CNUR 204 Final (Week 6-12) || with errorless answers.
Cataracts correct answers Area of opacity in vision
Caused by age, trauma, maternal rubella, radiation and UV light
Leading cause of vision loss
Clinical manifestations of cataracts correct answers Vision loss
Abnormal color perception
Glare
Secondary glaucoma
Cataracts interventions correct answers Glasses
Increase light
No night driving
Cataract removal surgery
Perioperative cataract removal responsiiblities correct answers NPO 6-8 hours before
Patch over eye
Decrease light due to photosensitivity
Analgesics
Avoid bending, coughing, lifting (increases IOP)
Goals for cataracts correct answers Make informed decisions regarding treatment
Minimal anxiety
Understand post-op therapy
Maintain physical and emotional comfort
No infection or complications
,Retinopathy correct answers Microvascular damage to retina
Leads to blurred vision and progressive vision loss
Can be due to diabetes
Nonproliferative retinopathy correct answers Most common form of diabetic retinopathy
Capillary microaneurysms
Retinal swelling
Hard exudate
Macular edema
Proliferative retinopathy correct answers New blood vessels grow, but are fragile
Causes severe vision loss
Hypertensive retinopathy correct answers Blockage in retinal blood vessels resulting from
hypertension
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) correct answers Begins after age 60
Destroys macula causing central vision loss
Wet AMD correct answers Most severe form, resulting in blindness
Abnormal vessels in or near macula
Dry AMD correct answers Common
Close vision difficulty
Macular cells atrophy
,Causes of AMD correct answers Age
Genetics
Smoking
Clinical manifestations of AMD correct answers Blurred or darkened vision
Scotoma
Metamorphasia
Yellow extracellular deposits
Fundus changes
Treatment of AMD correct answers Medication injected into vitreous cavity
Photodynamic therapy
Glaucoma correct answers Group of disorders characterized by increased IOP and it's
consequences
Optic nerve atrophy
Peripheral vision loss
Causes of glaucoma correct answers Increased IOP from excess aqueous humor
Primary open angle glaucoma correct answers Most common
Aqueous humor outflow decreases due to clogged drainage channels
Optic nerve damage
Primary angle closure glaucoma correct answers Decreased outflow of aqueous humor resulting
from angle closures
Can be caused by medications
, Clinical manifestations of glaucoma correct answers Open angle: no pain or pressure, gradual
vision field loss, tunnel vision
Closed angle: sudden pain, N&V, blurred vision, ocular redness
Glaucoma treatment correct answers Decrease IOP
Antiadrenergics
Argon laser trabeculoplasty
Shunt
Hyperosmotic agents
Iridotomy
Antiglaucomas
Glaucoma goals correct answers No progression of visual impairment
Understanding of disease process and reason for therapy
Comply with therapy
No post op complications
Acute pharyngitis correct answers Inflammation of pharyngeal walls including tonsils, palate,
uvula
Can be bacterial, viral, fungal
Clinical manifestations of pharyngitis correct answers Scratchy throat
Trouble swallowing
Pain
Red and edematous pharynx
Patchy yellow exudate
How to diagnose pharyngitis correct answers Rapid strep antigen test
Cataracts correct answers Area of opacity in vision
Caused by age, trauma, maternal rubella, radiation and UV light
Leading cause of vision loss
Clinical manifestations of cataracts correct answers Vision loss
Abnormal color perception
Glare
Secondary glaucoma
Cataracts interventions correct answers Glasses
Increase light
No night driving
Cataract removal surgery
Perioperative cataract removal responsiiblities correct answers NPO 6-8 hours before
Patch over eye
Decrease light due to photosensitivity
Analgesics
Avoid bending, coughing, lifting (increases IOP)
Goals for cataracts correct answers Make informed decisions regarding treatment
Minimal anxiety
Understand post-op therapy
Maintain physical and emotional comfort
No infection or complications
,Retinopathy correct answers Microvascular damage to retina
Leads to blurred vision and progressive vision loss
Can be due to diabetes
Nonproliferative retinopathy correct answers Most common form of diabetic retinopathy
Capillary microaneurysms
Retinal swelling
Hard exudate
Macular edema
Proliferative retinopathy correct answers New blood vessels grow, but are fragile
Causes severe vision loss
Hypertensive retinopathy correct answers Blockage in retinal blood vessels resulting from
hypertension
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) correct answers Begins after age 60
Destroys macula causing central vision loss
Wet AMD correct answers Most severe form, resulting in blindness
Abnormal vessels in or near macula
Dry AMD correct answers Common
Close vision difficulty
Macular cells atrophy
,Causes of AMD correct answers Age
Genetics
Smoking
Clinical manifestations of AMD correct answers Blurred or darkened vision
Scotoma
Metamorphasia
Yellow extracellular deposits
Fundus changes
Treatment of AMD correct answers Medication injected into vitreous cavity
Photodynamic therapy
Glaucoma correct answers Group of disorders characterized by increased IOP and it's
consequences
Optic nerve atrophy
Peripheral vision loss
Causes of glaucoma correct answers Increased IOP from excess aqueous humor
Primary open angle glaucoma correct answers Most common
Aqueous humor outflow decreases due to clogged drainage channels
Optic nerve damage
Primary angle closure glaucoma correct answers Decreased outflow of aqueous humor resulting
from angle closures
Can be caused by medications
, Clinical manifestations of glaucoma correct answers Open angle: no pain or pressure, gradual
vision field loss, tunnel vision
Closed angle: sudden pain, N&V, blurred vision, ocular redness
Glaucoma treatment correct answers Decrease IOP
Antiadrenergics
Argon laser trabeculoplasty
Shunt
Hyperosmotic agents
Iridotomy
Antiglaucomas
Glaucoma goals correct answers No progression of visual impairment
Understanding of disease process and reason for therapy
Comply with therapy
No post op complications
Acute pharyngitis correct answers Inflammation of pharyngeal walls including tonsils, palate,
uvula
Can be bacterial, viral, fungal
Clinical manifestations of pharyngitis correct answers Scratchy throat
Trouble swallowing
Pain
Red and edematous pharynx
Patchy yellow exudate
How to diagnose pharyngitis correct answers Rapid strep antigen test
