11 Questions
What is the best next step for a girl with persistent, throbbing earache, creamy, profuse ear discharge, conductive deafness, fever, and general malaise?
Refer to ENT as an emergency
What should be checked if subconjunctival hemorrhage reoccurs?
Blood pressure, clotting, FBC for platelet count or leukemia
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
When should subconjunctival hemorrhage be referred to ophthalmology?
Only if there is a history of trauma
What is the characteristic sign of mastoiditis?
Tenderness ± swelling over the mastoid
What is the appropriate treatment for mastoiditis?
IV antibiotics
What should be checked if subconjunctival hemorrhage reoccurs?
Blood pressure, clotting, FBC for platelet count or leukemia
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
When should subconjunctival hemorrhage be referred to ophthalmology?
Only if there is a history of trauma
What is the characteristic sign of mastoiditis?
Tenderness ± swelling over the mastoid
What is the appropriate treatment for mastoiditis?
IV antibiotics
Test your knowledge of subconjunctival hemorrhage management in ophthalmology. Learn when to refer patients and when it will clear spontaneously. Explore the causes and appropriate follow-up for this common condition.
Make Your Own Quizzes and Flashcards
Convert your notes into interactive study material.
Get started for free
