Score Solution.
What carries blood away from the heart? - Answer: arteries
what causes myocardial ischemia? - Answer: lack of adequate oxygen supply to
the heart
What is glaucoma? - Answer: increased intraocular pressure
what meds treat glaucoma? - Answer: miotics, beta blocker
what is the action of miotics - Answer: decreases eye pressure
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,What are cataracts? - Answer: secondary infection, congenital disorder, reaction
to medications or chemical toxicity
what are symptoms of cataracts? - Answer: gradual blurring of vision, milky white
pupil
what is treatment of cataracts? - Answer: surgery, lens implantation, medications,
or corrective glasses
what medications treat cataracts - Answer: fluorometholone (FML), prednisolone
(AK-Pred), diclofenac (voltaren)
What is conjunctivitis? - Answer: inflammation of the conjunctiva
what causes conjunctiva - Answer: irritation, allergies, bacteria
symptoms of conjunctivitis - Answer: -redness
-itchiness
-a gritty feeling (dryness)
-a discharge crust
-tearing
what are nursing considerations for eye insillation medicine - Answer: place on
lower lid, do not touch bottle to eye, wait 5 mins before administrating another
eye med
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,what type of medication is pilocarpine HCL (pilocar) - Answer: miotic
what are nursing considerations for miotics? - Answer: monitor blood pressure,
apply at nights, wait 5 mins before administrating another eye med
adverse effects of miotics - Answer: headache, perspiration, salivation, night
blindness, blurred vision, possibility of increased blood pressure
what does optic beta blockers treat? - Answer: glaucoma
optic beta blocker - Answer: timolol maleate (timoptic solution)
what is the action of timolol maleate (timoptic solution) - Answer: lowers
intraocular pressure
adverse effects of optic beta blocker - Answer: eye irritation, blurred vision,
reduced heart rate and blood pressure, confusion
od - Answer: right eye
os - Answer: left eye
ou - Answer: both eyes
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, What do mydriatics do for the eye? - Answer: Dilate the pupil (My "D"riatic "D" for
dilate)
what is the action of optic lubricants - Answer: soothes and lubricates dry eyes
What carries blood away from the heart? - Answer: arteries
what causes myocardial ischemia? - Answer: lack of adequate oxygen supply to
the heart
What is glaucoma? - Answer: increased intraocular pressure
what meds treat glaucoma? - Answer: miotics, beta blocker
what is the action of miotics - Answer: decreases eye pressure
What are cataracts? - Answer: secondary infection, congenital disorder, reaction
to medications or chemical toxicity
what are symptoms of cataracts? - Answer: gradual blurring of vision, milky white
pupil
what is treatment of cataracts? - Answer: surgery, lens implantation, medications,
or corrective glasses
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