Revision Session Questions Flashcards

1
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what drugs are antimuscarinics

A

tropic amide , cycloplegia and atropine

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2
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what is the slowest acting anti-muscarinic

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atropine is the slowest acting

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3
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what is the fastest acting anti-muscarinic

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slowest acting is atropine ,fastest is tropicamide

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4
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what anti- muscariic is the fastest acting

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fastest acting antimuscarninic is tropicamide

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5
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what anti-muscarinic gives the greatest depth of cycloplegia

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atropine gives the greatest depth of cycloplegia

tropic amide gives the least depth of cycloplegia

cyclopentelate wears off 24hrs , and gives an adequate level of cycloplegia

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6
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what are the side effects of cycloplegia

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change in behviour, cns disturbances

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7
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before dilating what must you check

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pupil reactions , angle closure

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8
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what patients are at biggest risk and need to be considered when dilating a patient

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females

hyperopic

East Asian

those who haven’t had their cataracts removed

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9
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what are types of local anesthetics

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proxymetacaine , tetracaine , lidocaine , oxybu[orcaine

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10
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if someone had a reaction to proxymetacaine which local anesthetic would you give

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lidocaine because it has a ester linkage

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11
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how long before a patient can rub their eyes after having local anaesthetic

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between 1 and 2 hours

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12
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how do local anesthetics work

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prevent the ions which lead to depolarisation and transmission of the nerve impulse

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13
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what procedures are local anesthetics used for

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applanntion tonometry

gonioscopy

intrivirteous injections

removing foreign bodies

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14
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what are the two types of antimicrobials

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chloramphenicol and fusidic acid

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15
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what is the first line of treatment

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chloramphenicol - because it is cheap

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16
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what are the problems with using antimicrobials

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antimicrobial resistance

17
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who can’t use chlormaphenicol

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pregnant women

babies under 1

breast feeding women

people with an allergy to it

people with blood dycrasias

18
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which two drugs require refrigeration

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proxymetacaine and oxybuporcaine require refrigerated storage between 2 and 8 degrees

others are stored at room tempreture

19
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what type of drug is phenelpherine

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= a adrenergic agonist (sympathomememtic)

20
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what is phenny used for

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used for mydriasis and dosnt result in cycloplegia - dosnt effect accomodation ,

21
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contraindications for phenelephrine include

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contraindications include those with heart conditions e.g. arythmias , Brady and tacky cardias and systemic high blood pressure as they take beta blockers and phenylephrine competes with that - phenylephrine is a vasoconstrictor

22
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what is sodium cromoglygate

A

mast cell stabiliser

used for dry eye

23
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what are the signs of dry eye

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gritty , watery eyes

24
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what is a general rule for discerning weather it is evaporative dry eye or aqueous dry eye

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worse in the morning= evaporative

worse in the evening = aqueous

evaporative is associated with meibomian glandf dysfunction , lid massage and hygiene should eliminate blepharitis and hot compress

25
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what is aqueous associated with

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shorten syndrome , dosnt produce lacrimal secretions

26
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what are the types of tear film preparations

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more severe dry eye

more viscous - however reduces va

27
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what is an alternative for eye drops that can be used

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punctual plugs can be used - prevent drainage route, but can lead to epiphora - watery eyes

28
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what are the three types of presentation of red eye

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allergic, viral, bacterial

29
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if a patient has iritis what do you do

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refer to opthalmologists to prescribe steroids - they also need cyclopentelate

30
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what is the management for scleritis

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associated with rheumatoid arthritis - differentiate from episcelritis

31
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what conditions need an urgent referral

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close angle glaucoma

enopthalmitis - need immediate referral

32
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how to differentiate between bacterial, viral and allergic conjuctivitis

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bacterial has pus discharge

allergic has raised papillae

viral is more associated with a follicular response

these are not pathongnomic signs

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