A 25 year old white woman comes in as a new patient because her mother has just been diagnosed with Glaucoma. The information: - ANSWERIs a good reason for a full eye exam.
A 52 year old patient hand you his single vision glasses, the only glasses he has. Which of the following is the most impor...
A 25 year old white woman comes in as a new patient because her mother has just been diagnosed
with Glaucoma. The information: - ANSWERIs a good reason for a full eye exam.
A 52 year old patient hand you his single vision glasses, the only glasses he has. Which of the
following is the most important question determining the patient's refractive status? - ANSWER"Do
you wear these for driving or for reading?"
A 56 year old patient complains of a sudden onset of double vision. It is important to ask: -
ANSWER"Does the doubling go away if you cover one eye?"
A 76 year old new patient tells you that he caught astigmatism from his brother when they were
both children. You should: - ANSWERAsk him what he means by "astigmatism"
A history is obtained by: - ANSWERAsking a series of organized and specific questions.
A male patient is going to be scheduled for cataract surgery. Which of the following medications is of
MOST concern? - ANSWERSildenafil citrate
A mother brings in a 2 year old child with esotropia. Which of the following is significant for the
history? - ANSWERDoes anyone in the family have crossed eyes?
A mother brings in her 4 year old son. The mother says he has a lazy eye. What do you need to find
out? - ANSWERWhat does she mean by "lazy eye"
A patient presents with a corneal foreign body, and your supervisor asks how the foreign body got
into the eye. This is an important question because: - ANSWERIf the particle was under high speed,
there might be internal ocular damage.
, A patient reports that he sleeps in his contact lenses. An important question would be: -
ANSWER"What type of lenses are they?"
A patient taking a diuretic probably has which health problem? - ANSWERHeart trouble
A patient who has been taking oral steroids for long periods should be evaluated for possible
development of: - ANSWERCataracts
A patient with heart problems: - ANSWERMay have a hardening of the arteries in the eye
A patient's social history would include all of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWERTherapeutic drug use.
A symptom is: - ANSWERA changed noticed by the patient.
An example of a question relating to onset would be? - ANSWER"When did you first notice the
problem?"
An example of a sign is: - ANSWERAn elevated intraocular pressure reading.
An example of a systemic illness is: - ANSWERCardiac problems
An example of an analgesic is: - ANSWERAspirin
An old photograph of the patient will be most useful to the physician if the patient complains of or
exhibits: - ANSWERlid droop, pupil abnomality, or head tilt
Conditions for which a person might take oral steroids include: - ANSWERRheumatoid arthritis
Diabetes medication includes: - ANSWERInsulin injections and "sugar pills".
Examples of hereditary systemic disease include: - ANSWERDiabetes, hypertension, arthritis, and
cancer.
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