What type of visual field defects will be caused by lesions in the Parietal vs.

by Dev1 | Sep 8, 2023 | Bookmarking Post, CLINICAL DISTINCTIONS

Bookmark Please login to bookmarkClosePlease loginTemporal lobes?A Parietal lobe lesion will cause an Inferior quadrantanopia, while a Temporallobe lesion will cause a Superior quadrantanopia. PITS:  Parietal = Inferior,Temporal =...

What are the zones of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)?

by Dev1 | Sep 8, 2023 | Bookmarking Post, CLINICAL DISTINCTIONS

Bookmark Please login to bookmarkClosePlease login1.      A circle centered around the optic nerve head (ONH) in which the radius isthe distance between the ONH and the fovea.2.      A circle centered around the optic nerve head (ONH) in which the radius isthe...

What are the stages of Retinopahty of Prematurity (ROP)?

by Dev1 | Sep 8, 2023 | Bookmarking Post, CLINICAL DISTINCTIONS

Bookmark Please login to bookmarkClosePlease login1.      Flat demarcation line separating the vascular from the avascular peripheralretina.2.      The demarcation line is ridged/elevated.3.      Fibrovascular proliferation or neovascularization along the...

What are the 4 phases of a clinical trial?

by Dev1 | Sep 6, 2023 | Bookmarking Post, CLINICAL DISTINCTIONS

Bookmark Please login to bookmarkClosePlease loginPhase 1: Tests the drug’s safety on healthy people. Phase 2: Tests the drug’s efficacy (the ability to produce a desired or intended result) on a small group of sick people. It includes a test group and a...

What doses of Plaquenil doses may cause toxicity/maculopathy?

by Dev1 | Sep 6, 2023 | Bookmarking Post, CLINICAL DISTINCTIONS

Bookmark Please login to bookmarkClosePlease loginChloroquine: 3mg/kg/day for 5 years (300 grams, total cumulative dose) Hydroxychloroquine: 6.5mg/kg/day for 5 years (700 grams, total cumulative dose). The daily dose should not exceed 400...

In what stage of Acquired Syphilis do ocular manifestations occur? 

by Dev1 | Sep 6, 2023 | Bookmarking Post, CLINICAL DISTINCTIONS

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