Eye, EAR, Nose And Throat Flashcards
Initial treatment for splash injury to the eye.
Irrigate with Normal saline
Drooping of the upper eyelid is called.
Ptosis
Absence of crystalline lens is called.
Aphakia
Most common ocular damage secondary to diabetes
mellitus
Diabetic retinopathy
Patient teaching to protect eye after cataract surgery.
- To wear your protective eye shield while sleeping
or napping, for about a week after surgery. - To wear sun shades to help protect your eye in
bright light. - Avoid strenuous activity and heavy lifting (> 25
pounds). - Avoid bending, exercising and similar activities
that might stress your eye while it is healing. - Avoid getting constipated.
Cycloplegic is eye drop is used to.
To examine eyes, as it paralyze the ciliary muscles of
the eyes.
Glaucoma is caused by.
Obstruction in any of the outflow channels in the eye,
resulting in increased intraocular pressure.
Common risk factors of glaucoma
Over 40 years of age, African American, and diabetes
Effect of untreated glaucoma to the eyes.
It will damage the optic nerve and can lead to
blindness due to increased in the intraocular
pressure.
Signs of glaucoma.
Impaired to loss of peripheral vision before central
vision,
Trabeculoplasty procedure
Is a non-penetrating thermal burn to improve outflow
of aqueous humor in client with glaucoma.
Common visual impairment associated with age group of
40.
- Cataracts
- Glaucoma
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Macular degeneration
Signs of macular degeneration
Loss of central vision.
Atropine eye drops is used as a.
Cycloplegic to temporarily paralyze the
accommodation reflex and a mydriatic to dilate the
pupils, Also used during opthalmoscopic
examinations to better visualize the retina.
Procedure done to scar and allows the retina to return back
to normal position
Cryoprecipitate
Treatment for otosclerosis
Hearing aid and stapedectomy
Classic signs of Ménière’s disease
Vertigo
Painless and gradual loss of peripheral to central vision.
Open-Angle glaucoma
Existing eye condition contributing to detached retina
Nearsightedness or myopia
A symptom described as seeing bright flashes of light
across the field of vision
Detached retina
Instruct the patient who under undergone stapedectomy
Do not let the client blow his nose
to prevent pressure in the eustachian tube
Preoperative care for detached retina
Bandaging both eyes to prevent movements of either
Eye, coughing is discourage due to possible increase ICP
Clinical symptoms indicative of detached retina
- Curtain coming across the eye.
- Bright flushing lights
- Floaters
- Painless
Term used to describe age-related decline in hearing.
Presbycusis
Familial disorder characterized by hearing loss.
Otosclerosis
Characteristic of cocaine over dosage to the eyes
Dilatation of the pupils
Cocaine causes peripheral vasoconstriction,
bradycardia, hypertension
Stimulates norepinephrine” fight o flight”
Characteristic of Morphine overdose
Miosis (pin point pupils). Pupils are equally
constricted and non-reactive to light.
Motor function test of CVA client by:
Let client to stand with feet together, arms’ resting to side
and closed eyes is called?
Romberg’s test
Nurse alert: is safety
Protect client from fall.
Legally blind visual acuity documentation result
20/200
A shadow or curtain falling across field of vision
Detached retina
Equipment to stand-by at the bedside with reconstructed
fractured mandible Select; oral airway, wire cutter
nasopharyngeal airway, pliers, tracheostomy set
Wire cutter
Most common symptom of sleep apnea
Snoring
Nursing intervention for multiple sclerosis having diplopia (Double vision)
Application of eye patch to one eye.
Ways to prevent barotrauma (ear)
Ways to equalize pressure in the ear
Swallowing, chewing, yawning, sucking on hard
candy or valsava maneuver.
An eye drop causing the pupils to constrict to increase
circulation of aqueous humor.
Pilocarpine is a direct acting miotic eye drop with an epinephrine base.
