Tuesday, May 18, 2004
The Eyes Have it
There's something bugging me as, cruising on autopilot I take the history of her epistaxis (nosebleed).
Then it hits me. Her pupils. Left - 2mm. Right - 4mm.
pause.
(while simultaneously measuring pupil reactivity:)
"Uh, did you hit your head recently?"
"Why yes, as a matter of fact... four days ago."
"Were you knocked out? You've been fine since?"
"No. Yes."
Oh. Relax. Nothing serious then. By this time, mum is intrigued. I point out the pupil size disparity - oh. I'd never noticed that before.
Eh? You daughter grows up with unequal pupils and it takes a complete stranger to point it out?
Bemused.
Then it hits me. Her pupils. Left - 2mm. Right - 4mm.
pause.
(while simultaneously measuring pupil reactivity:)
"Uh, did you hit your head recently?"
"Why yes, as a matter of fact... four days ago."
"Were you knocked out? You've been fine since?"
"No. Yes."
Oh. Relax. Nothing serious then. By this time, mum is intrigued. I point out the pupil size disparity - oh. I'd never noticed that before.
Eh? You daughter grows up with unequal pupils and it takes a complete stranger to point it out?
Bemused.
