CA-EXAM#2 Flashcards
what should you always do before and AFTER exams?
visual acuity
why shouldn’t you use topical anestetic
- can be cytotoxic to the epithelium2. retard healing3. increased risk of corneal scaring or infection
Hordeolum
“stye”, swelling at the margin of the eyelid by plugging of eyelash follicle to tear gland, can harden into a chalazion
dacryoadenitis
swelling and pain of the outer portion of the upper eyelid, inflammation of the lacrimal gland
corneal abrasions
severe pain, photophobia, and foreign body sensationExamination:1. penlight, look for penetrating trauma2. visual acuity3. fundoscopic exam4. fluorescin stain5. evert upper eyelid
pterygium
triangle wedge of fibrovascular tissue that starts at the nasal conjustiva and extends into the cornea
strabismus
dysconjugate gase1. imbalance of occular muscle tone2. cover-uncover test (the eye will look forward again when the good eye is covered because it is trying to compensate
cataracts, who are they common in? what do you loose?
opacity of the lense, problems with night driving or difficulty with fine printRF: older age, smoking, corticosteroid useLOSS OF RED REFLEX
open angle glaucoma; how about the cup?
rarely symptomatic, usually incidental findingslow and progressive”tunnel vision”increased cupping, cup plaes, Cup>1/2 diameter of the disc, retinal vessels displaced nasally
closed angle gluacoma
EMERGENCY rapid increase in IOP, severe pain, nausea, halos around lightscilliary injection, dilated and fixed pupils, decreased vision
papilledema
EMERGENCY, increase in IOP, swelling of the optic disk, blurred marginsCauses: intracranial mass, lesion, or hemmorage meningitis
hypertensive retinopathy
AV Nicking- vein appears to stop abruptly on either side of the arterycoper wiring-arteries become full, increased light reflex
diabetic retinopathy
neovascularizationcotton wool spots-white or grayish over lesions due to infarction nerve fibers and reintal ischemia
what tool do you use to remove cerumen?
ear curettes
ottitis externa
ear pain, discharge, tenderness with tragal pressure or when auricle is pulledwick placement for sever infections
what two methods can you use to check for TM mobility and confirm middle ear effusion?
pneumatic otoscopy: creates a puff of air, confirm middle ear effusiontympanogram: creates vibrations of ear pressure in the canal
tympanosclerosis
- chalky white patches with irregular margins2. scarrring from severe AOM
serous effusion; what are two common causes
fullness, popping sensationfluid line and/or bubbles behind the TMoften caused by atmospheric pressure or URI
otitis media, what two bacteria can cause it?
TM erythematous and bulging, landmarks obscured, dilated vesslesS.pneumoniae and H. influenzae
eutachian tube dysfunction
ear fullness, ear pain, tiniitis, autophony
Weber test
UNILATERAL HEARING LOSSconductive: sound in IMPAIRED ear[bones aren’t working and sensineural is working so it works in overdrive and works more to pick up the sounds, think of jordan putting the virbrating thing on my head, heard it bad ear]senorineural loss: sound in GOOD ear
Rinne test
checks air vs bone conductionNormal hearing AC>BCConductive: BC>AC or BC=ACsensorineural: AC>BC
Benign positional vertigo, what causes it? what helps it?
triggered by head position change, N/V, NYSTAGMUScaused by CANALITHIASIS, calcium deposit in the semicircular canalcorrect with dix-hallpike position
acute sinusitis; what is important to do?
mucopurlulent nasal drainage, inferior turbinate hypertrophy, sinus pressure and pain, transluination of the sinuses
allergic rhinitis; color. what are two signs
pale, boggy nasal mucosa with blueish hue, allergic shiners and allergic salute
foreign body; what can you remove it with?
foul smelling, purlulent, unilateral discharge, preschoolersremoval: blowing nose, sneezing, aligator forcepts
nasal polyp; what can cause them?
grape like growthsintranasal corticosteroid spray, refer to ENT
angular cheilitis; what can cause it? what do you use to diagnose it?
erythema, maceration, scaling, fissures at the angle of the mouthcauses: overclosure of the mouth, nuitritional deficiencycandida albicans, KOH prep
gingivostomatitis; what can cause it?
cole sole, HSV, cluster of small vesicles, coalesce to form ulcer
aphthous ulcer; what is the coloration like?
canker sore, round well definied ulcer, GRAYISH BASE, surrounded by halo of reddened mucose
dental decay; what do you want to know?
tooth pain, gum swellingwant to know if the infection source is coronal or root surface of the tooth
gingivitis; what is the coloration? what causes it?
swelling and blueish purple discoloration of gingiva, bleeding gums after eating or brushingcause: dental plaque
oral candidiasis; what can you loose?
thrushpain with eating or swallowing, loss of tastethick white plaques
leukoplakia; what type of cell is this in?
thick white plaques, painlessreactive process of squamous eipthelium, doesn’t go away if you rub it! biopsy it!