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Eyes
Ears
Diseases
Tissue
Stuff
100
Normal range for IOP
What is 10-21 mm HG
100
A sensorial hearing loss that comes with age
What is presbycusis
100
Characterized by the cloudy opaqueness of the eye lens
What is cataract?
100
Silvery-white patches are a characteristic of this skin disorder
What is psoriasis?
100
A person with high levels of CO2 in his blood may look
What is flushed / reddened?
200
A collection of blood in the front of the eye
What is a hyphema?
200
A common complaint from clients with a disorder of the inner ear
What is tinnitus
200
Eye condition characterized by a gradual loss of peripheral vision.
What is glaucoma?
200
Elevated, dark and protruding--this may form over incision scar of dark skinned people
What is a keloid?
200
A definitive diagnosis of shingles would be made by
What is obtaining a culture of the lesion?
300
Correct procedure for testing with a Snellen Chart
What is test the right eye, then the left eye, and then both
300
A medication used for vertigo that the client should limit activities that require detail focus if taking.
What is scopolamine?
300
Type of glaucoma that has severe eye and facial pain and client sees halos
What is angle-closure glaucoma?
300
A partial-thickness of skin loss of the dermis is a _______ pressure ulcer
What is a stage II pressure ulcer?
300
A culture of a wound or lesion should always be obtained before what happens
What is the start of antibiotics?
400
An important thing to remember about Percaine, Tetcaine, and Pontocaine medications
What is the client is not allowed to take the medication home. (Numbs eyeball--could damage eye and not realize it.)
400
Abnormal inner ear fluid balance that results in episodes of vertigo.
What is Meniere's Disease?
400
Gradual loss of central vision
What is macular degeneration?
400
If a client comes into contact with poision ivy, they should what
What is immediately shower--lather and rinse several times. (Poison ivy may leave a thin layer on the skin.)
400
A disorder that is characterized by a sense of a curtain falling across the field of vision.
What is a detached retina?
500
Blindness defined as best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of __________ to no __________ perception
What is 20/400 to no light perception
500
A surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is deaf or HOH.
What is a cochlear implant?
500
Item given to a client to use in their home to monitor for sudden onset or distortion of vision.
What is an Amsler Grid? (Client should notify ophthalmologist asap if lines appear distorted or wavy.)
500
This is an infection of the dermis and the hypodermis
What is cellulitis?
500
IV Tagamet is used for this
What is help prevent stomach ulcers that are common after burns?