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NSG 1610 Assessing Health & Wholeness > Week 5 > Flashcards

Week 5 Flashcards

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Palpebral Fissure

A

Open Space between eyelids

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Extraocular Structures (external)

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Extraocular muscles to control eye movement and hold eye in place

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Intraocular Structures: 3 Layers

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1) Outer fibrous layer: containing sclera and cornea

2) Vascular middle layer: iris, ciliary body, choroids

3) Inner neural layer: retina

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4
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Protanopia

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Difficulty distinguishing blue from green and red from green

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5
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Tritanopia

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difficulty distinguishing yellow from green and blue from green

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Deuteranopia

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difficulty distinguishing red from purple and green from purple

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7
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Achromatopsia

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complete color blindness (a rare condition, in which only shades of grey are visible)

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Myopia

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Nearsightedness

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Hyperopia

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Farsightedness

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Presbyopia

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Decreased ability to focus on near objects, a common occurrence with aging

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Astigmatism

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Blurred Vision

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12
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Retinal Detachment

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Sudden loss of vision, associated with age, Emergent situation requiring immediate intervention

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13
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Macular Degeneration

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breakdown of cells in macula of retina; loss of central vision. Lateral vision is unaffected (Leading cause of blindness for older adults, in Canada)

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14
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Cataracts

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Lens opacity

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Glaucoma

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results from increased intraocular pressure: causes damage to the optic nerve and gradual loss of peripheral vision

Second most common cause of irreversible vision loss in older adults in Canada

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Diabetic Retinopathy

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an eye condition that can cause vision loss and blindness in people who have diabetes- leading cause of visual impairment in those younger than 65

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17
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Conjunctivitis

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Inflammation of the conjunctiva with purulent discharge

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18
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Sty

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Bacterial infection in a sebaceous gland on the eyelid

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19
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Ptosis

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Drooping upper eyelid

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20
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External Ear

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Ends at Tympanic Membrane - guides sounds to the meatus

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21
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Middle Ear

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Eustachian Tube - Dampens sound to protect inner ear

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22
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Inner Ear

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Translates sound to CN VII (Acoustic), vestibular function

23
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What are the 4 functions of the EARS

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1) Transmits sound vibrations

2) Reduces amplitude of sound

3) Equalization of air pressure
4) Controls Balance

24
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Xerophthalmia

A

the spectrum of ocular disease caused by severe Vitamin A deficiency

25
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What is Cerumen?

A

Ear Wax (External ear canal is lined with glands that secrete cerumen)

26
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What is the function of Cerumen?

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Helps keep foreign bodies from reaching the tympanic membrane

27
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What is Tinnitus

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when you experience ringing or other noises in one or both of your ears

28
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Conductive Hearing Loss

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Sound may be blocked by earwax or a foreign object located in the ear canal; the middle ear space may be impacted with fluid, infection or a bone abnormality; or the eardrum may have been injured

29
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Sensorineural Hearing Loss

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happens after inner ear damage. Problems with the nerve pathways from your inner ear to your brain can also cause SNHL. Soft sounds may be hard to hear.

30
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What is the function of the Nose and the Sinuses?

A

Upper respiratory tract filters, warms, humidifies, and transports air to lower respiratory tract (lungs)

31
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What is Dysphagia?

A

medical term for swallowing difficulties

32
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What is Epistaxis?

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(nosebleed) is one of the most common ear, nose, and throat (ENT) emergencies that present to the emergency department or the primary care clinic.

33
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What is Rhinorrhea?

A

Runny nose

34
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What is Rhinitis?

A

Inflammation of nasal tissues

35
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What is the Oropharynx?

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includes the back part of your tongue (base of tongue), your tonsils, your soft palate (back part of the roof of your mouth), and the sides and walls of your throat.

36
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What are the tonsils?

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Your tonsils are two round, fleshy masses in the back of your throat (pharynx). Part of your immune system, your tonsils are like lymph nodes. They help filter out germs that enter through your nose or mouth to protect the rest of your body from infection. Tonsils are also called palatine tonsils or faucial tonsils.

37
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What is the Nasopharynx?

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The nasopharynx represents the most superior portion of the pharynx, bounded superiorly by the skull base and inferiorly by the soft palate. The nasopharynx connects the nasal cavity to the oropharynx and contains the Eustachian tube openings and adenoids.

38
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What is the Pharynx?

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The pharynx, commonly called the throat, is a passageway that extends from the base of the skull to the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. It serves both the respiratory and digestive systems by receiving air from the nasal cavity and air, food, and water from the oral cavity.

39
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What is Strabismus?

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also known as hypertropia and crossed eyes — is misalignment of the eyes, causing one eye to deviate inward (esotropia) toward the nose, or outward (exotropia), while the other eye remains focused.

40
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What is PERRLA?

A

P upils

E qually

R ound

R eactive

L ight

A ccomodation

41
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What is Vertigo?

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is a sensation of motion or spinning that is often described as dizziness. (Subjective & Objective)

42
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What is Dizziness?

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Dizziness is a term that describes a range of feelings, such as feeling unsteady, woozy, weak or faint.

43
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What is Nystagmus?

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a vision condition in which the eyes make repetitive, uncontrolled movements

44
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6 Cardinal Fields of Gaze

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1) up/right

2) right

3) down/right

4) down/left

5) left

6) up/left

45
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What is the Rinne Test

A

The Rinne test is conducted by placing a tuning fork on the mastoid bone and then adjacent to the outer ear.

1) Air conduction uses the apparatus of the ear (pinna, ear canal, tympanic membrane, and ossicles) to amplify and direct the sound.

2) Bone conduction allows the vibration sound to be transmitted to the inner ear.

46
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What is Weber’s Test

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  • Place the tuning fork on the top of the patient’s head or forehead.
  • Strike the tuning fork.
  • Ask the patient if the tone is equal in both ears.
  • Detects unilateral hearing loss (one-sided), conductive hearing loss
    (middle ear), or unilateral sensorineural hearing loss (inner ear)
47
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Whisper Test

A

Evaluates for loss of high
frequency sounds
* Client plugs the opposite ear
* Whisper a two-syllable word
30-+40 cm away from patient
(no lip reading)
* Have the patient repeat the
word they heard
* Repeat for the opposite ear

48
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Snellen Chart

A

Use to test far visual acuity

  • 20 feet away (15 feet for Allen chart) and
    at eye level; or Snellen E chart
  • Cover one eye and leave corrective
    lenses in place, unless for close reading
  • Glasses (not reading glasses) stay on
  • Client to read from largest to smallest, as
    able
49
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What is a Near Vision Acuity Assessment?

A

Jaeger pocket screener; or
newsprint

  • Ask the patient to read,
    occluding one eye at a time
  • 35 cm away (14 inches)
  • Close one eye and leave
    prescriptive lenses on
50
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What is static confrontation?

A
  • Arm length away
  • Eyes at same level as yours
  • Cover patient’s L eye
  • Close your R eye
  • Patient looks at your open eye
  • Show 1-4 fingers in each quadrant
  • Patient identifies how many without looking directly at them
  • Repeat for other eye
51
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What is kinetic confrontation?

A

Wiggle fingers from distal point and move
them towards the center of each quadrant

52
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Amplitude

A

How loud is it?

53
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Frequency

A

pitch: number of cycles per second

NSG 1610 Assessing Health & Wholeness (5 decks)

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