NBCE Part II/III terms 1/3- 200 QUESTIONS- WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Corneal arcus CORRECT ANSWERS: grayish opaque rind around cornea. Hypercholesterolemia, norm in elderly Pterygium - Pinquecula - CORRECT ANSWERS: pterygium - triangular thickening of bulbar conjunctiva, grows across the cornea Pinquecula - yellowish triangular noudle in the bulbar conjunctiva. Normal Hordoleum (sty) - Chalazion - CORRECT ANSWERS: Hordoleum (sty) - infection of sebaceous glands - pimple/boil on outside of eyelid Chalazion - infection of meibomian gland - nodule on inside of eyelid Argyll Robertson CORRECT ANSWERS: was a prostitute (prostitutes pupil) and had syphillis of the eyes. Pupils were both small and irregular and do not react to light (cause he was a night walker) Mydriasis is seen with CORRECT ANSWERS: anticholinergic drugs (b/c constriction is PS and uses ACh) Adie's pupil Arroyo (Addison) sign CORRECT ANSWERS: Adie has a CN III lesion. Sluggish pupil rxn to light unilateral. Arroyo Addison also has a sluggish pupil but due to Hypoadrenalism Hypertensive retinopathy - Diabetic retinopathy - CORRECT ANSWERS: Hypertensive retinopathy - copper and silver wire deformity, AV nicking, flame and splinter hemorrhages, cotton wool soft exudates Diabetic retinopathy - Microaneurysms, hard exudates and neovascularizations Iritis and uveitis common with CORRECT ANSWERS: Inflammatory arthritic conditions like AS Presbycussis CORRECT ANSWERS: sensorineural hearing loss. Normal with age Seorus otitis media CORRECT ANSWERS: effeusion of middle ear, from incomplete resolution of acute otitis media or obstruction of the Eustacian tube. Chronic with fluid that is amber in color with bubbles Purulent or bacterial otitis media CORRECT ANSWERS: Bact or viral infection of middle ear. Red and buldging typanic mb