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types of conjunctivitis
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allergic
bacterial viral |
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causes of retinitis
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virus
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goal in tx of allergic conjuctivitis
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provide comfort
dec allergic response dec histamine release |
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meds for allergic conjuct
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cromolyn (optichrom)
olopatadine (patanol) Azelastine (Optivar) |
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pain control for eyes
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local anesthetic (Tetracaine)
NSAIDS (Voltaren) Corticosteroids Decongestant (Pheniramine/Vasocon A) |
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organism in bacterial conjun
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mostly gram negative
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tx bacterial conjunctivitis
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sulfacetamide (Sulamide)
Gentamicin |
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tx viral conjunctivitis
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trifluridine (Viroptic)
Steroids (Prednisolone) Combinations (Tobrex) tobramycin and pred |
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most common patients that develop retinitis
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immunocompromised
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causitive organism of retinitis
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CMV
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tx retinitis
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gancyclovir (Cytovene)
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ways to dose cytovene
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IV, PO, implants
for life |
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glaucoma therapy goal
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decrease IOP
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Beta blockers used to treat
glaucoma |
Timolol (timoptic)
Betaxolol (Vitoptic) |
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Cholinergic agents used to tx
glaucoma |
Pilocarpine
Carbachol not common secondary new drugs with less SE |
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Glaucoma tx
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BB, Cholingeric agents,
Carbonic anhydrase inh, alpha 2 agonsists, prostaglandins |
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carbonic anhydrase inh
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acetazolaminde (diamox)IV only
also tx altitude sickness Dorzolamide (Trusopt) |
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Alpha-2 agonists
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Apraclonidine (Iopidine)
Brimonidine (Alphagan) |
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Prostaglandins
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Latanoprost (Xalatan)
Travoprost (Travatan) dilates globe (not pupil) |
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Tx OM
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decongestant
pain relief antibiotics |
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abtx of OM
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amox
cephalosporin |
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organisms causing OM
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gram + (strep sp.)
gram - (h. flu) |
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topical vs systemic tx OM
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externa = topical
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tx cerumen impaction
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cerumenex
warm water |
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types of congestion
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allergic
non-allergic |
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tx of congestion
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decongestant
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types of decongestants
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pseudoephedrine (Sudafed)
oral phenylephrine (Neo-Synephrine) Oxymetazoline (Afrin) |
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tx duration with topical decongestants
SE |
3 days
reboud |
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tx allergic rhinitis
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antihistamines
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tx of antihistamines
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Chlorpheniramine (chlor-trimeton)
fexofenadine (allegra) Loratadine (Claritin) Cetirzine (Zyrtec) |
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causes of sore throat
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viral infxn
bacterial infxn (usually strep) |
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tx sore throat
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local anesthetics
phenol (cepacol) good hydration |
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ist line tx for strep
pharyngitis |
pcn, amox
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when to culture ST
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hx strep
strep contact |
