Test Bank for Bacterial Conjunctivitis- Latest Update 2025 Questions Fully Solved (Graded A+)

Test Bank for Bacterial Conjunctivitis- Latest Update 2025 Questions Fully Solved (Graded A+) why is there more evidences of bacterial conjunctivitis in compromised hosts? - Answers because there are various mechanisms used by the ocular surface to resist bacterial infections what type of infection causes bacterial conjunctivitis? - Answers Staph, Streph, Moraxella, and haemophilus what type of bacteria invade the cornea? 4 - Answers Listeria, Haemophilus, Neisseria, Corynebacterium Acute bacterial conjunctivitis is usually self limiting caused by direct contact with what? - Answers infected secreation in Acute bacterial conjunctivitis what is the bacteria mostly caused in children? adults? - Answers haemophilus, and staph what are some questions you would ask for bacterial conjunctivitis? - Answers does it itch, discharge? contact lens? previous episodes? how long does it take for BC to form after the infection - Answers 1 3 days what does it feel like and how does it present? - Answers unilateral may become bilateral with autoinuculation with acute redness and discharge symptoms of BC - Answers stuck eyelids when awakening, mucopurulent discharge conjunctival injection and flakes from old discharge Ddx of bacterial conjunctivitis - Answers blepharitis, viral or allergic conjunctivitis, foreign body, herpetic keratoconjunctivitis how do you treat? - Answers self limiting and warm compress how to treat BC? - Answers Don't touch your eye or let anything touch it what percent of bc resolve spontaneously? what are drug treatment - Answers 60% topical antibiotics what is the follow up for bc - Answers 3 5 days and tell the pt to call if it gets worse then the second follow up is in a week what happens if the bc is worsening? - Answers consider ddx, culture, change medication, add oral med, treat for longer, refer when do you culture for BC? - Answers in neonates or recurrent or severe conjunctivitis and or pt not responding to therapy what do you never do in BC? - Answers patch which eye do you treat for BC? - Answers both Gonococcal keratoconjunctivitis is caused by what? - Answers neiseria gonorrhoeae What is GK capable of invading? - Answers cornea what are symptoms of GK? - Answers intense sever conjunctival hyperemia, chemises with massive purulent discharge is the lid edema tender for GK? - Answers yea ******** is a pseudomembrane present? - Answers yes what type of adenopathy is present in GC? - Answers periricular what do you run the risk of developing? for GK - Answers corneal ulceration when must a GK patient be hospitalized? - Answers if the infection reaches the cornea what is the topical treatment and systemic treatment for GK involving keratitis? - Answers flouroquinone and ceftriaxone when should your consult a infectious disease doc? - Answers if the pt has a PNC allergy in Meningococcal conjunctivitis what percent of the population are asymptotic carriers of N. meningitides? - Answers 35% MC is very rare in _____ but common in _____ - Answers adults children Meningococcal conj may present iin what two ways? - Answers primary or secondary What is primary MC? - Answers non invasive but if systemic antibiotics are not used the risk goes up Secondary conjunctivitis is caused by what? - Answers end stage of septicemia what are symptoms of MC? - Answers sub con hemorrhages, preauricular lymphadenopathy, 30% may cause kerititis and that can lead to ulceration Treatment MC? - Answers topical antibiotic drops, systemic prophylaxis to reduce meningitis development, systemic treatment if the bacteria is in the system Chlamydial conj exist in what two forms? - Answers a robust infective extracellular element body or a fragile intracellular replicating retiular body Trachoma conjunctivitis is usually seen in people with ______ and is transmitted how? - Answers poor hygiene and direct transmission and or a housefly Trachoma conjunctivitis is a type of what? - Answers chlamydial conj trachoma conj is the leading cause of what? - Answers preventable blindness what is the hallmark of trachoma conj? in the acute disease - Answers follicles and herbert pits Chronic tracoma conjunctiva what is involved? - Answers entire conjunctive, linear scaring superior to tarsal conj called arlt lines, and dry eyes Trachoma stage 1 - Answers immature follicles develop on upper palpebral conj without scaring Tracoma stage 2 - Answers mature follicles on uper palpebral conj without scaring Trachoma stage 3 - Answers follicles and scaring trachoma stage 4 - Answers inactive tracoma no follicles but scaring TF trachoma TI trachoma TS trachoma TT - Answers folicular intense inflammation of tarsal conj scaring of tarsal trichiasis how to treat trachoma? - Answers prevention, topical antibiotics, oral antibiotics, sugery to maintain lid closure what type of treatment for TF TI TT - Answers TF-topical TI- topical and systemic TT- sugery Adult inclusion Conjunctivitis is usually caused by what? - Answers STD What causes adult I C? - Answers trachomatis c Who do you wish you were - Answers Ty how long is the incubation period? - Answers 1 week Chlymydial infection most common causing in men and women? - Answers NSU and NGU and in females it may cause dysuria and pelvic inflammatory disease ACIC symptomes - Answers acute or sub acute onset of unilateral or bilateral redness watering