NUR 500 Week 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
ptosis
drooping upper lid (causes sleepy appearance and impairs
vision) caused by neuromuscular weakness, oculomotor cranial
nerve III damage, or sympathetic nerve damage
scleral icterus
even yellowing of the sclera extending up to the cornea,
indicating jaundice
arcus senilis
gray-white arc or circle around the limbus of the iris commonly
seen around the cornea that is common with aging
otalgia
pain in the ear
tinnitus
ringing in the ears
paresis
partial paralysis, weakness
hemiplegia
paralysis on one side of body (damage to corticospinal tract
(stroke))
paraplegia
,paralysis from the waist down (damage caused by spinal cord
injury)
quadriplegia
paralysis of all four limbs (damage caused by spinal cord injury)
seizure
paroxysmal disease characterized by altered or loss of
consciousness, involuntary muscle movements, and sensory
disturbances
sensorineural
permanent hearing loss that results from damage or
malformation of the middle ear and auditory nerve
extra ocular muscles
7 muscles surrounding the eye that allow it to move within the
eye socket
dementia
a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including
memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by
personality changes
aphasia
impairment of language ability secondary to brain damage
photophobia
inability to tolerate light
glaucoma
,an optic nerve neuropathy characterized by loss of peripheral
vision, caused by increased intraocular pressure (aging adult is
primary risk)
pseudoptosis
upper lid may be so elongated as to rest on the lashes
xanthelasma
soft, raised yellow lipid-laden plaques occurring on the skin at
the inner canthus
miosis
- constricted and fixed pupils
- occurs with use of pilocarpine drops for glaucoma treatment,
the use of narcotics, with iritis, and with brain damage of pons
otorrhea
discharge from the ear
vertigo
dizziness
paralysis
temporary or permanent loss of motor control
dysphasia
difficulty speaking
chorea
sudden, rapid, jerky, purposeless movement involving limbs,
trunk, or face
, Glasgow coma scale
standardized, objective assessment that defines the level of
consciousness by giving it a numeric value
Eustachian tube
A narrow tube between the middle ear and the throat that serves
to equalize pressure on both sides of the eardrum
macular degeneration
a loss of central vision caused by yellow deposits (drusen) and
neovascularity in the macula (Aging adult
dysphonia
abnormal speech volume, pitch
presbyopia
eye lens becomes hard/glasslike and decreases the ability to
change shape and accommodate for near vision (aging-adult)
nystagmus
a fine oscillating movement best seen around the iris. (occurs
with diseases of the semicircular canals in the ears, a paretic eye
muscle, multiple sclerosis, or brain lesions)
strabismus
- deviation in the parallel axes of the two eyes
- "cross-eyed"
enophthalmos
ptosis
drooping upper lid (causes sleepy appearance and impairs
vision) caused by neuromuscular weakness, oculomotor cranial
nerve III damage, or sympathetic nerve damage
scleral icterus
even yellowing of the sclera extending up to the cornea,
indicating jaundice
arcus senilis
gray-white arc or circle around the limbus of the iris commonly
seen around the cornea that is common with aging
otalgia
pain in the ear
tinnitus
ringing in the ears
paresis
partial paralysis, weakness
hemiplegia
paralysis on one side of body (damage to corticospinal tract
(stroke))
paraplegia
,paralysis from the waist down (damage caused by spinal cord
injury)
quadriplegia
paralysis of all four limbs (damage caused by spinal cord injury)
seizure
paroxysmal disease characterized by altered or loss of
consciousness, involuntary muscle movements, and sensory
disturbances
sensorineural
permanent hearing loss that results from damage or
malformation of the middle ear and auditory nerve
extra ocular muscles
7 muscles surrounding the eye that allow it to move within the
eye socket
dementia
a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including
memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by
personality changes
aphasia
impairment of language ability secondary to brain damage
photophobia
inability to tolerate light
glaucoma
,an optic nerve neuropathy characterized by loss of peripheral
vision, caused by increased intraocular pressure (aging adult is
primary risk)
pseudoptosis
upper lid may be so elongated as to rest on the lashes
xanthelasma
soft, raised yellow lipid-laden plaques occurring on the skin at
the inner canthus
miosis
- constricted and fixed pupils
- occurs with use of pilocarpine drops for glaucoma treatment,
the use of narcotics, with iritis, and with brain damage of pons
otorrhea
discharge from the ear
vertigo
dizziness
paralysis
temporary or permanent loss of motor control
dysphasia
difficulty speaking
chorea
sudden, rapid, jerky, purposeless movement involving limbs,
trunk, or face
, Glasgow coma scale
standardized, objective assessment that defines the level of
consciousness by giving it a numeric value
Eustachian tube
A narrow tube between the middle ear and the throat that serves
to equalize pressure on both sides of the eardrum
macular degeneration
a loss of central vision caused by yellow deposits (drusen) and
neovascularity in the macula (Aging adult
dysphonia
abnormal speech volume, pitch
presbyopia
eye lens becomes hard/glasslike and decreases the ability to
change shape and accommodate for near vision (aging-adult)
nystagmus
a fine oscillating movement best seen around the iris. (occurs
with diseases of the semicircular canals in the ears, a paretic eye
muscle, multiple sclerosis, or brain lesions)
strabismus
- deviation in the parallel axes of the two eyes
- "cross-eyed"
enophthalmos
