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Question:
When assessing a patient who has cataracts, what will you see when looking
at the eyes through an ophthalmoscope?
Answer:
You will see opaque black areas against the red reflex. The cataracts is
blocking the light from hitting the retina.
Question:
When assessing a client's pupils for accommodation, the RN should interpret
which findings as normal?
a. constriction & divergence
b. dilation & convergence
c. constriction & convergence
d. dilation & divergence
Answer:
,c. constriction & convergence
Question:
To determine a client's visual acuity, the RN should use the: Select all that
apply
a.Snellen chart
b.PERRLA assessment
c.Confrontation Test
d. Jaeger Card or Rosenbaum Eye Chart
Answer:
a. Snellen chart
c. Confrontation Test
d. Jaeger Card or Rosenbaum Eye Chart
Question:
what does PERRLA check for?
Answer:
pupil constriction and reflex
,Question:
middle ear infection
Answer:
otitis media
Question:
age related hearing loss
Answer:
presbycusis
Question:
ringing or buzzing in the ears
Answer:
tinnitus
Question:
the sensation of dizziness
Answer:
vertigo
, Question:
What is hearing acuity? How do we test it?
Answer:
It is how well someone can hear. We test it by doing a whisper test.
Question:
Usually the top of the ear should be lined up with the eye. Who tends to have
low set ears?
Answer:
people who have down's syndrome
Question:
What does a normal tympanic membrane look like?
Answer:
Shinny and translucent, pearl gray color, flat, and intact membrane
Question:
What is the Cone of Light?
Answer:
reflection of light from the otoscope