Eyes and ears

Question 1

what do we look for in regards to positioning of the eye?

Answer 1

exopthalmos (abnormal protrusion of the eye outward)

Question 2

What is sebborrheic dermatitis of the eyebrow?

Answer 2

Flaky, white scales around the eyebrows

Question 3

What is Sty?

Answer 3

The infection of a hair follicle in the eyelid

Question 4

What is ptosis?

Answer 4

Drooping of the upper eyelid due to paralysis or disease

Question 5

What is xanthelasma?

Answer 5

A yellow deposit of fat under the eyelid due to lipid disorder

Question 6

What does Jaundice represent?

Answer 6

Liver failure

Question 7

What does pallor represent?

Answer 7

shock, stress or anemia

Question 8

What do we look at the eyelids for?

Answer 8

Sty, ptosis and xanthelasma

Question 9

What do we check the cornea iris and lens for?

Answer 9

Opacity and cataract

Question 10

What is miosis?

Answer 10

Constricted pupils

Question 11

What is Anisoraca?

Answer 11

A condition where one pupil is more dilated than the other

Question 12

What is mydriasis?

Answer 12

Dilated pupls

Question 13

What characterises a palsy of cranial nerve 3?

Answer 13

The drooping if the eye on the opposite side

Question 14

What is nystagmus?

Answer 14

rapid, involuntary movement of the eyes

Question 15

What is lid lag?

Answer 15

a delay in the movement of the eyelid as the patient looks down. can be used to spot thyroid disease

Question 16

What is the function of the optic disc?

Answer 16

Is the area at which all the nerve endings of the eye form together, as there are no rods or cones present in this area, it also creates a blind spot

Question 17

What is the red reflex?

Answer 17

The red reflex refers to the red colour that is observed through an opthalmoscope when observing the eye

Question 18

What is the macula and what is its function?

Answer 18

small area in the centre of the fovea which is responsible for detailed central vision

Question 19

What is the fovea?

Answer 19

A small deoression in the retina of the eye where the concentration of rods and cones is high, resulting in sharp vision

Question 20

What could be found in an examination of the external ear?

Answer 20

Scaring
Dermatitis
Infection
Inflammation
Pain
Eczema
Obvious signs of excess earwax

Question 21

What do we find in an otoscopic examination

Answer 21

Colour (should be pinkish grey)
Amount of wax
Infection
Condition and presence of cilia (hairs inside the ear)
Ear drum
Cone of light (shows that the ear drum is pulled taught, resulting in light being reflected back to us)