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What family of antibiotics is Doxycycline a member of? |
Tetracycline antibiotics. |
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What are the symptoms of ocular rosacea? |
* Dry eyes
* Burning or stinging in the eyes * Itchy eyes * Grittiness or feeling of having a foreign body in the eye or eyes * Blurred vision * Sensitivity to light (photophobia) * Redness (erythema) * Visibly dilated small blood vessels on the white part of the eye * Red, swollen eyelids * Sties * Tearing |
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What are the symptoms of idiopathic intracranial hypertension? |
Headache nausea vomiting pulsatile tinnitus Double vision and other visual symptoms |
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What is pulsatile tinnitus? |
Sounds perceived in the ears, with the sound occurring in the same rhythm as the pulse |
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What symptoms while taking a tetracycline antibiotic can rarely indicate idiopathic intracranial hypertension? |
Headache and blurred vision |
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How is idiopathic intracranial hypertension diagnosed? |
Lumbar puncture reveals increased cerebrospinal fluid pressure in absence of any other factor that could cause it |
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What method of inspecting the brain is usually normal in idiopathic intracranial hypertension? |
MRI |
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Why isn't CSF always an indicator of IIH? |
CSF pressure fluctuating over the course of a normal day. |
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What does idiopathic intracranial hypertension mean? |
Increased pressure around the brain due to an unknown cause |
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What isn't always present with ocular rosacea? |
Rosacea. |
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What areas does rosacea cause inflammation in? |
Face, nose, ears, forehead. Occasionally back, chest, back of neck and scalp too. |
