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Retinal Detachment

By Dr Peter Kas | 19/02/2021

An elderly patient presents with worsening vision in one eye over the last 2 days. There is no...

Sudden Hearing Loss

By Dr Peter Kas | 12/02/2021

A 64 year old male is sent into the Emergency Department by an audiologist with a sudden, greater...

Risk Stratification of Sudden Headache

By Dr Peter Kas | 12/12/2020

This week we try something different. I interview the lead author of a recent paper on a proposed...

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

By Dr Peter Kas | 04/12/2020

A 28 year old woman presents to the emergency department with one week of headaches. The headache is...

Laryngeal Mask and Neonatal Resuscitation

By Dr Peter Kas | 03/12/2020

Birth asphyxia is a leading cause of neonatal death. Positive pressure ventilation is the key to resuscitation. This...

Thyrotoxicosis Quiz

By Dr Peter Kas | 02/12/2020

A 50 year old female presented to the emergency department with anxiety, palpitations and feeling generally unwell. She...

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5 Things you Must do when Patients Present with Syncope

By Dr Peter Kas | 18/11/2020

Patients who present to the emergency department following a syncopal episode can be a diagnostic challenge to us....

Source: September 2006Comprehensive ophthalmology update 7(5):215-21; discussion 223-4

Can you diagnose the cause of DIPLOPIA? Take the test.

By Dr Peter Kas | 07/11/2020

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Can you Diagnose the Cause of DIPLOPIA?

A 58 yo male presents to the emergency department with a complaint of "Doc I'm seeing double"
Try these 8 questions.

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If you think that the patient has MONOCULAR DIPLOPIA

The diplopia resolves when one eye is closed or covered.

It is due to Ocular Misalignment

It is most commonly due to a refraction error

It requires investigation with a non-contrast CT scan

All of the above are true

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In terms of BINOCULAR DIPLOPIA, which of the following is correct?

It resolves when one eye is closed or covered

It indicates ocular misalignment

It may be due to Thyroid Orbitopathy

It may be due to neuromuscular junction pathology, such as myasthenia graves

All of the above are true

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Which cranial nerve is affected here?

Source: October 2011Case Reports in Neurology 3(3):248-51

Left CN III

Right CN III

Right CN IV

Left CN VI

CN VII

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Which cranial nerve is affected here?

Source: September 2006Comprehensive ophthalmology update 7(5):215-21; discussion 223-4

CN II

CN III

CN IV

CN VI

CN VII

5 / 8

Look at the following image. Which Cranial Nerve is involved?

Source: Oman J Ophthalmol. 2014 May-Aug; 7(2): 103–104

CN III

CN IV

CN VI

CN VII

CN II

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In the following image, when would you expect diplopia to occur?

Source: September 2006Comprehensive ophthalmology update 7(5):215-21; discussion 223-4

When the patient's looks to his right

When the patient looks to his left

When the patient looks upward

When the patient looks downward

When the patient looks in any direction

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Multiple cranial nerve abnormalities and any headache require an urgent CT brain looking for:( 2 correct answers)

Cavernous Sinus Lesion

Orbital Apex Lesion

Extradural Heamorrhage

Subdural Haemorrhage

Subarachnoid Haemorrhage

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Cranial Nerve III paralysis can be complete or incomplete.
In terms of clinical findings in CN III paralysis, which of the following is true?(3 correct answers)

There is Mydriasis

There is Ptosis

Anisocoria is isolated

The pupil is down and out

There is Exophthalmos

Your score is

The average score is 50%

0%

Read the Blog on Diplopia.

Cardioversion in Pregnancy: Is it Safe?

By Dr Peter Kas | 21/10/2020

Is cardioversion safe in the pregnant patient? A CASE A 24 yo female patient presents with palpitations and...

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Retinal Detachment

Sudden Hearing Loss

Risk Stratification of Sudden Headache

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Laryngeal Mask and Neonatal Resuscitation

Thyrotoxicosis Quiz

5 Things you Must do when Patients Present with Syncope

Can you diagnose the cause of DIPLOPIA? Take the test.

Cardioversion in Pregnancy: Is it Safe?

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