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Atherosclerosis vs. Arteriosclerosis vs. Arteriolosclerosis
Atherosclerosis → a hardening of an artery specifically due to an atheromatous plaque Arteriosclerosis → a general term describing a hardening of medium or large arteries Arteriolosclerosis → a hardening of...
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Herpes Eye Disease
The Herpetic Eye Disease Study (HEDS) has some great clinical pearls. 1. There is a benefit of using oral Acyclovir to Tx epithelial keratitis 2. No benefit of oral Acyclovir to Tx stromal keratitis (Stromal keratitis can be treated...
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MUST KNOW INFORMATION FOR PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC DISEASE
Some Standards For Systemic Diseases. Make sure you ask the patient if they know these values if they have the following systemic diseases. Diabetes Mellitus - |Last Blood Sugar (LBS)| -– Normal fasting blood glucose =...
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HELPFUL DIABETES INFORMATION
1. The longer the patient has had diabetes the more likely they are to show retinopathy. 13 Years is the average time a person must be diabetic before the retinopathy shows up. 2. Diabetes can cause refractive changes, a myopic shift,...