A 37-year-old
man comes in for a physical examination. After taking the patient’s blood
pressure, the physician performs a dilated funduscopic exam and observes this
image of the week. What do you think the patient’s blood pressure findings
were?
This patient likely has high blood pressure. Hypertensive retinopathy is characterized by papilledema, flame hemorrhages (white arrow), cotton-wool spots (black arrow), and macular edema with exudates (dashed arrows). Hypertensive retinopathy can result in vision loss.
Text Source: The Color Atlas of Family Medicine, 2e. Chapter 21. Hypertensive Retinopathy.
Image Source: The Color Atlas of Family Medicine, 2e. Chapter 21. Hypertensive Retinopathy, Figure 21-3.
This patient likely has high blood pressure. Hypertensive retinopathy is characterized by papilledema, flame hemorrhages (white arrow), cotton-wool spots (black arrow), and macular edema with exudates (dashed arrows). Hypertensive retinopathy can result in vision loss.
ReplyDeleteText Source: The Color Atlas of Family Medicine, 2e. Chapter 21. Hypertensive Retinopathy.
Image Source: The Color Atlas of Family Medicine, 2e. Chapter 21. Hypertensive Retinopathy, Figure 21-3.