QUIZ 2-eyes, ears, nose, and throat Flashcards
what does it mean when the snellen chart results are 20/30?
The patient can see at 20 feet what most people can see at 30 feet
how do you assess extra ocular muscle function ?
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
inability to move eye upward or temporally
disruption of superior rectus
inability to move eye down or nasally
disruption of superior oblique
inability to move eye upward or temporally
disruption of inferior oblique
inability to move eye downward or temporally
disruption of inferior rectus
inability to move eye nasally
disruption of medial rectus
Sluggish pupil response
Adies pupil
non reactive to light
argyll robertson pupils
unequal pupil
aniscoria
dilated pupil and sagging eyelid
cranial nerve III
Fixed and constricted pupils
Miosis
Fixed and dilated pupils
Mydriasis
nearsightedness
Myopia
Farsightedness
hyperopia
refraction of light spread over a wide area rather than a distant. point on the retina
astigmatism
farsightedness caused by loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye, occurring typically in middle and old age.
presbyopia
yellow patches eyelid( deposits of cholesterol underneath the skin
xanthelasma
yellow white one conjunctiva (deposit of protein, fat, or calcium)
Pingueculae
eye dryness, blurriness, and distorted vision can occur during
pregnancy
white ring around cornea
arcus senilis
clouding of the lens in the eye that affects vision
cataracts
sign and symptoms of cataracts
clouded, blurred vision, increased difficulty w vision, halos around light, double vision in 1 eye
treatment of cataracts
prescription glasses then eventually surgery
group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve usually by increase intraocular pressure
glaucoma
sign and symptom of glaucoma
loss of peripheral vision, blurred vision, vision loss
treatment of glaucoma
meds to lower intraoccular pressure
caused by deterioration of retina
macular degeneration
signs and symptoms of macular degeneration
blind spot and loss of central vision which can lead to visual disability
Rinne Test
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
Weber test
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
