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mikaylakyoung

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on: Jul 11, 2018
A 76-year-old resident of an assisted living facility has just been diagnosed with chronic glaucoma. What should the nurse tell the resident about expectations for treatment?
 
  A) It's imperative that this be resolved within 24 hours either by surgery or medication..
  B) You'll likely be prescribed eye drops that you will need to instill regularly..
  C) In the past this meant you would need surgery, but laser therapy is most commonly used these days..
  D) Your physician will probably talk to you about the need for lens replacement surgery..

Question 2

The average life span of an erythrocyte is
 
  a. a few days to several years.
  b. 120 days.
  c. 5 to 9 days.
  d. several years.


angrybirds13579

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B
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Chronic glaucoma is often treated with medications delivered by eye drops. Correction within 24 hours is not imperative in cases of chronic glaucoma and neither laser therapy nor lens replacement addresses the pathophysiology of chronic glaucoma.

Answer to Question 2

B
The life span of an RBC is 129 days. A WBC's life span is days to several years. Platelets live 5 to 9 days.


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