Faculty Comments - Vision Change Case 5 - Answer 5:


Question 5: How does this help you?

Answer:

C/W = Consistent With Presence or Absence of Symptom with that Disease
+/-: neither consistent or inconsistent, symptoms may or may not be present with this disease

Comparing the characteristics of these three possible diagnoses:
Pathology Impaired Function Pain/  Irritation Foreign Body Sensation HA/N Hyperemia of Palpebal Conj. Discharge Ciliary Flush Pupillary Function Ant. Chamber Depth
Conjunctivitis
C/W
C/W
 
C/W
 
 
+/-
C/W
C/W
Foreign Body
C/W
C/W
C/W
C/W
C/W
C/W
+/-
C/W
C/W
Keratitis
 
C/W
 
C/W
C/W
C/W
+/-
C/W
C/W
 
Based on all of the data so far, a foreign body seems most likely.
 
  A summation of all the pro's/con's are below:
Pathology Impaired Function Pain/ Irritation  Foreign Body Sensation HA/N Hyperemia of Palpebral Conj Discharge Ciliary Flush Pupillary Function Ant. Chamber Depth
Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma diff character pain C/W C/W
Conjunctivitis C/W C/W C/W +/- C/W C/W
Foreign Body C/W C/W C/W C/W C/W C/W +/- C/W C/W
Iritis C/W C/W C/W C/W +/- C/W
Keratitis C/W C/W C/W C/W +/- C/W C/W
Lacrimal Problems C/W diff character pain C/W C/W C/W C/W C/W
Scleritis C/W diff character pain C/W C/W C/W C/W C/W C/W

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