Real Buzzwords Flashcards
Cherry red spot at the macula
Central retinal artery occlusion
“Tear drop” or “blood level in sinus”
Blow out fracture
Failure to adduct, what is this condition and what causes it?
Internuclear opthalmoplegia
-caused by damage to medial longitudinal fasciculus
Pain on eye movement
Optic neuritis
-most often caused by MS
What is optic neuritis?
Optic neuritis (ON; see the image below) is a demyelinating inflammation of the optic nerve that often occurs in association with multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica (NMO). A gradual recovery of visual acuity with time is characteristic of ON, although permanent residual deficits in color vision and contrast and brightness sensitivity are common.
Curtain coming down
Less <5 mins = amurosis fugax
More than 5 mins = retinal detachment
Flashes and floaters
Retinal detatchment
Phohophobia
Anterior uveitis
Gritty
Bacterial conjunctivitis or sub-tarsal foreign body
Watery and pain and pre-auricular lymph nodes
Viral conjunctivitis
Silver/copper wiring
HTN eye disease
Loss of red reflex, eye red on opthalmoscopy
Haemorrhage
New vessels and haemorrhage
ARMD wet
Follicular conjunctivitis
Chlamydia
Pinpoint pupils
Pontine issue e.g. pontine lesion
Dilated pupils
Trans-calcrine fracture
Different sized pupil
Damage to CNIII (or sympathetic chain in Horners)
Down and out dilated
Damage to CNIII
Down and out, not dilated
Diabetes
Roth spots
Infective endocarditis
Brushfield spots
Downs syndrome
Scrambled egg/egg yolk appearance of macula
Best disease
Fluid level behind drum
Retracted drum
Dull colour
Otitis media with effusion
Difficulty at school and have to shout loud to hear
Hearing loss OME
Feeling of fullness in the ear
Meniere’s disease
Loss of corneal reflex (+sensorineural hearing loss, vertigo and tinnitus)
Acoustic Neuroma (vesibular schwannoma) Think NF II
Battle sign
Brusing on the skull behind the ear
Very specific to mastoid process of temporal bone fractures
Pearly whit on otoscopy and foul, cheesy discharge
Cholesteatoma
Saddle nose
Wegeners granulomatosis
Edwards chromosome
18
Patau chromosome
13
ADHD triad
Hyperative
Inattentive
Impulsive
Drug treatment for ADHD
Methylphenidate or atomexitine
Autism triad
Social interaction & emotional
Imagination
Language + communication
What is aspergers
Form of autism where there is only a problem with social communication
Statin and which type of juice
Grapefruit juice
Metronidazole and which popular beverage
Alcohol
Warfarin and which type of juice
Cranberry
ACEi and which drug will cause hyperkalaemia?
Spironolactone
Do not give spironolactone with this type of drug in case of hyperkalemia
ACEi
Digoxin toxicity occurs when you give digoxin with which drug?
Verapamil
What is serotenin syndrome and which drugs in combination would cause it?
Serotonin syndrome = hyperthermia, tremor and cardiovascular
Fluoxetine and phenelzine
Fluoxetine and phenelzine in combination could cause what?
Serotonin syndrome
