NURS 5335 family 2 Study Guide EENT Family Nursing II
Modules 1&2 with complete solution
Non-Ulcerative: A/W seborrhea; seen commonly with trisomy 21; affects those with
psoriasis, seborrhea, eczema, allergies and lice. Chemical and environmental irritants
contribute
Ulcerative:Involves the lash follicle & the Meibomian glands of the eyelid.May be
pustules at the base of the hair follicle that crust & bleed.Lashes break easy.
Blepharitis
Blepharitis treatment
TX: Warm compress; daily lid scrubs; erythromycin, quinolone or bacitracin ophthalmic
ointment for anterior blepharitis.
Consider oral ABX for resistance (Doxycycline or Tetracycline)
Disinfect contacts
Lid massages
hordeolum age group?
More common in children and adolescents
hordeolum s/s?
Localized tenderness, erythema, edema of eyelids; internal lesions pointing to external
or internal eyelid surface; external lesions pointing to eyelid margin
Pain
Ocular rosacea
Contact dermatitis,
Atopic Kerato-conjunctivitis,
Herpes simplex infection,
Preseptal cellulitis,
Acute dacryocystitis,
differentials of hordeolum
differentials of hordeolum
blepharitis
Sebaceous carcinoma,
Basal cell carcinoma,
,Squamous cell carcinoma,
Dry eye syndrome,
Conjunctivitis,
blepharitis
Ocular burning, eyelid margins red w/ scaling or crusting
Pain
Itching, tearing, chalazia, recurrent styes, photophobia, small ulceration at eyelid
margin, broken or absent eyelashes
hordeolum
(stye) red, painful pustule that is a localized infection of hair follicle at eyelid margin. The
most common associated organism is Staphylococcus aureus
TX: Warm compress; lid scrubs for recurrent lesions
Hordeolum tx
chalazion
a nodule or cyst, usually on the upper eyelid, caused by an obstruction in a sebaceous
gland A granulomatous infection of a Meibomian gland
Nontender chronic lesions; bump
Chalazion is More common in adults and S?S
TX: Warm compress; daily lid scrubs; lid message; intralesional steroid injection
Chalazion
Conjunctivitis
Refer to ophthalmology for
viral herpetic conjunctivitis w/RED FLAGS
Inflammation of the conjunctiva covering the front of the eye from a causative agent
(bacteria, virus, allergen)
, Conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis
Allergic conjunctivitis is seen more in Spring and Summer.
Bacterial is seen more in pediatric population.
Conjunctivitis
ALLERGIC: Pruritus; conjunctival hyperemia, chemosis; a watery or stringy discharge
BACTERIAL: Photophobia w/ blepharospasm; mucopurulent discharge w/ eyelash
mattering; edema; hyperemia; preauricular adenopathy only w/ hyperacute disorder
VIRAL: Acute onset often A/W systemic illness; photophobia or foreign body
sensation; preauricular adenopathy; hyperemia; chemosis; watery discharge; classic
dendritic corneal lesion present w/ herpes simplex; periocular lesions present w/
herpes zoster opthalmicus
ALLERGIC: Conjunctivitis
Pruritus; conjunctival hyperemia, chemosis; watery or stringy discharge
Topical antihistamine/oral antihistamine or topical vasoconstrictor decongestant
antihistamine (OTC) drops: o Naphazoline hydrochloride 0.025% (Naphcon-A) o
Naphazoline- antazoline 0.3% (Vasocon-A) o Levocabastine hydrochloride 0.05%
(Livostin) o Emedastine 0.05% (Emadine) mast cell stabilizers: o Olopatadine 0.1%
(Palatal) o Azelastine 0.05% (Optivar) 1st line = prevention; avoid whatever allergen
is triggering conjunctivitis
BACTERIAL:Conjunctivitis
Photophobia w/ blepharospasm; mucopurulent discharge w/ eyelash mattering; edema;
hyperemia; preauricular adenopathy only w/ hyperacute disorder
Caused by staph, strep, h flu, and m catarrhalis, Pseudomonas (contact lens
wearers), gonorrhea ****Staph aureus (more common in adults)
Eye drops or ointment:
o Polytrim/trimethoprim/polymyxin o Erythromycin o Tobramycin o Gentamicin o Sodium
sulfacetamide o Ciprofloxacin o Fluoroquinolones-(**1st line for contact users) o
Ointment over drops for children
VIRAL:conjunctivitis
the second eye usually infected after 24-48 hrs
itchy eyes.
Tearing.
Redness.
Discharge.
