Nurs 190 – Midterm Questions With Complete Solutions
6 fields of cardinal gaze Correct Answers H method or wagon
wheel
looking for nystagmus (fluttering of the eyeball) - indicates
weakness in extraocular muscles or cranial nerve 3, 4, 6
penlight- 12 inches away
accomadation Correct Answers the process by which the eye's
lens changes shape to focus near or far objects on the retina
accommodation of the eye Correct Answers the eye's ability to
focus and maintain an image on the retina
acute glaucoma Correct Answers sudden increase in intraocular
pressure from blocked outflow from the anterior chamber
- pupil is oval shaped and dilated
- red sclera, yellow patches
- damage to the optic nerve
- cornea = cloudy
- pain
- decrease in vision & halos around lights
, age-related macular degeneration Correct Answers
degenerative condition of the macula, the central retina, causing
the gradual loss of central vision (not peripheral)
Bell of stethoscope is used for Correct Answers Soft, low
pitched sounds
↪️extra heart sounds or murmurs, bruits
blunt percussion Correct Answers striking the non dominant
hand which is lying flat against the body surface with the
dominant hand
Assess pain and tenderness in gallbladder, liver, kidneys (organs
= dull sound)
Cataracts Correct Answers clouding of the lens
clubbing of nails Correct Answers finding in the nails that
indicates chronic hypoxia, impaired peripheral tissue perfusion
> 160 degree angle
Confluent lesion shape Correct Answers A lesion shape in
which the lesions run together
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