Quiz 2

Question 1

Given the following information, decide how to telephone triage and schedule the patient: Patient “X” is a 42-year-old male who complains of blurring at near. It has been gradually getting worse over the past six months. He finds he must now hold the newspaper at arm’s length.

Answer 1

A. Emergency/Urgent
B. Priority
C. Elective *

Question 2

Given the following information, decide how to telephone triage the patient: Patient “X” is a 36-year-old male who complains of eye-strained headaches at the end of each workday. He has not noticed any blurring of vision. He should be booked as:

Answer 2

A. Emergency/Urgent
B. Priority *
C. Elective

Question 3

What is the common abbreviation used for Retinitis Pigmentosa?

Answer 3

A. ARRP
B. SRP
C. RP *
D. PM

Question 4

Given the following information, decide how to schedule the patient: Patient “X” is a 23-year-old female who broke her glasses a week ago. She is a high myope who mainly wears contacts for correction.

Answer 4

A. Emergency/Urgent
B. Priority *
C. Elective

Question 5

What is the common abbreviation used for “history”?

Answer 5

A. HS
B. Hx *
C. Hy
D. H

Question 6

Telephone triage is knowing how to schedule a patient (Emergency/Urgent, Priority or Elective) upon hearing their symptoms on the telephone.

Answer 6

True *

False

Question 7

What is the common abbreviation used for “Prescription”?

Answer 7

A. Pr
B. PS
C. Pc
D. Rx *

Question 8

Given the following information, decide how to schedule the patient: Patient “X” is a 48-year-old female who complains of seeing an occasional flash of light in her right eye. It has happened several times over the past three days. She has had no pain or blurring, but notes seeing “a moving cobweb”.

Answer 8

A. Emergency/Urgent *
B. Priority
C. Elective

Question 9

The very first test to perform during each and every visit is Visual Acuity test.

Answer 9

True *

False

Question 10

Given the following, decide whether to schedule the patient as Emergency/Urgent, Priority or elective: Patient “X” is a 68 year old female who complains of two episodes of a curtain closing sideways over her right eye. After about 10 minutes, her vision cleared to normal. No other symptoms. She should be booked as:

Answer 10

A. Emergency/Urgent *
B. Priority
C. Elective