Conditions for Exam 1 Flashcards

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Symptoms of dry eye disease

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White or mildly red eye, patients may complain of a sandy, gritty feeling or a sensation that something is in the eye. They will often present with excessive tearing initially

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Symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis

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Red eye with watery discharge. Itching is the hallmark symptom and allergic rhinitis is often present too.

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Symptoms of corneal edema

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Halos or starbursts of light are a hallmark symptom

provider must diagnose

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Symptom of loose foreign substance in the eye

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tearing

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Symptom of minor eye irritation

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Eye redness, may also have pain or a sensation of sand in the eyes

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Symptoms of ophthalmic chemical burn

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Pain, irritation, photophobia, tearing

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Symptoms of contact dermatitis

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Swelling, scaling, redness of eyelid, and profuse itching

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Symptoms of excessive/impacted cerumen

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A sense of fullness or pressure in the ear and a gradual hearing loss. There may be a decrease in cognition in the elderly. There is sometimes a dull pain, vertigo, tinnitus, chronic cough, or mild pain.

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Symptoms of water-clogged ears

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Feeling of wetness of fullness, accompanied by a gradual hearing loss, itching, pain, inflammation, or infection

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Symptoms of diabetic retinopathy

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Blurred vision, floaters, difficulty seeing at night

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Symptoms of cataracts

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Sensitive to glare, cloudy or fuzzy vision, difficulty seeing in low light, seeing halos around lights

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Symptoms of open angle glaucoma

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Loss of visual field

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Symptoms of closed angle glaucoma

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Sudden, severe pain in one eye, cloudy vision, nausea and vomiting, halos around lights, red eye

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Symptoms of dry macular degeneration

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Blurred vision, dim and faded colors in central vision, difficulty seeing and reading print

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Symptoms of wet macular degeneration

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Straight lines appearing distorted and wavy, small dark spots in center of vision

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Symptoms of presbycusis

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Other’s speech seems mumbled, background noise interferes, tinnitus

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Treatment for dry eye

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Avoid dry, dusty places and heaters/AC. Avoid prolonged use of computer screens and wear eye protection outside. Artificial tear solutions and nonmedicated ointments are used to treat.

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Treatment for allergic conjunctivits

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Removal/avoidance of the responsible allergen as well as ocular lubricants/decongestants/decongestant-antihistamine combinations/antihistamine-mast cell stabilizers/ oral antihistamines/cold compresses

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Treatment for corneal edema

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Hyperosmotic solution

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Treatment for loose foreign substance in the eye

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Irrigation

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Treatment for minor eye irritation

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Artificial tear solutions/nonmedicated ointments/zinc sulfate

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Treatment for ophthalmic chemical burns

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Irrigation until an eye care provider is seen

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Treatment for artificial eyes

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Sterile, isotonic buffered solution of tyloxapol and BAK

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Treatment for contact dermatitis

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Discontinue use of new products, antihistamines, cold compress

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Symptoms of the flu
fever, nonproductive cough, myalgia, malaise, headache, sore throat, rhinitis
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Symptoms of bronchitis
Productive cough, wheezing/ronchi | NOT: fever, systemic symptoms, consolidation, or crackling/rales
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Symptoms of pneumonia
Productive cough, fever, chills, dyspnea, chest pain, malaise, headache, confusion, crackles, consolidation
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Treatment for flu
neuraminidase inhibitors (oseltamivit, sanamivir, peramivir)
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Treatment for pneumonia
antibiotics (macrolides) for 5 days or until afebrile for 48 hours
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Treatment for bronchitis
Cough suppressants at night, expectorants, B-2 agonists | *NO antibiotics*
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Symptoms of allergic rhinitis
Watery eyes, itchy nose/eyes/throat, repetitive sneezing, nasal congestion, watery rhinorrhea, red and irritated eyes with conjuctival injection
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Symptoms of cold
``` Sore throat (mild-moderate pain), nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, sneezing are common low grade fever, chills, headache, malaise, myalgia, and cough are possible ```
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Treatment for congestion and rhinorrhea cold symptoms
Saline nasal spray or decongestant. Consider using a humidifier and raising the head of the bed
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Treatment for pharyngitis cold symptoms
Saline gargles or local anesthetic sprays or lozenges
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Treatment for allergic rhinitis
oral antihistamine and/or intranasal corticosteroid
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Symptoms of asthma
Coughing, wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath
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Reliever or rescue drugs for asthma
Short acting beta adrenergic agonists, inhaled anticholinergic
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Controller drugs for asthma
inhaled corticosteroids, non-steroid controllers (mast cell stabilizers or leukotriene modifiers), long acting bronchodilators
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Symptoms of COPD
chronic cough/sputum, persistent or worsening dyspenea