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What is the Normal pH of the skin?
4.2-5.6
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Actinic Keratosis:
What is it? What does it look like? What is it caused by?
- "pre-malignant" legion
- small dry rough yellowish brown scales
- caused by Sun exposure
- occurs most common in fair skin (elderly and young people)
- May progress to squamous cell carcinoma
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Impetigo
Where does it usually show?
Is it contagious?
What is it caused by?
- On the body, face, hands, neck and extremities
- Very contagious!
- Staph primarily, can be caused by Strep or multiple bacteria
Seen in all ages, common in children in poor hygiene conditions
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Miotics
Used to lower interocular pressure of open-angle glaucoma, causes pupil to constrict, draws iris away from Cornea allowing drainage out of the Canal of schlemm.
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Trabeculectomy
Removal of part of the iris and trabecular meshwork
Aqueous humor "percolates" out of missing iris
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cyclocryotherapy
Cryoprobe freezes part of ciliary tissue causing local destruction and lowers aqueous production
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Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma
Treatments?
- -Oral and IV hyperosmotic diuretics (IV Mannitol, Diamox)
- -Laser peripheral iridotomy (restores drainage of aqueous humor)
- -Miotics (lower intraocular pressure of open angle glaucoma) - Pilocarpine
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Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
interfere with production of carbonic acid, which leads to decreased aqueous humor formation and decreased intraocular pressure
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Mydriatics
- Dilates Pupil
- Allows more light
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Antibacterial Eye Medication
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