Subconjunctival Hemorrhage Management Quiz
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What is the best next step for a girl with persistent, throbbing earache, creamy, profuse ear discharge, conductive deafness, fever, and general malaise?

  • Prescribe oral antibiotics and arrange a follow-up
  • Refer to ENT as an emergency (correct)
  • Refer to ophthalmology for further evaluation
  • Wait for symptoms to resolve spontaneously

    • What should be checked if subconjunctival hemorrhage reoccurs?

  • Heart rate and respiratory rate
  • Blood pressure, clotting, FBC for platelet count or leukemia (correct)
  • Liver function and kidney function
  • Thyroid hormone levels

    • What are the symptoms of cauda equina compression below L2, L3/L4?

  • Numbness of the buttocks and back thigh, urinary/fecal incontinence, lower motor neuron weakness (correct)
  • Chest pain, shortness of breath, and cough
  • Severe headache, visual disturbances, and dizziness
  • Abdominal pain, bloating, and diarrhea

    • When should subconjunctival hemorrhage be referred to ophthalmology?

    <p>Only if there is a history of trauma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic sign of mastoiditis?

    <p>Tenderness ± swelling over the mastoid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the appropriate treatment for mastoiditis?

    <p>IV antibiotics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be checked if subconjunctival hemorrhage reoccurs?

    <p>Blood pressure, clotting, FBC for platelet count or leukemia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the symptoms of cauda equina compression below L2, L3/L4?

    <p>Numbness of the buttocks and back thigh, urinary/fecal incontinence, lower motor neuron weakness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When should subconjunctival hemorrhage be referred to ophthalmology?

    <p>Only if there is a history of trauma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic sign of mastoiditis?

    <p>Tenderness ± swelling over the mastoid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the appropriate treatment for mastoiditis?

    <p>IV antibiotics</p> Signup and view all the answers

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