Clin Med Buzzwords and DDx Flashcards
Ddx for floaters
Retinal detachment
Posterior uveitis
Migraine aura
Cherry red macula
Central retinal artery occlusion
Boxcar retinal vessels
Central retinal artery occlusion
Blood and thunder retinal hemorrhages
Central retinal vein occlusion
Need for reading glasses
Presbyopia
“Forties, female, and fluffy”
Pseudotumor cerebri
Nausea and vomiting with sudden loss of vision
Acute angle closure glaucoma
Halos with sudden ocular pain
Acute angle closure glaucoma
Corkscrew retinal vessels
Anterior uveitis
Cup:Disc < 0.5
Normal ratio
Cup:Disc > 0.5
Open angle glaucoma
<20 mmHg
Normal intraocular pressure
21-30 mmHg
Intraocular pressure in open angle glaucoma
> 30 mmHg
Intraocular pressure in acute angle closure glaucoma
Drusen
Dry macular degeneration
Geographic atrophy
Dry macular degeneration
Neovascularization
Wet macular degeneration OR
Proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Cotton wool spots
Non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Dot hemorrhages
Non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Watery discharge from eyes and lymphoid follicles
Viral conjunctivitis
Purulent discharge from eyes
Bacterial conjunctivitis
Hyperpurulent discharge from eyes
Gonococcal conjunctivitis
Poor living conditions; affects eyes
Chlamydial conjunctivitis
HSV Keratitis
DO NOT use steroids!!
Decreased corneal sensitivity
Keratitis
Dendritic branching
HSV keratitis
Fox shield
Globe rupture- use to protect eye during immediate referral
Triangular shape on eye
Pterygium
Recent injury to eye
Consider preseptal cellulitis
Proptosis
Orbital cellulitis
Trauma + eye drifting superiorly
Suspicion for blowout (orbital floor) fracture