Corneal foreign bodies
Corneal foreign bodies present with pain, watering, and irritation. Remove under anaesthesia, exclude penetrating injury, and arrange follow-up.
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Acute Bacterial Conjunctivitis
Bacterial conjunctivitis is common and treatable, but screen for serious infections like gonococcus, meningococcus, and trachoma in high-risk patients.
Acute Loss of Vision: Non-Traumatic
Acute loss of vision is an ophthalmic emergency. Assess urgently. Persistent or unexplained cases require immediate specialist ophthalmology input.
Acute Loss of Vision: Non-Traumatic (chart)
Acute non-traumatic loss of vision is an ophthalmic emergency. All patients require urgent assessment, and persistent deficits mandate immediate ophthalmology referral.
Acid and Alkali Burns to the Eye
Chemical eye injuries are emergencies. Immediate irrigation, category 2 triage, and ophthalmology input are critical to preserve vision and minimise damage.
Alfred Fröhlich
Alfred Fröhlich (1871-1953) Austrian neurologist and pharmacologist; pioneer of neuroendocrinology who described adiposogenital dystrophy, linking pituitary lesions to obesity and hypogonadism.
Caleb Hillier Parry
Caleb Hillier Parry 1755–1822 English physician described Hemifacial atrophy; angina pectoris; Hirschprung disease; Graves disease in 1825
FFS: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Wernicke encephalopathy is an acute, reversible condition due to thiamine deficiency. Prompt treatment prevents progression to Korsakoff’s psychosis
Samuel Wilks
Sir Samuel Wilks (1824–1911), British physician, pioneered clinicopathological correlation, defined Hodgkin’s disease, and led Guy’s Hospital and RCP.
LITFL Update 061
Update 061. Sending you FOAMed content from around the globe. Latest trends and best articles so that you stay top of your field.
Airway – Tracheostomy emergencies
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Tracheostomy emergencies for patients in respiratory distress or following accidental decannulation
Janeway lesions
Janeway lesions; painless, haemorrhagic macules of the palms/soles linked to infective endocarditis. Edward Gamaliel Janeway (1899)