the Test
Blepharitis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Chronic inflammation of the eyelids
- Eye irritation, red eye, flaking of eyelid, pruritis
- Warm compress
- Erythromycin and bacitracin ophthalmic drops
Hordeolum (stye) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Acute abscess that forms on eyelid
- Eyelid *pain* and accompanying pustule
- Warm compress
, - Oral antibiotics if surrounding erythema
Chalazion - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Hordeolum that scars w/ insidious onset
- Chronic *painless* nodular lesion
- Resection or steroid injection
Acute sinusitis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- MCC is viral
- Think bacterial if *>10 days*, purulent discharge, unilateral tooth pain,
*high fever*
- Amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid (*Augmentin*) if bacterial
- NSAIDs, decongestants, and topical steroids if viral
Epiglottitis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Sudden onset of fever, drooling, dysphagia,
and cyanosis
- Thumbprint sign on lateral x-ray
- Intubation, IV abx (ceftizoxime), IV corticosteroid (dexamethasone)
Pharyngitis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- Sore throat
- MCC is viral or GABHS