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Exam 2 Terms Flashcards

1
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Cracks in skin

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Fissures

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Scooped out but shallow depression

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Erosion

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Deep depression, extending into dermis

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Ulcer

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Self-inflicted abrasion from scratching, superficial

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Excoriations

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5
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Healed skin lesion, replaced with connective tissue

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Scar

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Resulting skin level is depressed after skin heals

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Atrophic scar

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Thickening of skin due to prolonged, intense scratching

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Lichenifications

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Excess or scar tissue

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Keloid

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9
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*Excessive dryness

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Xerosis

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10
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*Excessive oil

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Seborrhea

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*Excessive itching

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Pruritus

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12
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*Hair loss

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Alopecia

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13
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*Pale

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Pallor

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14
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*Redness

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Erythema

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15
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*Blue skin

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Cyanosis

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16
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*Yellow skin

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Jaundice

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17
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*Green/frosty skin

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Uremia

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18
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*Excessive sweat

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Diaphoresis

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19
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*Ear pain

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Otalgia

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20
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*Ear infection

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Otitis

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21
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Ear discharge

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*Otorrhea

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22
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*Ringing of ears

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Tinnitus

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23
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Dizziness

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Vertigo

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24
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*Ear wax

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Cerumen

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25
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*Adaption of eye for near vision

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Accommodation

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26
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Cross eye

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Strabismus

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27
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Double vision

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Diplopia

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28
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Eye turned inward

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Estropia

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29
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Eye turned outward

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Extropia

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30
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Eye turned upward

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Hypertropia

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31
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Eye turned downward

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Hypotropia

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32
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Flat

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Macule

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33
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Macule > 1 cm

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Patch

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34
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Raised

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Papule

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35
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Papule > 1 cm

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Plaque

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36
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Solid, elevated >1 cm

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Nodule

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37
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Red, irregular shape

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Wheal

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38
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Big wheal

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Uticaria (hives)

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39
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Fluid filled, in sack

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Cyst

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40
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Free fluid < 1 cm

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Vesicle

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41
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Vesicle > 1 cm

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Bulla

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42
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Cavity filled with pus

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Pustule

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43
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Fissures

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Cracks in skin

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44
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Erosion

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Scooped out but shallow depression

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45
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Ulcer

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Deeper depression, extending into dermis

46
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Excoriation

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Self-inflicted superficial abrasion from scratching

47
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Scar

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Healed skin lesion, replaced with collagen

48
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Atrophic scars

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Scar where resulting skin level is depressed

49
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Lichenifications

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Thickening of skin due to prolonged, intense scratching

50
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Keloid

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Excess of scar tissue

51
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Xerosis

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Excessive dryness

52
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Seborrhea

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Excessive oil

53
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Pruritus

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Excessive itching

54
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Alopecia

55
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Pallor

56
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Erythema

57
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Cyanosis

58
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Jaundice

59
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Uremia

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Green/frosty

60
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Diaphoresis

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Excessive sweat

61
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Otalgia

62
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Otitis

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Ear infection

63
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Otorrhea

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Ear discharge

64
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Tinnitus

A

Ringing of ears

65
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Vertigo

66
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Cerumen

67
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Accommodation

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Adaption of eye for near vision

68
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Strabismus

69
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Diplopia

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Double vision

70
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Estropia

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Eye turned inward

71
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Extropia

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Eye turned outward

72
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Hypertropia

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Eye turned upward

73
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Hypotropia

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Eye turned downward

74
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Macule

75
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Patch

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Macule > 1 cm

76
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Papule

77
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Plaque

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Papule > 1 cm

78
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Nodule

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Solid, elevated > 1 cm

79
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Wheal

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Red, irregular shape

80
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Uticaria

81
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Cyst

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Fluid filled in a sack

82
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Vesicle

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Free fluid < 1 cm

83
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Bulla

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Vesicle > 1 cm

84
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Pustule

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Filled with pus in cavity

85
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What do you write to document a lesion?

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Color
Elevation (flat, raised, or pedunculated)
Pattern/shape (annular, grouped, confluent, or linear)
Size (in cm)
Location/distribution (generalized or localized)
Exudate?

86
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How is the corneal light reflex tested?

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Hirschberg test

87
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What is the goal of the Hirschberg test?

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Reflection same spot on each eye

88
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Goal of the cover test

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Steady fixed gaze

89
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Goal of diagnostic positions test

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Parallel tracking with both eyes

90
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Goal of accommodation test

91
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Aucus senilis

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Opaque ring, gray to white in color, that surrounds the periphery of the cornea
Occurs primarily in older adults

92
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What causes arcus senilis

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Fat granules in the cornea

93
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Blepharitis

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Inflammation of the eyelids

94
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What causes blepharitis

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Staphyloccal infection or seborrheis dermatitis of the lid edge

95
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Cataract

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Abnormal progressive condition of the lens

Characterized by loss of transparency

96
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Glaucoma

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Elevated pressure within eye

97
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What causes glaucoma

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Obstruction of outflow of aqueous humor

98
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Hordeolum

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(Stye) Staphyloccal infection of hair follicles at lid margin

99
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Hyperopia

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Farsighted

100
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Myopia

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Nearsighted

101
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Nystagmus

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Fine, oscillating movement

102
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When would nystagmus be detected?

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During diagnostic positions test

103
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Periorbital edema

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Lids swollen and puffy

104
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What causes periorbital edema?

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Local infections, crying, trauma, or systemic conditions

105
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Photophobia

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Inability to tolerate light

106
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Presbyopia

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Decrease in power of accommodation with aging

Why reading things close up gets hard

107
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Ptosis

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Abnormal condition of one or both upper eyelids

Eyelid droops caused by weakness of levator muscle or paralysis of 3rd cranial nerve

108
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Conductive hearing loss

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Mechanical dysfunction of external or middle ear

Partial hearing loss b/c can hear if sound is increased

109
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Darwin’s tubercle

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Small nodule at helix

Congenital variation

110
Q

Otoscope

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Instrument used for ear exam

111
Q

Presbycusis

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Hearing loss associated with aging
Gradual onset over years
Usually loss of both hearing sensitivity and a reduction in clarity of speech

112
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Difference between conductive hearing loss and sensorineural hearing loss

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Conductive - blocks sound transmission somewhere in the external auditory canal, tympanic membrane, or middle ear

Sensorineural - In inner ear

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