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Investigations of Uveitis
Author(s) -
James Teifi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2019.5028
Subject(s) - uveitis , dipstick , simple (philosophy) , medicine , test (biology) , physical examination , intensive care medicine , optometry , ophthalmology , surgery , urine , epistemology , philosophy , paleontology , biology
Teifi James discusses an investigation strategy explaining how to investigate patients presenting with uveitis and associated clinical problems. Starting with the history and the clinical examination he gives a logical and straightforward progression of investigations which are chosen according to the clinical situation. He will explain the wisdom of first doing simple investigations like dipstick testing of urine, chest X‐ray and Full Blood Count, but explain when and why it is appropriate to conduct more elaborate tests. Think before requesting any investigation – why am I doing this test?