The retinal structures viewed through the ophthalmoscope are: - Correct answer-optic
disc, vessels, macula, background
"Positive consensual light
... [Show More] reflex" means... - Correct answer-simultaneous constriction
The thickening and yellowing of the lens due to aging is described as: - Correct answercataract
Eye emergency - Correct answer-sudden change in vision
Visual acuity is assessed with: - Correct answer-Snellen eye chart
The cover test is used to assess for: - Correct answer-muscle weakness
When using the ophthalmoscope, you would: - Correct answer-remove your own
glasses and approach the patient's left eye with your left eye
The 6 eye muscles that control eye movement are innervated by cranial nerves: -
Correct answer-III, IV, VI
Conjunctivitis - Correct answer-redness of the conjunctiva
normal peripheral vision would see finger at - Correct answer-90 degrees
patient blind in left eye, what happens when light in right - Correct answer-both constrict
interruption of red reflex happens when - Correct answer-there is opacity of cornea or
lens
One cause of visual impairment in aging adults is: - Correct answer-glaucoma
PERRLA - Correct answer-pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
cause of red reflex - Correct answer-light reflecting from the retina
color of tympanic membrane - Correct answer-pearly gray
sensioneural hearing loss - Correct answer-related to gradual nerve degeneration
Before ear exam, palate - Correct answer-pinna, tragus, and mastoid processEar exam of 3 year old - Correct answer-pull pinna down
ear exam of adult - Correct answer-pull pinna up and back
darwin tubercle - Correct answer-a congenital, painless nodule at the helix
when assessing patients ear - Correct answer-tilt head away from examiner
The hearing receptors are located in the - Correct answer-cochlea
The sensation of vertigo may indicate: - Correct answer-pathology in the semicircular
canals
common cause of conductive hearing loss - Correct answer-impacted cerumen
Signs of ear infection - Correct answer-absent light reflex, red and bulging drum
Reducing risk of ear infection - Correct answer-dont smoke in house or car
assessing hearing in babies - Correct answer-watch for head turn when you call their
name
patient w head injury has clear watery drainage from ear - Correct answer-consider
possible basal skull fracture, refer immediately
common site of nose bleeds - Correct answer-kiesselbach plexus
Which sinuses can you assess through examination? - Correct answer-frontal and
maxillary
the frenulum is the - Correct answer-midline fold of tissue that connects the tongue to
the floor of the mouth
The largest salivary gland is located: - Correct answer-within the cheeks in front of the
ear
old woman with dry mouth - Correct answer-medication
find a deviated septum, what next - Correct answer-document in case it needs suction
Oral malignancies are most likely to develop: - Correct answer-in the mucosal "gutter"
under the tongue
tonsils 3+ - Correct answer-tonsils touch the uvula [Show Less]