HEENT ER Flashcards
Causes of preseptal cellulitis
Ascending URI
I have preseptal cellulitis what organisms are most likely responsible
Staph aureus
S. Epidermidis
Strep species
Anerobes
I have orbital cellulitis and my eye hurts when I move it, do I have preseptal or post septal
Post septal
Treat me if I have preseptal cellulitis
Outpatient
Augmentin 875 PO BID for 14 days
If i am very sick and a young child how should you treat my preseptal cellulitis
Hospitalize, ceftriaxone, Vanco (for MRSA), call Opthalmology
I have post setptal cellulitis what type of infection did I have before this
Sinusitis
What organisms are the culprits in post septal cellulitis
Often polymicrobial S. aureus S. pneumonia anaerobes H. influenzae (unimmunized young children)
How do you definitively diagnose post septal cellulitis
CT with IV contrast
Treatment of post septal
IMMEDIATE OPHTHAMOLOGIC CONSULT
IV antibiotics - 2nd or 3rd gen cephalosporin, unycin, Timentin
I am allergic to Penicillin treat me for post septal cellulitis
Flouroquinalone and metronidazole or clinda
What is Augmentin
amoxicillin/clavulanic acid
What is Unacyn
Ampicillin-sulbactam
What is Timentin
ticarcillin-clavulanate
I have a stye! What bacteria caused it
Staph
How will you treat my stye
warm compresses
Erythromycin ophthalmic ointment one ribbon in eye 2-3 times a day for 7 to 10 days
I have a painless lump on my eye what is it?? What do you do for me?
Chalazoin, refer to ophthalmology
I have unilateral mucopurulent discharge from my eye, what do I have and treat me!
Bacterial Conjunctivitis
Topical ocular antibiotic four times daily for 5 to 7 days
Trimethoprim and polymyxin B or Erythromycin TID
I have unilateral clear discharge from my eyes what type of adenopathy do I have
Preauricular
I have Viral conjunctivitis give me antibiotics!!
No- cool compresses, and artificial tears
If I have symptoms of viral conjunctivitis what should you have in your diferntial and document
That you ruled out Scleritis and iritis or AAC. Use slit lamp
I have profuse watery red itching eyes, please give me something
viral- cool compresses, eye drops, antihistamine
I have a vesicular rash near my eye what should you do for me
Shingles–> refer to ophthalmology, IV acyclovir
How are all eyes examined in the ER
Visual acuity
Stained
Slit lamp
my eye is really painful an i have decreased vision and photophobia- it looks like I have conjunctivitis. Treat me!!
Iritis-
Tx pain
Refer to ophthalmology- they will get steroid drops
My eye has a huge blood spot on it– treat me!!
Deal with it - will resolve in 2 weeks
Ouch ouch I thinkI scratched my eye- what do you do to diagnose me
Corneal abrasion-
Flouresceen stain
Treat my corneal abrasion
Topical NSAIDs (Ketorolac) Opth follow up Erythromycin eye ointment
If I got my corneal abrasion from my contacts what type of antibiotics should you give me
Pseudomonas coverage - cipro, tobramycin