Orthopaedics & MSK — Flashcards
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Uveitis aetiology is split into: _____ Infectious = e.g. HSV, VZV, CMV; bacterial keratitis, scleritis, syphilis, lyme disease, TB Idiopathic = most common
Anterior uveitis has a genetic predisposition to _____ autoimmune conditions
_____ can progress into glaucoma
What is the acute pharmacological management of Meniere's disease? _____ or antihistamine
Glaucoma is characterized by raised _____ intraocular pressure, which causes optic nerve damage, leading to progressive peripheral visual field loss and optic disc cupping or pallor visible on ophthalmoscopy.
What is the management for infectious uveitis? _____ + topical corticosteroid & topical cycloplegics
_____ may present with crusting of the eyelashes, thickened eyelid margins, and a history of waking with eyelashes stuck together
_____ is a chronic inflammatory condition of the eyelid margins
Uveitis can result in permenant _____ of not treated
A patient presents with a recent history of sarcoidosis. They have redness around the cornea, which does not blanch on pressure. The redness is unilateral. Their iris in injected, and their pupil is small and irregular. The cornea itself appears normal. What is likely occurring? _____
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