ophtho and ear

Question 1

retinal artery occlusion. What is this a branch of and what’s most common cause

Answer 1

cherry red spot, painless and acute vision loss

• ophthalmic a. from internal carotid
• thromboembolism (if someone has AFib)

Question 2

How does pseudotumor cerebri present?

Answer 2

daily headaches and vision loss with valsalva from inc intracranial pressure—> papilledema and compresses the optic nerve–> impaired axoplasmic flow
-blurring on fundoscope

Question 3

What are cholesteatomas

Answer 3

collections of squamous cell debri that form a mass behind tympanic membrane and cause conduction hearing loss

Question 4

severe hypertension can lead to in the eye

Answer 4

retinal hemorrhages

Question 5

Wilson’s disease damages what part of the eye and what part of the brain

Answer 5

Kayser-Flescher ring, basal ganglia

Question 6

triad of menreire diseas

Answer 6

tinnitus, vertigo, sensorineural hearing loss

Question 7

hyperacusis is what and can be seen with what facial nerve injury

Answer 7

hypersensitivity to sound, facial nerve

Question 8

In conductive hearing loss, RInne test is ______ and the Weber test localizes to the _______ ear

Answer 8

abnormal (bone>air), affected

Question 9

In sensorineural hearing loss, the Rinne test is _____ and the Weber test lateralizes to the ________ ear

Answer 9

normal (air> bone), unaffected