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EXAM 2: NUR170/ NUR 170 CONCEPTS OF
MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING EXAM
|QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS| 100%
CORRECT| GRADE A- GALEN
QUESTION: What condition is characterized by the lens of the
eye losing transparency?
Answer: what condition is where the lens of the eye loses
transparency? cateracts
QUESTION: What are symptoms of cataracts?
Answer: What are symptoms of cateracts? diplopia(double
vision), halos visible and white cloudy pupils
QUESTION: What should a patient be taught after cataract
surgery?
Answer: What should you teach a pt after cataract surgery? don't
life anything heavy or do anything that may increase IOP, wear eyepatch to avoid rubbing eye, ad wear dark glasses until pupils react to light
QUESTION: What should be prescribed for a patient post-
cataract surgery to avoid increased intraocular pressure (IOP) during a bowel movement?
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Answer: A patient that just had cataract surgery should be
prescribed what to avoid IOP while having a bowel movement?stool softeners
QUESTION: What is the therapeutic management for pre-
operative cataracts?
Answer: Therapeutic management of pre-op cataracts mydriatics
and cycloplegics
QUESTION: What is the therapeutic management for post-
operative cataracts?
Answer: Therapeutic management of post op cataract
antibiotics, steroids, analgesics(ANA)
QUESTION: What eye condition occurs when drainage is
disrupted?
Answer: What eye condition is where drainage is disrupted?
glaucoma
QUESTION: What is open-angle glaucoma?
Answer: What is open angle glaucoma? it allows some drainage
QUESTION: What is closed-angle glaucoma?
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Answer: what is closed angle glaucoma? it doesn't allow any
drainage and it's a medical emergency
QUESTION: What is the method for administering eyedrops?
Answer: What is the method of giving eyedrops? punctal
occlusion
QUESTION: What medication treats closed-angle glaucoma?
Answer: What medication treats closed angle glaucoma?
mannitol
QUESTION: What medication treats open-angle glaucoma?
Answer: What medication treats ope angle glaucoma? timolol
QUESTION: What should a patient who just had cataract
surgery immediately report to the provider?
Answer: The patient who just had cataract surgery should
immediately report what to the provider any reduction of vision in the eye
QUESTION: What condition is characterized by a loss of clarity
in central vision?
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Answer: What condition is where the patients center vision loses
clarity? macular degeneration
QUESTION: What is a modifiable risk factor for macular
degeneration?
Answer: What is a modifiable risk factor of macular
degeneration? diet poor in vitamin E and carotene
QUESTION: If a patient reports loss of peripheral vision and
halos, what condition would you suspect?
Answer: If a patient says they have a loss of peripheral vision
and halos, what condition would you suspect? glaucoma
QUESTION: What are symptoms of dry macular degeneration?
Answer: What are symptoms of dry macular degeneration? slow
development of yellow cellular debris
QUESTION: What are manifestations of wet macular
degeneration?
Answer: What are manifestions of wet macular degeneration?
hemorrhage and ischemia, fast progressing