QUIZ 2-eyes, ears, nose, and throat

Question 1

what does it mean when the snellen chart results are 20/30?

Answer 1

The patient can see at 20 feet what most people can see at 30 feet

Question 2

how do you assess extra ocular muscle function ?

Answer 2

put up 1 finger 6-12 inches in front of the patient’s eye and move your finger throughout the 6 cardinal fields of gaze

Question 3

inability to move eye upward or temporally

Answer 3

disruption of superior rectus

Question 4

inability to move eye down or nasally

Answer 4

disruption of superior oblique

Question 5

inability to move eye upward or temporally

Answer 5

disruption of inferior oblique

Question 6

inability to move eye downward or temporally

Answer 6

disruption of inferior rectus

Question 7

inability to move eye nasally

Answer 7

disruption of medial rectus

Question 8

Sluggish pupil response

Answer 8

Adies pupil

Question 9

non reactive to light

Answer 9

argyll robertson pupils

Question 10

unequal pupil

Answer 10

aniscoria

Question 11

dilated pupil and sagging eyelid

Answer 11

cranial nerve III

Question 12

Fixed and constricted pupils

Answer 12

Miosis

Question 13

Fixed and dilated pupils

Answer 13

Mydriasis

Question 14

nearsightedness

Answer 14

Myopia

Question 15

Farsightedness

Answer 15

hyperopia

Question 16

refraction of light spread over a wide area rather than a distant. point on the retina

Answer 16

astigmatism

Question 17

farsightedness caused by loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye, occurring typically in middle and old age.

Answer 17

presbyopia

Question 18

yellow patches eyelid( deposits of cholesterol underneath the skin

Answer 18

xanthelasma

Question 19

yellow white one conjunctiva (deposit of protein, fat, or calcium)

Answer 19

Pingueculae

Question 20

eye dryness, blurriness, and distorted vision can occur during

Answer 20

pregnancy

Question 21

white ring around cornea

Answer 21

arcus senilis

Question 22

clouding of the lens in the eye that affects vision

Answer 22

cataracts

Question 23

sign and symptoms of cataracts

Answer 23

clouded, blurred vision, increased difficulty w vision, halos around light, double vision in 1 eye

Question 24

treatment of cataracts

Answer 24

prescription glasses then eventually surgery

Question 25

group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve usually by increase intraocular pressure

Answer 25

glaucoma

Question 26

sign and symptom of glaucoma

Answer 26

loss of peripheral vision, blurred vision, vision loss

Question 27

treatment of glaucoma

Answer 27

meds to lower intraoccular pressure

Question 28

caused by deterioration of retina

Answer 28

macular degeneration

Question 29

signs and symptoms of macular degeneration

Answer 29

blind spot and loss of central vision which can lead to visual disability

Question 30

Rinne Test

Answer 30

tuning fork brought beside the patient’s mastoid, when they stop hearing it bring it to the patient’s meatus . if they still hear it: AC IS MORE THAN BC

Question 31

Weber test

Answer 31

tuning fork placed on the center of the head. subject is asked to interpret the sound. normal finding sound is heard equally.

if sound localizes to poor ear the patient has conductive loss.

if sound localizes to good ear the patient has sensourineural hearing loss