NS 832 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
Blepharitis - answer inflammation of the eyelid
Hordeolum - answer sty; small glands that like the eyelid get plugged
Cataracs causes - answer Age, trauma, medication, metabolic disease, smoking, UV
light, congenital
Cataracs presentation - answer No pain, progressive a visual acuity decline
Cataracs management - answer Managed until surgical extraction
Cataracs health promotion - answer No smoking, limit, UV light, glycemic control,
reduce trauma
Which part of the eyelid in blepharitis can become infected? - answer Both anterior and
posterior
Causes of blepharitis - answer Infection or inflammation
Specific causes of anterior blepharitis - answer Staphylococcal or Seborrheic
Specific causes of posterior blepharitis - answer Meibomian gland dysfunction
Blepharitis management - answer Read hygiene, self-limiting, referral if conservative
treatment feels or cellulitis
Hordeolum presentation - answer Painful red lamp near the edge of the island, may look
like a pimple
Hordeolum cause - answer Small glands that line the eyelid get plugged
Hordeolum treatment - answer Usually self treatable, warm compress, three times daily,
gentle massage, occasionally anabiotic ointment may be required
Chalazion - answer Slow, growing, inflammatory lump in the oil gland of the eye that may
start as blepharitis, but is usually painless
Chalazion treatment - answer May need medical intervention for drainage. If it does not
resolve on its own, warm compress, three times daily, refer to ophthalmology if
symptoms persist.
Preseptal cellulitis - answer Cellulitis anterior to the orbital septum
Preseptal cellulitis treatment - answer Antibiotics, follow up within 24 hours, refer if not
responding in 24 hours
Preseptal cellulitis antibiotics - answer Keflex, Clindamycin, Augmentin
,Orbital cellulitis - answer Cellulitis of the orbital septum, requiring urgent imaging,
urgent, referral, hospitalization, IV antibiotics
Conjunctivitis types - answer Bacterial, viral, allergic
Bacterial conjunctivitis symptoms - answer Usually painless, or just tender,
mucopurulent drainage
Bacterial conjunctivitis causes - answer Staph or strep
Bacterial conjunctivitis treatment for non-contact wearers - answer Trimethoprim
polymyxin for she two months and older
Bacterial conjunctivitis treatment for contact lens wearers - answer Fluroquinolones
(ciloxan, ocuflox)
Torbrex
Common cause of bacterial conjunctivitis in those who wear contact lenses - answer
Pseudomonas
Bacterial coverage for pseudomonas - answer Fluoroquinolone or Torbrex
Usual virus that causes viral bacterial conjunctivitis - answer Adenovirus virus
Symptoms of viral conjunctivitis - answer Similar to those of bacterial, but without as
much mucopurulent drainage
Viral conjunctivitis treatment - answer Warm compress
Symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis - answer Redness, itching, watery, discharge,
swollen eyelids
Causes of corneal abrasion - answer Contact lens, foreign body, physical or chemical
trauma, sports
Diagnosis of corneal abrasion - answer Visual acuity, slitlamp exam if deep, abrasion,
fluoresceine and black light
, Corneal abrasion treatment - answer Topical anesthetics are used ONLY for
examination purposes are NOT to be prescribed (tetracaine or alcaine)
Usually self-limiting
Prevent infection
T dap booster
Pain control
Infection prevention with corneal abrasion - answer erythromycin ointment
tobramycin
ciprofloxacin
Otitis Externa (Swimmer's Ear) causes - answer Trauma to external canal, such as
swimming, removing sermon, hot tub exposure
Organisms
Organisms causing otitis externa - answer Pseudomonas
Enterobacteriaceae
Proteus
Fungal
Complications of otitis externa - answer hearing loss, cellulitis, necrosis, osteomyelitis,
and meningitis
Otitis media - answer Infection of the fluid within the middle ear causing information
Otitis media causes - answer Impaired eustachian tube function or structure
