernicke - Myasthenia gravis
Botulism
Cranial nerve 3 palsy:
- Corresponding muscle?
- Symptoms?
- Exam finding?
- Superior, Medial, Inferior rectii muscle + Levator Palpebrae + Inferior oblique + ciliary and constrictor muscle (pupil)
- Multidirectional, horizontal and vertical diplopia + eyelid droop (excluding lateral gaze)
- Ptosis + pupil dilation + eye down and out
Cranial nerve 4 palsy:
- Corresponding muscle?
- Symptoms?
- Exam finding?
- Superior oblique
- Diplopia that worsens on looking down and towards the nose
- Extorsion on downward gaze
Cranial nerve 6 palsy:
- Corresponding muscle?
- Symptoms?
- Exam finding?
- Lateral rectus muscle
- Horizontal diplopia that worsens on lateral gaze of effected eye
- Lateral gaze palsy
4 Critical causes of diplopia
- Aneurism
- Basilar artery thrombosis
- Basilar meningitis
- Botulism
4 Emergent causes of diplopia
- Vertebral artery dissection
- Cavernous sinus process
- Werneckie encephalopathy
- Myasthania Gravis
8 urgent causes of diplopia
- Brainstem tumor
- Orbital myositis, pseudotumor
- Orbital apex mass
- Ophthalmoplegic migraine
- Miller-Fisher syndrome
- MS
- Ischemic neuropathy
- Grave’s disease
- Vital sign of the eye?
- Who can skip it?
- Visual acuity exam
- Those with acid, base or other toxins in eye
- Significant trauma
- Sudden complete vision loss
A test that can detect if there is decreased visual acuity due to abnormal refraction?
Pinhole testing
7 signs and symptoms associated with serious diagnosis in patients with red and painful eye? (Rosen’s Box)
- Severe ocular pain
- Proptosis
- Persistant blurred vision
- Corneal defect or opacity
- Pupil unreactive to light
- Reduced ocular light reflection
- Ciliary flush
What is a common, benign diagnosis of red eye without pain?
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
Who does not need antibiotics for bacterial conjunctivitis? (4)
Mild case, not wearing contact lens, no traumatic injury, not immunocompromised
Components of a complete eye exam? (VVEEPP + 2 more) (Rosen’s box)
Visual acuity
Visual field testing
External exam
Extraocular muscle movement
Pupillary eval
Pressure
+ Slit lamp
+ Fundoscopy for those w vision loss or vision change
corneal abrasion sign on fluorescene exam?
Seidel’s sign
7 causes of not seeing a red light reflex? (Box)
- Opacification of corneas
- Hyphema
- Cataract
- Blood in the vitreous or posterior eye wall
- Retinal detachment
- Intraocular mass
- Extremely miotic pupil
Acid vs Base caustic injury:
- What do they do to the eye?
- How much irrigation for each until pH = 7?
- Complications of liquefactive necrosis?
Acid: Coagulation necrosis, at least 2L and 20min
Base: Liquefactive necrosis; at least 4L and 40min ; Complications = cataract formation, damage to ciliary body, irreversible damage within 5-15 min of exposure
Orbital compartment syndrome:
- Causes?
- IOP > x?
- Treatment?
- Retrobulbar hematoma/emphasyma/abscess
- > 20 abnormal; >30 may necessitate lateral canthotomy
- Lateral canthotamy
Penetrating globe injury:
- S&S (4)
- Tx (3)
- Localized redness
Treatdrop pupil
Blood in anterior chamber
loss of red reflex - Prevent from further injury (antiemetics, analgesics)
Abx - systemic like Cefazolin or Vanco IV
Tetanus
Emergent ophthalmology consult
- IN RSI, avoid succinylcholine bc might elevate IOP (weak evidence)
Hyphema
- S&S
- What is the general treatment?
- Longterm complications? (2)
- Who should get admitted for hyphema treatment? (5)
- Pain
Decreased VA
Blood in anterior chamber
Dilated/fixed pupil if trauma - First rule out open globe
IOP if no globe rupture
If > 30
If > 20, may use cycloplegic to prevent iris motion
Also: Bedrest/ head of the bed elevated (limited evidence)
Gentle ambulation
Eye patch
Ophtho followup asap (next day recommended)
3.
Raised IOP
Permanent corneal damage
4.
1. Lost to follow up
2. Poor compliance
3. Hyphema > 50%
4. anticoagulants
5. Sickle cell traits
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
- What is it?
- What to rule out?
- Treatment?
- Blood beneath conjunctival membrane
- Rule out coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia
- None
Corneal abrasion
- Treatment
- Who gets abx? (4)
- Complications? (4)
- Antibiotic prophylaxis with polymyxin-B/trimethoprim solution 1 drop every 3 h while awake and erythromycin ointment while sleeping.
- Contact lens wearers
Contaminated object
Deep object
IC patient - Keratitis
Corneal ulcer
Traumatic iritis
Recurrent erosion syndrome
Corneal ulcer
- S&S (4)
- Etiology (2)
- Treatment (5)
- Complications (2)
- Pain
FB sensation
White corneal defect
Fluorescene uptake - Contact lens
Post infection - No contact lens
Cycloplegics
Topical abx hourly
PO analgesics
Urgent ophthalmology FU - Hypopion
Perforation