NSG 6320 Week 2 exam questions with
complete solutions 2024
S&S jof jCataracts j- jANS✓✓--Blurred jvision.
-Haziness jin jthe jvisual jfield.
-Gradual jdecrease jin jvisual jacuity.
-Halos jaround jlight.
-Increase jin jglare jwhen jdriving jat jnight.
How jto jevaluate jfor jcataracts j- jANS✓✓-Cataracts jmay jbe jvisualized jwith ja
jnormal jeye jexam, jBUT jearly jcataracts jare jbest jdetected jthrough ja jdilated jeye
jexamination.
Treatment jplan jfor jcataracts j- jANS✓✓-Refer jthe jpatient jfor jophthalmology
jevaluation jand jpossible jcataract jextraction. jRemind jthe jpatient jto jhave jan
jannual jeye jexamination.
What jis jChronic jOpen-Angle jGlaucoma: j- jANS✓✓-Chronic jopen-angle
jglaucoma jis jthe jmost jcommon jform jof jglaucoma, jor jthe jincreased jintraocular
jpressure jthat jcompresses jthe joptic jnerve. jThe jresulting jneuropathy jof jthe
joptic jnerve jleads jto jalteration jin jvision.
Who jis jat jhigher jrisk jfor jdeveloping jChronic jOpen-Angle jGlaucoma? j- jANS✓✓-
African jAmericans, jdiabetics, jadults jaged jthirty-five jyears jand jolder, jand jthose
jwith ja jfamily jhistory jof jchronic jopen-angle jglaucoma jare jat jhigher jrisk jof
jdeveloping jglaucoma.
S&S jof jOpen jAngle jGlaucoma j- jANS✓✓-- jAbrupt jonset jof jsevere, junilateral jeye
jpain jthat jmay jbe jassociated jwith jphotophobia, jheadaches, jor jnausea.
j-May jcomplain jof jhalos jaround jlights jand jblurred jvision.
What jwould jyou jfind jon jassessment jof ja jpt jwith jopen jangle jglaucoma? j-
jANS✓✓-The jpupil jmay jbe jfixed jand jsomewhat jdilated jaccompanied jby
jinfection jof jthe jeye. j
Edema jof jthe jcornea jis jcommon, jwith ja jhazy jor jdewdrop jappearance.
What jis jtreatment jfor jopen jangle jglaucoma? j- jANS✓✓-Acute jclosed-angle
jglaucoma jrequires jan jimmediate jreferral jto jan jophthalmologist jfor jevaluation
jand jtreatment. jThe jgoal jis jto jprovide jtreatment jas jsoon jas jpossible jin jorder jto
jpreserve jvision.
, What jis jAmaurosis jFugax j- jANS✓✓-This jtransient jischemia jof jthe jretina jis ja
jwarning jsign jof jan jimpending jstroke.
There jare jfour jgeneral jcauses jfor jamaurosis jfugax: j- jANS✓✓--emboli, j
-insufficient jvascular jsupply jto jthe jretina, j
-arterial jspasms,
-other jidiopathic jmeans.
What jare jthe jcheif jcomplaints jof jAmaurosis jFugax j- jANS✓✓-Unilateral j"shade
jbeing jdrawn jdown jover jthe jeye," jthis jsymptom jmay jlast jfrom ja jfew jseconds
jto jseveral jminutes, jand jthe jresolution jis jthe j"shade jgoing jback jup," jjust jas jit
jdescended.
j
There jis jno jpain jassociated jwith jamaurosis jfugax.
Possible jassessment jfindings jfor jAmaurosis jFugax j- jANS✓✓-If jyou jare jable jto
jassess jthe jpatient jduring jthe jepisode, jyou jmay jbe jable jto jvisualize ja
jwhitening jof jthe jretina jwith ja jbright-red jfovea. j
Fundoscopic jexamination jmay jshow jyou jhemorrhages, jtiny jemboli jor
janeurysms, jand jvessel jchanges. jThese jchanges jmay jbe jseen joutside jthe
jacute jepisode. j
Assess jfor jcarotid jbruits jand jany jneurological jchanges jor jweakness. j
An jelectrocardiogram j(ECG), ja jcarotid jultrasound, jand jcomputed jtomography
j(CT) jshould jbe jconsidered, jas jwell jas ja jcomplete jblood jcount j(CBC), ja
jcomprehensive jmetabolic jprofile, jand jthe jerythrocyte jsedimentation jrate j(ESR),
jfor jassistance jin jdiagnosing jthe jpatient.
Diagnostics jthat jshould jbe jconsidered jfor jAmaurosis jFugax j- jANS✓✓-An
jelectrocardiogram j(ECG), j
carotid jultrasound,
computed jtomography j(CT) j
complete jblood jcount j(CBC) j
comprehensive jmetabolic jprofile j
erythrocyte jsedimentation jrate j(ESR)
Retinal jDetachment j- jANS✓✓-Usually jprecipitated jby jsome jtype jof jtrauma jto
jhead jor jeye, jit jmay jbe jspontaneous jas ja jresult jof jdiabetic jretinopathy.
EMERGENT jSITUATION
S&S jof jretinal jdetachment j- jANS✓✓-Vision jchange, jsuch jas jan jincrease jin jthe
jnumber jof jfloaters, jflashing jscotomas, jor jflashing jlights.
j
Retinal jdetachment jmay jincrease jover jtime.
