CC, family history and Ocular medications side effects Flashcards
CC
Main reason for encounter
Chief complain: main reason the pt came in , can be follow up from previous visits or a new complaint. Brief 1 or 2 sentences in the patients own words
HPI
History present illness
HPI: story of CC uses descriptives
A full list below
- Date of onset
- Location
- Quality
- Duration
- Timing
- Context
- Severity
- Modifying factors
- Associated signs and Symptoms
History present illness is using the details regarding the chief complaint using the descripted above
Sign
Objective
you can actually see on the patient
DONE
Symptom
Subjected
That you can’t see on a patient but pt experiences
Objective
Sign
Subjective
Symptom
ROS
Inventory of body systems
Review Of systems- These are not diseases, there the organ systems that there presenting complaints effect example Diabetic eye exam check on endocrine disorder on the box
PFSH
Past and present, family, social history
past and present health conditions
Name of current physician treating major systemic conditions
Hypertension
Cardiac disorder
Arthritis
Diabetes ( how long diagnosed, last BS, last AIC, stable or unstable, what was the recent, high or low?)
Diabetic retinopathy can occur 10- 15 years for diabetic patient.
Find out last blood sugar reading because the lens becomes diminish when unstable blood sugars, there refractor errors fluctuate.
A1C is important gives an idea of patients blood glucose if its stable or not.
find out their doctor if patient had a recent stroke or cancer or heart attack major systemic disease actively being treated to request medical clearance if patient is going for eye surgery.
Family History
Ocular-
General health-
Ocular
Myopia Strabismus Glaucoma Blindness Cataracts
General health
Diabetes
Heart disease
Cancer
Hypertension
Hereditary conditions with ocular significance
Migraine Retinitis Pigmentosa Retinoblastoma Color blindness Nystagmus Sickle cell anemia Keratoconus Marfans Syndrome Diabetes Macula degeneration (Stargadt's disease)
Not a complete list
Medications with ocular side effects
Plaquenil Tomoxifen viagra Amiodarone flomax corticosteriods chemotheraphy agents contraceptives antihistamines antidepressants antibiotics anticoagulants saliculates - Aspirin
Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine)
Retinal deposits
Loss of central VA
Night VA
Treats autoimmune diseases it can cause retinal deposits problems with macula and problems with night vision central visual field 10-2 to determine is there a maculopathy
Tamoxifen
Decreases VA
Retinophathy,
optic neuritis
Sub- epithelial k deposits
Is used for long term treatment for about 10 years following breast cancer diagnosis treatment to prevent recurrent it can cause decrease VA problems with retina, optic neuritis ( swelling of optic nerve) sub-epithelial K deposits ( corneal deposits)
Viagra (Sildenafil)
NA ION (non arteritic Ischemic optic neuropathy)
altered color vision
blurred VA
light sensitivity
Ischemia - lack of blood flow viagra can cause non arteritic Ischemic optic neuropathy