medsurg 1 Flashcards
(183 cards)
what part of eye is responsible for blood supply and the optic nerve travels through
optic disc
what are the three layers to the orbit of the eye?
sclera; white part
choroid; blood distrubtede
retina; rods and cons
collection of blood in anterior chamber of eye
hyphema
collection of blood around eye … EMERGENCY
retrobulbar hematoma
cut or scratch on cornea
corneal abrasion
broken blood vessels in sclera
subconjunctival hemorrhage …no pain discharge or vision changes
serration of retina from the chorioid vitreous humor seeps behind the retina
retinal detachment
sudden onset of light flashes, floaters
retinal detachment
retinal degenerative process involving the macula .. two types dry and wet
age related macular degeneration
yellow exudate beneath retinal epithelium
AMD
abnormalities in retinal blood vessels secondary to diabetes mellitus
diabetic retinopathy
inflammation or infection of auricle and ear canal
external otitis.. swimmers ear
pain fecer malasie headache decreased hearing
acute otitis media
purulent drainage hearing loss nausea vertigo pain facial palsy
chronic otitits media and mastoididtis
sterile fluid effusion in middle ear behind ear drum… fullness in ear, pressure
serious otitis media
autosomal dominat gene disease in which footplate stapes is fixated to oval window by bony overgrowth
otosclerosis
a syndrome… vestibular auditory, tinnitus
menieres disease
normal white blood cell count
4,500 - 11,000
what does low WBC mean
neutropenia
what does high WBC mean
infection / inflammation
what is normal hematocrit
35-50%
low hematocrit means
cardiac failure
high hematocrit means
spontaneous blood clotting
what is a normal hemoglobin
12-16