1. What carries blood away from the heart?
Answer arteries
2. what causes myocardial ischemia?
Answer lack of adequate oxygen supply to the heart
3. What is glaucoma?
Answer increased intraocular pressure
4. what meds treat glaucoma?
Answer miotics, beta blocker
5. what is the action of miotics
Answer decreases eye pressure
6. What are cataracts?
Answer secondary infection, congenital disorder, reaction to medicafions or chemical toxicity
7. what are symptoms of cataracts?
Answer gradual blurring of vision, milky white pupil
,8. what is treatment of cataracts?
Answer surgery, lens implantation, medications, or corrective glasses
9. what medications treat cataracts
Answer fluorometholone (FML), prednisolone (AK-Pred), diclofenac (voltaren)
10. What is conjunctivitis?
Answer inflammation of the conjunctiva
11. what causes conjunctiva
Answer irritation, allergies, bacteria
12. symptoms of conjunctivitis
Answer -redness
-itchiness
-a gritty feeling (dryness)
-a discharge crust
-tearing
13. what are nursing considerations for eye insillation medicine
,Answer place on lower lid, do not touch bottle to eye, wait 5 mins before administrating another eye med
14. what type of medication is pilocarpine HCL (pilocar)
Answer miotic
15. what are nursing considerations for miotics?
Answer monitor blood pressure, apply at nights, wait 5 mins before administrating another eye med
16. adverse effects of miotics
Answer headache, perspiration, salivation, night blindness, blurred vision, possi- bility of increased blood
pressure
17. what does optic beta blockers treat?
Answer glaucoma
18. optic beta blocker
Answer timolol maleate (timoptic solution)
19. what is the action of timolol maleate (timoptic solution)
Answer lowers intraocular pressure
20. adverse effects of optic beta blocker
, Answer eye irritation, blurred vision, reduced heart rate and blood pressure, confusion
21. od
Answer right eye
22. os
Answer left eye
23. ou
Answer both eyes