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Engage Fundamentals: Sensory Perception Flashcards

1
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Define myopia

A

Nearsightedness.

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A patient presenting with myopia will be unable to see objects clearly close up or far away?

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Unable to see faraway objects clearly.

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Define hyperopia

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Farsightedness.

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A patient with a history of hyperopia will have a difficult time seeing objects clearly from far away or close up?

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Difficulty seeing objects closeby clearly.

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How does astigmatism affect vision?

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Makes it difficult to see objects clearly from closeup and faraway.

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How does presbyopia vary from hyperopia?

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Presbyopia is an age related disease making it difficult to see nearby objects clearly.

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How does glaucoma affect your vision?

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Increased fluid buildup resulting in an increase in intraocular pressure which results in optic nerve compression and if not treated, vision loss.

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How does macular degeneration alter your vision?

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Through breakdown of the macula, which is the small central portion of your retina. This leads to vision loss and eventual blindness.

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How does macular degeneration alter your vision?

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Through breakdown of the macula, which is the small central portion of your retina. This leads to vision loss and eventual blindness.

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Of the three types of hearing loss, which is most prevalent?

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Sensorinerual hearing loss.

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Childhood infections resulting in sensorineural hearing loss?

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  • Meningitis
  • Measles
  • Mumps
  • Neonatal sepsis
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What area of the ear is affected by a patient with sensorineural hearing loss?

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Inner ear or CN VIII (vestibulocochlear or auditory nerve)

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What is the term for age related hearing loss?

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Presbycusis.

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What are some other causes of sensorineural hearing loss?

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  • Some medications can be ototoxic
  • Syphilis
  • Herpes simplex
  • Diabetes
  • Heart disease
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How does conductive hearing loss result in hearing loss?

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Sound is not able to travel from the outer ear to the eardrum and middle ear.

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What infection results in fluid accumulation in the middle ear leading and can result in conduction hearing loss?

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Otitis Media

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How does otosclerosis cause conductive hearing loss?

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Abnormal growth of your inner ear bones.

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When does otosclerosis typically take place and who does it generally affect?

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Mid-adulthood women.

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A patient presents to the clinic with ear pain and is diagnosed with otitis media. What hearing loss disorder could this patient develop if their infection is not properly treated?

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Conductive hearing loss

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Speech is a complex process controlled by various nerves. What nerves are associated with speech?

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  • CN V
  • CN X
  • CN XI
  • CN II
  • Phrenic nerve
  • Intercostal nerve
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A patient presents to the Emergency Room and is able to understand what you are saying, but is unable to get the words out they want to say. What form of aphasia are they suffering from?

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Expressive aphasia

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Damage to the frontal lobe results in Broca’s (nonfluent) aphasia, which is also known as…

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Expressive aphasia

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A patient presents to the Emergency Room speaking in long drawn out sentences with a tangential speech pattern. They are unable to follow what you are saying and you are having difficulty following what they are saying. What form of aphasia are they suffering from?

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Wernicke’s (fluent) aphasia

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24
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Damage to this area of the brain can cause Wernicke’s aphasia.

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Temporal lobe

25
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How does global aphasia alter your speech/comprehension?

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Patients typically have poor language comprehensoin and are unable to form words or sentences.

26
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What parts of the brain are affected by global aphasia.

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Frontal, temporal, and other language areas of the brain.

27
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This type of touch disorder is characterized by a patient being very sensitive for touch.

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Tactile hypersensitivity.

28
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A severe form of tactile hypersensitivity is known as…

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Tactile defensiveness.

29
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Define ageusia

A

Inability to taste anything

30
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Define dysgeusia

A

Taste alteration in which things tast salty, rancid, or metallic

31
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Define hypogeusia

A

Decreased ability to taste

32
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Define phantom taste perception

A

Foul taste in mouth when it is empty

33
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Define anosmia

A

Inability to smell

34
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Define parosmia

A

Smell distortion. Previously pleasant smells become unpleasant.

35
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Define phantosmia

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When you smell something that is not there.

36
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NSAIDS can affect what senses?

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  • Hearing
  • Taste
37
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Antibiotics can affect what senses?

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  • Hearing
  • Smell
  • Taste
38
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Loop diuretics can affect what sense?

A
  • Hearing
39
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Antihypertensives can affect what sense?

A

Taste

40
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Psychotropics can affect what sense?

A

Taste

41
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Antihistamines can affect what senses?

A
  • Hearing
  • Sight
  • Smell
  • Taste
42
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ASA can affect what sense?

A

Hearing

43
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This tool is used to assess someones vision by looking at the back of the eye as light passes through the cornea and lens.

A

Refraction assessment

44
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A patient is undergoing a refraction assessment. During the assessment the provider notices that the light is not focusing correctly as it passes through the cornea and lens. What does this mean for the patient?

A

They likely need corrective glasses, contact lenses, or refractive surgery.

45
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A patient comes into the ED with an eye injury and the provider is wanting to get a better look at the internal structures. What tool will they use?

A

Slit lamp.

46
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The provider is concerned about progressive diabetic retinopathy in your patient and the slit lamp is currently in the shop for repairs. What other technique can the provider use to assess the vessels of the eyes?

A

Fluorescein angiography

47
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What is an Amsler grid used to assess?
How?

A

Macular degeneration.
Patient is shown a graph paper and asked if any of the lines look straight or wavy or any section of the grid is missing.

48
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Your patient comes into the office complaining of difficulty hearing after a recent ear infection (Otitis media), the provider is concerned about bone conduction hearing loss. What test will your provider likely use to assess the patient?

A

Rhine test

49
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A bone oscillator test measures what cranial nerve?

A

CN VIII
Vestibulocochlear

50
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A nurse is caring for a patient who states, “My doctor said I should have an EMG. What is that?” What is your response to the patient?

A

It is a test that determines of there is nerve damage affecting a muscle

51
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Trauma to the outer ear can lead to what type of hearing loss?

A

Conductive hearing loss

52
Q

Which taste buds decrease with age?

A

Sour, bitter, and salty

53
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What are the two most commonly affected senses with aging?

A
  • Hearing loss
  • Vision loss
54
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What is an otoacoustic emissions test?

A

Small probe is placed in the auditory canal and a series of sounds are played through the probe and the return echo is measured

55
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A patient is going to have small electrodes placed on their scalp for a hearing test. What test is being performed?

A

Auditory brainstem response test or the brain-evoked response test

56
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A sensory processing disorder results in what type of response?

A

A hypersensitive response

57
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What is the most commonly performed hearing test?

A

Audiometer test

58
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Neurological conditions lead to anosmia. What is anosmia?

A

Loss of smell

59
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Decreased peripheral vision is a manifestation of which visual impairment?

A

Glaucoma

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