December 18, 2014

Post-op Complications of Cataract Surgery- Mnemonics

Early Post-operative Complications- FETISH

F- Flat Anterior Chamber
E- Bacterial Endophthalmitis
T- Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome
I-   Iris prolapse
S-  Striate keratopathy
H- Hyphaema

Late Post-operative Complications- ABCDEFG

A- After cataract
B- Pseudophakic Bullous keratopathy
C- Cystoid Macular Edema
D- Retinal Detachment
E- Epithelial ingrowth/ Endophthalmitis
F- Fibrous downgrowth
G- Glaucoma-in-aphakia and pseudophakia

April 14, 2014

Supracondylar humerus fracture X-Ray

A 9 year old girl brought to the emergency with a history of fall from a height of 1 meter, followed by pain,swelling, deformity and inability to move the left elbow.
X- Ray of left elbow- Supracondylar fracture of the humerus- extension type.