Glaucoma Flashcards
Which type of medication used for the treatment of glaucoma increases the outflow of aqueous humor while decreasing the intraocular pressure?
Prostaglandins
Which physical assessment examination verifies increased ocular pressures in patients with glaucoma?
Tonometer examination
The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with acute angle glaucoma. Which clinical manifestation does the nurse expect to see in this patient?
Severe eye pain
Halo vision
Which patient is most at risk of developing normal tension glaucoma?
A Japanese patient
Which medication is contraindicated in a patient with open-angle glaucoma?
anticholinergics
Audiologic test
Audiologic testing uses air and bone conduction to assess hearing loss. The client wears headphones and multiple frequencies, tones, and intensities are delivered.
Audiometer
An audiometer test delivers sound frequencies at different intensities to assess the extent of hearing loss. The patency of the ear canal is assessed by performing an otoscopic examination.
Which behavioral pattern suggests a potential hearing loss?
Repeating words in a conversation to emphasize their importance.
Difficulty conversing with staff and asks for an interpreter.
Asking others to repeat themselves.
Using hand gestures while speaking.
Asking others to repeat themselves.
A client is experiencing clinical symptoms of hearing loss and a determination that conductive hearing loss is noted on the medical record. Based on this diagnosis, what might the nurse assume is causing that symptom presentation?
Cerumen impaction
Comorbidity related to autoimmune disease
Genetic predisposition
Otitis externa
Cerumen impaction
