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Name the three types of lice. (3) - ✔ ✔ a. Pediculus humanus capitis (head lice)
b. Pediculus humanus corporis (body lice)
c. Pediculus pubis (crab lice)
Clubbing - ✔ ✔ Change in the angle between the nail and nail base, including
softening, flattening, and enlargement of the fingertips
Beau lines - ✔ ✔ Transverse depressions in the nails
Koilonychia - ✔ ✔ Concave curves
Splinter hemorrhages - ✔ ✔ Red or brown linear streaks in nail beds
Paronychia - ✔ ✔ Inflammation of the skin at the base of the nail
Hydrocephalus - ✔ ✔ Buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles
Acromegaly - ✔ ✔ Enlarged jaws and facial bones in adults
Hyperopia - ✔ ✔ Visual abnormality. Refractive error causing farsightedness
Myopia - ✔ ✔ Refractive error causing nearsightedness
,Presbyopia - ✔ ✔ Impaired near vision in middle-age and older adults caused by loss of
elasticity of the lens
Retinopathy - ✔ ✔ Noninflammatory eye disorder resulting from changes in retinal blood vessels
Strabismus - ✔ ✔ Congenital condition in which both eyes do not focus on an
object simultaneously
Cataract - ✔ ✔ Increased opacity of the lens
Glaucoma - ✔ ✔ Intraocular structural damage resulting from increased intraocular pressure
Macular degeneration - ✔ ✔ Blurred central vision often occurring suddenly caused
by progressive degeneration of the center of the retina
Examination of the eye includes assessment of five areas. Name them (5) - ✔ ✔ a. Visual
acuity b. Visual fields
c. Extraocular movements
d. External eye structures
e. Internal eye structures
Identify the structures of the external eye that you would inspect. (7) - ✔ ✔ a. Position
and alignment
b. Eyebrows
c. Eyelids
d. Lacrimal apparatus
e. Conjunctivae and sclera
, f. Corneas
g. Pupils and irises
Exophthalmos - ✔ ✔ Bulging of the eye
Ectropion - ✔ ✔ Eyelid margin that turns out
Entropion - ✔ ✔ Eyelid margins that turn in
Conjunctivitis - ✔ ✔ Presence of redness, which indicates an allergy or an infection
Ptosis - ✔ ✔ Abnormal drooping of the eyelid over the pupil
PERRLA - ✔ ✔ Pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation
Identify the internal eye structures that you would examine with an ophthalmoscope. (6) -
✔ ✔ a. Retina
b. Choroids
c. Optic nerve disc
d. Macula
e. Fovea centralis
f. Retinal vessels
Identify the three parts of the ear canal and list the structures within each. (3) - ✔ ✔ a.
External ear (auricle, outer ear canal, and tympanic membrane)
b. Middle ear (three bony ossicles)
c. Inner ear (cochlea, vestibule, and semicircular canals)
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Name the three types of lice. (3) - ✔ ✔ a. Pediculus humanus capitis (head lice)
b. Pediculus humanus corporis (body lice)
c. Pediculus pubis (crab lice)
Clubbing - ✔ ✔ Change in the angle between the nail and nail base, including
softening, flattening, and enlargement of the fingertips
Beau lines - ✔ ✔ Transverse depressions in the nails
Koilonychia - ✔ ✔ Concave curves
Splinter hemorrhages - ✔ ✔ Red or brown linear streaks in nail beds
Paronychia - ✔ ✔ Inflammation of the skin at the base of the nail
Hydrocephalus - ✔ ✔ Buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles
Acromegaly - ✔ ✔ Enlarged jaws and facial bones in adults
Hyperopia - ✔ ✔ Visual abnormality. Refractive error causing farsightedness
Myopia - ✔ ✔ Refractive error causing nearsightedness
,Presbyopia - ✔ ✔ Impaired near vision in middle-age and older adults caused by loss of
elasticity of the lens
Retinopathy - ✔ ✔ Noninflammatory eye disorder resulting from changes in retinal blood vessels
Strabismus - ✔ ✔ Congenital condition in which both eyes do not focus on an
object simultaneously
Cataract - ✔ ✔ Increased opacity of the lens
Glaucoma - ✔ ✔ Intraocular structural damage resulting from increased intraocular pressure
Macular degeneration - ✔ ✔ Blurred central vision often occurring suddenly caused
by progressive degeneration of the center of the retina
Examination of the eye includes assessment of five areas. Name them (5) - ✔ ✔ a. Visual
acuity b. Visual fields
c. Extraocular movements
d. External eye structures
e. Internal eye structures
Identify the structures of the external eye that you would inspect. (7) - ✔ ✔ a. Position
and alignment
b. Eyebrows
c. Eyelids
d. Lacrimal apparatus
e. Conjunctivae and sclera
, f. Corneas
g. Pupils and irises
Exophthalmos - ✔ ✔ Bulging of the eye
Ectropion - ✔ ✔ Eyelid margin that turns out
Entropion - ✔ ✔ Eyelid margins that turn in
Conjunctivitis - ✔ ✔ Presence of redness, which indicates an allergy or an infection
Ptosis - ✔ ✔ Abnormal drooping of the eyelid over the pupil
PERRLA - ✔ ✔ Pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation
Identify the internal eye structures that you would examine with an ophthalmoscope. (6) -
✔ ✔ a. Retina
b. Choroids
c. Optic nerve disc
d. Macula
e. Fovea centralis
f. Retinal vessels
Identify the three parts of the ear canal and list the structures within each. (3) - ✔ ✔ a.
External ear (auricle, outer ear canal, and tympanic membrane)
b. Middle ear (three bony ossicles)
c. Inner ear (cochlea, vestibule, and semicircular canals)