Bacteria
Blepharitis - answer inflammation of the eyelid
Hordeolum - answer sty; small glands that like the eyelid get plugged
Cataracs causes - answer Age, trauma, medication, metabolic disease, smoking, UV
light, congenital
Cataracs presentation - answer No pain, progressive a visual acuity decline
Cataracs management - answer Managed until surgical extraction
Cataracs health promotion - answer No smoking, limit, UV light, glycemic control,
reduce trauma
Which part of the eyelid in blepharitis can become infected? - answer Both anterior and
posterior
Causes of blepharitis - answer Infection or inflammation
Specific causes of anterior blepharitis - answer Staphylococcal or Seborrheic
Specific causes of posterior blepharitis - answer Meibomian gland dysfunction
Blepharitis management - answer Read hygiene, self-limiting, referral if conservative
treatment feels or cellulitis
Hordeolum presentation - answer Painful red lamp near the edge of the island, may look
like a pimple
Hordeolum cause - answer Small glands that line the eyelid get plugged
Hordeolum treatment - answer Usually self treatable, warm compress, three times daily,
gentle massage, occasionally anabiotic ointment may be required
Chalazion - answer Slow, growing, inflammatory lump in the oil gland of the eye that may
start as blepharitis, but is usually painless
Chalazion treatment - answer May need medical intervention for drainage. If it does not
resolve on its own, warm compress, three times daily, refer to ophthalmology if
symptoms persist.
Preseptal cellulitis - answer Cellulitis anterior to the orbital septum
Preseptal cellulitis treatment - answer Antibiotics, follow up within 24 hours, refer if not
responding in 24 hours
Preseptal cellulitis antibiotics - answer Keflex, Clindamycin, Augmentin
,Orbital cellulitis - answer Cellulitis of the orbital septum, requiring urgent imaging,
urgent, referral, hospitalization, IV antibiotics
Conjunctivitis types - answer Bacterial, viral, allergic
Bacterial conjunctivitis symptoms - answer Usually painless, or just tender,
mucopurulent drainage
Bacterial conjunctivitis causes - answer Staph or strep
Bacterial conjunctivitis treatment for non-contact wearers - answer Trimethoprim
polymyxin for she two months and older
Bacterial conjunctivitis treatment for contact lens wearers - answer Fluroquinolones
(ciloxan, ocuflox)
Torbrex
Common cause of bacterial conjunctivitis in those who wear contact lenses - answer
Pseudomonas
Bacterial coverage for pseudomonas - answer Fluoroquinolone or Torbrex
Usual virus that causes viral bacterial conjunctivitis - answer Adenovirus virus
Symptoms of viral conjunctivitis - answer Similar to those of bacterial, but without as
much mucopurulent drainage
Viral conjunctivitis treatment - answer Warm compress
Symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis - answer Redness, itching, watery, discharge,
swollen eyelids
Causes of corneal abrasion - answer Contact lens, foreign body, physical or chemical
trauma, sports
Diagnosis of corneal abrasion - answer Visual acuity, slitlamp exam if deep, abrasion,
fluoresceine and black light
, Corneal abrasion treatment - answer Topical anesthetics are used ONLY for
examination purposes are NOT to be prescribed (tetracaine or alcaine)
Usually self-limiting
Prevent infection
T dap booster
Pain control
Infection prevention with corneal abrasion - answer erythromycin ointment
tobramycin
ciprofloxacin
Otitis Externa (Swimmer's Ear) causes - answer Trauma to external canal, such as
swimming, removing sermon, hot tub exposure
Organisms
Organisms causing otitis externa - answer Pseudomonas
Enterobacteriaceae
Proteus
Fungal
Complications of otitis externa - answer hearing loss, cellulitis, necrosis, osteomyelitis,
and meningitis
Otitis media - answer Infection of the fluid within the middle ear causing information
Otitis media causes - answer Impaired eustachian tube function or structure
Bacteria
