Exam 3

Question 1

Common eye abnormalities

Answer 1

ptosis (drooping), subconjunctival hemorrhage, cataracts, conjunctivitis, amblyopia (lazy eye)

Question 2

PERRL/PERRLA

Answer 2

pupils equal, round, reactive to, light, accommodation (when pt changes gaze from far to close their pupils will constrict)

Question 3

primary lesions

Answer 3

present at the onset of a disease- macule, papule, plaque, nodule, pustule, vesicle, cyst, wheals

Question 4

ABCDE

Answer 4

asymmetry, border irregularity, color, diameter, elevation/enlargement

Question 5

ways to describe patterns/configurations

Answer 5

annular (circle), arciform (half circle), serpiginous (wavy borders, snakelike), circumscribed (sharp borders), coalesced (merged lesions), generalized (not localized, all over)

Question 6

secondary lesions

Answer 6

result from changes over time caused by disease, manipulation (scratching), or treatment

Question 7

vascular lesions

Answer 7

hemangioma (benign, new vessels- birth mark), petechia, purpura (flat macular hemorrhage under skin- bruise), ecchymosis (large patch of capillary bleeding)

Question 8

weber test

Answer 8

tuning fork used to test if hearing is equal in both ears

Question 9

rinne test

Answer 9

tuning fork used to test how sound is heard through air compared to mastoid- air conduction > bone conduction

Question 10

braden scale

Answer 10

scores for risk of developing pressure injuries based on sensory perception, moist, activity, mobility, nutrition, and friction/shear. high score is 23- no risk