5.2 Pupils Flashcards
COA pupils
Pupils dilate in bright or dim lighting
DIM (think there is not enough light in the environment so they get big to let whatever light they can in)
Pupils constirct in bright or dim lighting
Bright (think too much anvironmental light so close down to let less in)
Miotic pupil
Small, constricted (O is below)
Mydriatic pupil
Large, dramatic dilated
PERRLA stands for
Pupils are equal round reactive to light and accomodation
Anisocoria
Different pupil sizes
*pupils/ students eat different size apple cores
Peaked pupil usually means
Surgical Knick
Direct vs consensual pupil testing
Direct means eye that has light on it vs consensual is other pupil should react too
APD pupil testing stands for
Afferent Pupillary Defect (meaning light is not getting back to brain)
APD testing aka
Marcus Gunn