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COA JCAHPO study guide questions with answers
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1. //The //specific //reason //a //patient //is //being //seen //for //an //eye //exam //is //referred //to //as //the //
A. //patient //history. //
B. //chief //complaint. //
C. //status //of //the //patient's //visual //acuity. //
D. //onset //of //any //current //vision //problem(s). //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B. //Chief //complaint
2. //A //past //ocular //history //includes //all //of //the //following //with //the //exception //of //
A. //strabismus //surgery //at //the //age //of //5. //
B. //first //reading //glasses //6 //years //ago. //
C. //
a/
/cousin /
/diagnosed /
/with //glaucoma //10 //years //ago. //D. //red //eye //a //month //ago. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
3. //A //family //history //includes //all //of //the //following //
A. //mother
B. //daughter //
C. //spouse //
D. //brother. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
4. //
A/
/patient /
/who /
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/reports /
/waviness //when //looking //at //straight //lines //or //letters //(metamorphopsia) //MOST //likely //has //
A. //astigmatism. //
B. //cataract. //
C. //macular //disease. //
D.optic //neuritis. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
5. //
A/
/patient /
/calls /
/the /
/office /
/giving /
/the /
/has /
/noticed /
/flashes //of //light //in //the //operated //eye. //Which //of //the //following //is //the //proper //action? //
history //that //they //had //cataract //surgery //two //years //ago. //For //the //past //two //days //he //
A. //Patient //should //call //back //to //see //an //ophthalmologist //if //the //symptoms //persist. //
B. /
/Patient /
/should //be //assured //that //"flashes //of //light" //is //a //normal //occurrence //in //aphakic //surgery. //
C. //Patient //should //see //an //ophthalmologist //within //24 //hours. //
D. /
/Patient //should //see //an //ophthalmologist //within //one //month. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
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6. //Which //of //the //following //is //included //in //a //past //medical //history?
A. //Details //of //ocular //treatment //
B. //Diabetes //in //parent //
C. //Drug //allergies //
D. //Family //history //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
7. //Which //of //the //following //symptoms //suggests //an //urgent //problem? //
A. //Difficulty //seeing //at //night //
B. //Increased //difficulty //in //reading //fine //print //
C. //Sudden //onset //of //blurry //vision //and //halos //around //lights //
D. //Visual //flashes //followed //by //headache //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
8. //In //taking //a //history, //which //of //the //following //is //the //most //important? //
A. //Allergies //and //drug //reactions //
B. //Medications //taken //at //present //
C. //Past //ocular //history //
D. //The //chief //complaint //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D
9. //Anisocoria //is //described //as
A. //unequal //corneal //diameters. //
B. //differing //iris //colors. //
C. //different //refractive //errors. //
D. //difference //in //pupil //size. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D
10. //The //acronym //RAPD //stands //for //
A. //removable //anterior //pupillary //deposits. //
COA JCAHPO study guide questions with answers
// // // // // //
1. //The //specific //reason //a //patient //is //being //seen //for //an //eye //exam //is //referred //to //as //the //
A. //patient //history. //
B. //chief //complaint. //
C. //status //of //the //patient's //visual //acuity. //
D. //onset //of //any //current //vision //problem(s). //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B. //Chief //complaint
2. //A //past //ocular //history //includes //all //of //the //following //with //the //exception //of //
A. //strabismus //surgery //at //the //age //of //5. //
B. //first //reading //glasses //6 //years //ago. //
C. //
a/
/cousin /
/diagnosed /
/with //glaucoma //10 //years //ago. //D. //red //eye //a //month //ago. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
3. //A //family //history //includes //all //of //the //following //
A. //mother
B. //daughter //
C. //spouse //
D. //brother. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
4. //
A/
/patient /
/who /
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/reports /
/waviness //when //looking //at //straight //lines //or //letters //(metamorphopsia) //MOST //likely //has //
A. //astigmatism. //
B. //cataract. //
C. //macular //disease. //
D.optic //neuritis. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
5. //
A/
/patient /
/calls /
/the /
/office /
/giving /
/the /
/has /
/noticed /
/flashes //of //light //in //the //operated //eye. //Which //of //the //following //is //the //proper //action? //
history //that //they //had //cataract //surgery //two //years //ago. //For //the //past //two //days //he //
A. //Patient //should //call //back //to //see //an //ophthalmologist //if //the //symptoms //persist. //
B. /
/Patient /
/should //be //assured //that //"flashes //of //light" //is //a //normal //occurrence //in //aphakic //surgery. //
C. //Patient //should //see //an //ophthalmologist //within //24 //hours. //
D. /
/Patient //should //see //an //ophthalmologist //within //one //month. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
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6. //Which //of //the //following //is //included //in //a //past //medical //history?
A. //Details //of //ocular //treatment //
B. //Diabetes //in //parent //
C. //Drug //allergies //
D. //Family //history //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
7. //Which //of //the //following //symptoms //suggests //an //urgent //problem? //
A. //Difficulty //seeing //at //night //
B. //Increased //difficulty //in //reading //fine //print //
C. //Sudden //onset //of //blurry //vision //and //halos //around //lights //
D. //Visual //flashes //followed //by //headache //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
8. //In //taking //a //history, //which //of //the //following //is //the //most //important? //
A. //Allergies //and //drug //reactions //
B. //Medications //taken //at //present //
C. //Past //ocular //history //
D. //The //chief //complaint //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D
9. //Anisocoria //is //described //as
A. //unequal //corneal //diameters. //
B. //differing //iris //colors. //
C. //different //refractive //errors. //
D. //difference //in //pupil //size. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D
10. //The //acronym //RAPD //stands //for //
A. //removable //anterior //pupillary //deposits. //