As jdetachment jenlarges jsymptoms jescalate.
complete solutions 2024
S&S jof jCataracts j- jANS✓✓--Blurred jvision.
-Haziness jin jthe jvisual jfield.
-Gradual jdecrease jin jvisual jacuity.
-Halos jaround jlight.
-Increase jin jglare jwhen jdriving jat jnight.
How jto jevaluate jfor jcataracts j- jANS✓✓-Cataracts jmay jbe jvisualized jwith ja
jnormal jeye jexam, jBUT jearly jcataracts jare jbest jdetected jthrough ja jdilated jeye
jexamination.
Treatment jplan jfor jcataracts j- jANS✓✓-Refer jthe jpatient jfor jophthalmology
jevaluation jand jpossible jcataract jextraction. jRemind jthe jpatient jto jhave jan
jannual jeye jexamination.
What jis jChronic jOpen-Angle jGlaucoma: j- jANS✓✓-Chronic jopen-angle
jglaucoma jis jthe jmost jcommon jform jof jglaucoma, jor jthe jincreased jintraocular
jpressure jthat jcompresses jthe joptic jnerve. jThe jresulting jneuropathy jof jthe
joptic jnerve jleads jto jalteration jin jvision.
Who jis jat jhigher jrisk jfor jdeveloping jChronic jOpen-Angle jGlaucoma? j- jANS✓✓-
African jAmericans, jdiabetics, jadults jaged jthirty-five jyears jand jolder, jand jthose
jwith ja jfamily jhistory jof jchronic jopen-angle jglaucoma jare jat jhigher jrisk jof
jdeveloping jglaucoma.
S&S jof jOpen jAngle jGlaucoma j- jANS✓✓-- jAbrupt jonset jof jsevere, junilateral jeye
jpain jthat jmay jbe jassociated jwith jphotophobia, jheadaches, jor jnausea.
j-May jcomplain jof jhalos jaround jlights jand jblurred jvision.
What jwould jyou jfind jon jassessment jof ja jpt jwith jopen jangle jglaucoma? j-
jANS✓✓-The jpupil jmay jbe jfixed jand jsomewhat jdilated jaccompanied jby
jinfection jof jthe jeye. j
Edema jof jthe jcornea jis jcommon, jwith ja jhazy jor jdewdrop jappearance.
What jis jtreatment jfor jopen jangle jglaucoma? j- jANS✓✓-Acute jclosed-angle
jglaucoma jrequires jan jimmediate jreferral jto jan jophthalmologist jfor jevaluation
jand jtreatment. jThe jgoal jis jto jprovide jtreatment jas jsoon jas jpossible jin jorder jto
jpreserve jvision.
, What jis jAmaurosis jFugax j- jANS✓✓-This jtransient jischemia jof jthe jretina jis ja
jwarning jsign jof jan jimpending jstroke.
There jare jfour jgeneral jcauses jfor jamaurosis jfugax: j- jANS✓✓--emboli, j
-insufficient jvascular jsupply jto jthe jretina, j
-arterial jspasms,
-other jidiopathic jmeans.
What jare jthe jcheif jcomplaints jof jAmaurosis jFugax j- jANS✓✓-Unilateral j"shade
jbeing jdrawn jdown jover jthe jeye," jthis jsymptom jmay jlast jfrom ja jfew jseconds
jto jseveral jminutes, jand jthe jresolution jis jthe j"shade jgoing jback jup," jjust jas jit
jdescended.
j
There jis jno jpain jassociated jwith jamaurosis jfugax.
Possible jassessment jfindings jfor jAmaurosis jFugax j- jANS✓✓-If jyou jare jable jto
jassess jthe jpatient jduring jthe jepisode, jyou jmay jbe jable jto jvisualize ja
jwhitening jof jthe jretina jwith ja jbright-red jfovea. j
Fundoscopic jexamination jmay jshow jyou jhemorrhages, jtiny jemboli jor
janeurysms, jand jvessel jchanges. jThese jchanges jmay jbe jseen joutside jthe
jacute jepisode. j
Assess jfor jcarotid jbruits jand jany jneurological jchanges jor jweakness. j
An jelectrocardiogram j(ECG), ja jcarotid jultrasound, jand jcomputed jtomography
j(CT) jshould jbe jconsidered, jas jwell jas ja jcomplete jblood jcount j(CBC), ja
jcomprehensive jmetabolic jprofile, jand jthe jerythrocyte jsedimentation jrate j(ESR),
jfor jassistance jin jdiagnosing jthe jpatient.
Diagnostics jthat jshould jbe jconsidered jfor jAmaurosis jFugax j- jANS✓✓-An
jelectrocardiogram j(ECG), j
carotid jultrasound,
computed jtomography j(CT) j
complete jblood jcount j(CBC) j
comprehensive jmetabolic jprofile j
erythrocyte jsedimentation jrate j(ESR)
Retinal jDetachment j- jANS✓✓-Usually jprecipitated jby jsome jtype jof jtrauma jto
jhead jor jeye, jit jmay jbe jspontaneous jas ja jresult jof jdiabetic jretinopathy.
EMERGENT jSITUATION
S&S jof jretinal jdetachment j- jANS✓✓-Vision jchange, jsuch jas jan jincrease jin jthe
jnumber jof jfloaters, jflashing jscotomas, jor jflashing jlights.
j
Retinal jdetachment jmay jincrease jover jtime.
As jdetachment jenlarges jsymptoms jescalate.
