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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| normal pupil range= | 2-6 |
| what could be he reason for a size 8 < pupil size? | could be neurological issue |
| P= E= R= A= L= | pupil equal round active to light |
| ptosis- | abnormal droop of eyelid |
| ectropion- | bottom lid droop |
| entropion- | eyelid curved in |
| strabismus- | cross eye |
| cataracts- | opastity, cloudyness,distorted vision |
| arcus sinilis- | not common under 40 build up of cholesterol cloudy ring around eye |
| Exophthalmos- | bulging eye likely caused by thyroid |
| nystagmus- | involuntary eye jumping caused by cranial nerve damage or injury to eye muscle |
| what is the likely cause of swollen jugular veins? | too much fluid fluid volume overload |
| dysphagia- | having trouble swallowing |
| what is the cause for swollen tragus? | outer ear inection |
| icterie sclera- | the white part of your eye is yellow, a sign of jaundice |
| excoriation- | skin lesions |
| tender mobile lymph nodes = | infection |
| non tender hard lymph nodes= | malignancy possible cancer (emergency investigation) |
| what are people with ectropian, entropian and exothalamus at risk for? | eye irritation, eye infection, and dry eye |
| what could be the cause of conjuctivitis? | allergies, virus, and bacteria |
| what is cherry red lips a sign of? | carbon monoxide poisoning |
| what does palpation of the thyroid gland reveal? | possible tracheal deviation which accompanies potentially tension pneumothroax (lung collapse) |
| the most frequently measured thyroid hormones that control metabolic rates and affect all body systems? | thyronine (T3) & thyroxine(T4) |
| signs of meningitis? | neck pain with fever & headache |
| signs of myocardial infarction ? | sudden onset pain of neck or jaw and should be evaluated for cardiac etiologies |
| when is visual acuity tested? | head injury or trauma to the eye |
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