Ocular Trauma, HA, Retinal Breaks Flashcards
Symptoms of corneal abrasion
pain, photophobia, tearing
Signs of corneal abrasion
corneal staining, without infiltration/opacification, injection, possible AC reaction
What does infiltration/opacification mean?
infectious process
What is an essential exam step with corneal abraison?
evert lids, consider double lid eversion with lid retraction
What are treatments of corneal abrasion?
antibiotic gtts/ung, cycloplegia, double pressure patch, bandange CL
When should you not pressure patch?
dirty wound: vegetative, fingernail, CL wearer
What pain meds can be given for corneal abrasion?
topical NSAIDs, oral opioids, gabapentin, Lyrica (pregabalin)
How can you debride for a corneal abrasion?
alger brush or golf spud
What are symptoms of foreign body?
FB sensation, pain, history
What are signs of foreign body?
FB, staining
What should you check with high velocity FB?
intraocular FB, double lid eversion, (-) seidel sign
What is treatment for foreign body?
remove FB with sped, needle, magnet, forceps… remove rust ring with alger brush then treat as corneal abrasion
What are signs of conjunctival laceration?
redness, with NaFl pooling in lacerated area
What is the treatment for conjunctival laceration?
push edges together with applicator and patch, laceration 5-7 mm or large may need suture
What investigation is warranted with intraorbital FB?
history of trauma, pupils, VA, seidel, CT imaging, OR consultation
ICD-10 for trauma
injury, how it happened, where it happened
With the injury code which character specifies the course of the disease?
7th character
What are the codes for the course of the disease in trauma coding?
A=initial D=subsequent S=sequelae/later recurrence
What is a primary headache?
that which cannot be attributed to known structural, toxic, or metabolic abnormalities
What are examples of primary headaches?
migraine, tension, cluster/trigeminal
What are secondary HA?
definable structural, toxic or metabolic abnormality causes the HA
What s/s indicate a secondary HA?
onset after 55 years, jaw/scalp/chewing pain, ONH swelling, fever, altered mental state, stiff neck, decreased vision, neurologic signs, pre-retinal hemes
What percent of HA are migraines?
up to 54%
What percent of the US is affected by migraines?
13%, 50% not diagnosed by medical provider
What gender has more migraines?
women, especially close to menstrual cycle
What is spreading depression associated with?
cortical vascular changes
Aura and migraine
classic has aura ~20%, no aura is common migraine
What are symptoms of migraine?
headache commonly localized to peri-orbital or retro-orbital region, may also have nausea, photophobia, phonophobia, rapid onset to peak time 20-60 mins
What is spreading depression?
wave of cortical excitation followed by wave of inhibition, commonly starting in the visual cortex
What is the vascular theory of migraine?
rapid constriction of cerebral arteries, secondary inflammation around vessels, release of chemotactic factors and inflammation around the brain = pain
Three pathophysiologies of migraines
neuropeptide release, pain signaling pathway, vessel dilation/contraction
What is neuropeptide release?
calcitonin gene-related peptide, vasoactive intestinal peptide, tx: inhibit the neuropeptide release
What is pain signaling pathway?
trigeminocervical complex-nociceptor signals to the thalamus
What is vessel dilation/contraction
vascular activity occurs, but may not actually play a direct role in migraine, dilation induced in non-migraineurs does not result in headache but does cause headache in migraineurs through peptide activation
What is ocular/retinal migraine?
affects only anterior visual pathways yielding monocular visual changes, possible vasospasm in retinal or posterior ciliary circulation resulting in ischemia to retina, choroid, ONH
What may be noted during ocular migrain attack?
arterial attenuations and subsequent arterial occlusions