Sandy, gritty
Light sensitivity (when corneal involvement is present)
TX: Antihistamine/decongestant drops o Trifluridine (herpes conjunctivitis)
Modules 1&2 with complete solution
Non-Ulcerative: A/W seborrhea; seen commonly with trisomy 21; affects those with
psoriasis, seborrhea, eczema, allergies and lice. Chemical and environmental irritants
contribute
Ulcerative:Involves the lash follicle & the Meibomian glands of the eyelid.May be
pustules at the base of the hair follicle that crust & bleed.Lashes break easy.
Blepharitis
Blepharitis treatment
TX: Warm compress; daily lid scrubs; erythromycin, quinolone or bacitracin ophthalmic
ointment for anterior blepharitis.
Consider oral ABX for resistance (Doxycycline or Tetracycline)
Disinfect contacts
Lid massages
hordeolum age group?
More common in children and adolescents
hordeolum s/s?
Localized tenderness, erythema, edema of eyelids; internal lesions pointing to external
or internal eyelid surface; external lesions pointing to eyelid margin
Pain
Ocular rosacea
Contact dermatitis,
Atopic Kerato-conjunctivitis,
Herpes simplex infection,
Preseptal cellulitis,
Acute dacryocystitis,
differentials of hordeolum
differentials of hordeolum
blepharitis
Sebaceous carcinoma,
Basal cell carcinoma,
,Squamous cell carcinoma,
Dry eye syndrome,
Conjunctivitis,
blepharitis
Ocular burning, eyelid margins red w/ scaling or crusting
Pain
Itching, tearing, chalazia, recurrent styes, photophobia, small ulceration at eyelid
margin, broken or absent eyelashes
hordeolum
(stye) red, painful pustule that is a localized infection of hair follicle at eyelid margin. The
most common associated organism is Staphylococcus aureus
TX: Warm compress; lid scrubs for recurrent lesions
Hordeolum tx
chalazion
a nodule or cyst, usually on the upper eyelid, caused by an obstruction in a sebaceous
gland A granulomatous infection of a Meibomian gland
Nontender chronic lesions; bump
Chalazion is More common in adults and S?S
TX: Warm compress; daily lid scrubs; lid message; intralesional steroid injection
Chalazion
Conjunctivitis
Refer to ophthalmology for
viral herpetic conjunctivitis w/RED FLAGS
Inflammation of the conjunctiva covering the front of the eye from a causative agent
(bacteria, virus, allergen)
, Conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis
Allergic conjunctivitis is seen more in Spring and Summer.
Bacterial is seen more in pediatric population.
Conjunctivitis
ALLERGIC: Pruritus; conjunctival hyperemia, chemosis; a watery or stringy discharge
BACTERIAL: Photophobia w/ blepharospasm; mucopurulent discharge w/ eyelash
mattering; edema; hyperemia; preauricular adenopathy only w/ hyperacute disorder
VIRAL: Acute onset often A/W systemic illness; photophobia or foreign body
sensation; preauricular adenopathy; hyperemia; chemosis; watery discharge; classic
dendritic corneal lesion present w/ herpes simplex; periocular lesions present w/
herpes zoster opthalmicus
ALLERGIC: Conjunctivitis
Pruritus; conjunctival hyperemia, chemosis; watery or stringy discharge
Topical antihistamine/oral antihistamine or topical vasoconstrictor decongestant
antihistamine (OTC) drops: o Naphazoline hydrochloride 0.025% (Naphcon-A) o
Naphazoline- antazoline 0.3% (Vasocon-A) o Levocabastine hydrochloride 0.05%
(Livostin) o Emedastine 0.05% (Emadine) mast cell stabilizers: o Olopatadine 0.1%
(Palatal) o Azelastine 0.05% (Optivar) 1st line = prevention; avoid whatever allergen
is triggering conjunctivitis
BACTERIAL:Conjunctivitis
Photophobia w/ blepharospasm; mucopurulent discharge w/ eyelash mattering; edema;
hyperemia; preauricular adenopathy only w/ hyperacute disorder
Caused by staph, strep, h flu, and m catarrhalis, Pseudomonas (contact lens
wearers), gonorrhea ****Staph aureus (more common in adults)
Eye drops or ointment:
o Polytrim/trimethoprim/polymyxin o Erythromycin o Tobramycin o Gentamicin o Sodium
sulfacetamide o Ciprofloxacin o Fluoroquinolones-(**1st line for contact users) o
Ointment over drops for children
VIRAL:conjunctivitis
the second eye usually infected after 24-48 hrs
itchy eyes.
Tearing.
Redness.
Discharge.
Sandy, gritty
Light sensitivity (when corneal involvement is present)
TX: Antihistamine/decongestant drops o Trifluridine (herpes conjunctivitis)
