Mannitol is effective in treating acute episodes of angle-closure, absolute, or secondary glaucoma and in lowering this pressure before eye surgery.
What is intraocular
100
A yellowish or brownish waxy excretion produced by modified sweat glands in the external ear canal.
What is Cerumen
100
This is due to increased intraocular pressure that is caused by abnormally elevated levels of aqueous humor.
What is Glaucoma
100
Antiglaucoma drugs, antimicrobials, antiinflammatory drugs, topical anesthetics, diagnostic drugs, antiallergic drugs, and lubricants and moisturizers are medications used to treat these disorders.
What is disorders of the eye
100
When administering eardrops to adults, hold the pinna _________
What is up and back.
200
Topical anesthetic ophthalmic drugs are local anesthetics that are used to alleviate ________.
What is eye pain
200
Inflammation or infection of the middle ear
What is Otitis media (OM)
200
Glaucoma occurs when the aqueous humor is not drained through this canal
What is canal of Schlemm
200
Treatment involves reducing intraocular pressure by either increasing the drainage of aqueous humor or decreasing its production
What is glaucoma
200
Gentle massage to the ______ area of the ear may also help to increase coverage of the medication after the solution is given.
What is the tragus
300
Fluorescein (AK-Fluor) is an ophthalmic diagnostic dye used to identify corneal defects and to locate ________ in the eye.
What is foreign objects
300
Inflammation or infection of the external auditory canal
What is Otitis externa
300
Blurred vision, severe headaches and eye pain are major symptoms of this type of glaucoma
What is ANGLE-CLOSURE GLAUCOMA
300
Acetylcholine (Miochol-E) is a direct-acting cholinergic drug that is used to produce this effect during ophthalmic surgery.
What is miosis (pupillary constriction)
300
If the pharmacy indicates that the drug should be kept in a refrigerator, instruct the patient to take the drug out of the refrigerator up to _______ before it is to be instilled so that it may warm up to room temperature.
What is 1 hour
400
After the instillation of ____________, various defects are highlighted in either bright green or yellow-orange, and foreign objects have a green halo around them.
What is fluorescein
400
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) reports that painful medication errors have occurred when eardrops have been mistakenly used in the _________?
What is the eye
400
Chronic glaucoma, wide-angle glaucoma, simple glaucoma are synonyms for this type of glaucoma.
What is OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA
400
Adverse effects of the sympathomimetic mydriatics are primarily limited to ocular effects and include these symptoms (2)
What is burning, eye pain, and lacrimation
Other ocular effects may include conjunctival hyperemia, localized melanin deposits in the conjunctiva, and release of pigment granules from the iris.
400
While teaching a patient about treatment of otitis media, the nurse should mention that untreated otitis media may lead to__________
What is mastoiditis
500
A single dose of a prostaglandin agonist lowers intraocular pressure for ___________hours, which allows a single daily dosing regimen.
What is 20 to 24 hours
500
Eardrops, solutions, and ointments need to be stored at room temperature before instillation. Administration of solutions that are too cold may cause a ___________ type of reaction with vomiting and dizziness.
What is vestibular
500
Continued pressure on the retina destroys its neurons and can lead to these eye impairments
What is impaired vision and eventual blindness
500
The gel-forming products of this glaucoma medication are longer acting and allow for once-daily dosing, a convenience over the twice-daily dosing that many patients required of the other formulations of this drug.
What is timolol
500
During an examination, the nurse notes that a patient has a perforated tympanic membrane. There is an order for eardrops. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?
What is Hold the medication, and check with the prescriber