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Capo

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Which assessment finding alerts the nurse to provide patient teaching about cataract development?
 
  a. History of hyperthyroidism
  b. Unequal pupil size and shape
  c. Blurred vision and light sensitivity
  d. Loss of peripheral vision in both eyes

Question 2

Assessment of a patient's visual acuity reveals that the left eye can see at 20 feet what a person with normal vision can see at 50 feet and the right eye can see at 20 feet what a person with normal vision can see at 40 feet.
 
  The nurse records which finding?
  a. OS 20/50; OD 20/40
  b. OU 20/40; OS 50/20
  c. OD 20/40; OS 20/50
  d. OU 40/20; OD 50/20


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dominiqueenicolee

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Classic signs of cataracts include blurred vision and light sensitivity. Thyroid problems are a major cause of exophthalmos. Unequal pupil is indicative of anisocoria, not cataracts. Loss of peripheral vision is a sign of glaucoma.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
When documenting visual acuity, the first number indicates the standard (for normal vision) of 20 feet and the second number indicates the line that the patient is able to read when standing 20 feet from the Snellen chart. OS is the abbreviation for left eye and OD is the abbreviation for right eye. The remaining three answers do not correctly describe the patient's visual acuity.


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Reply #2 on: Jun 25, 2018
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