MIDTERM NURS 100 WCU EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
presbyopia - ....ANSWER ...-impaired vision as a result of aging
Glaucoma - ....ANSWER ...-eye disorder causing an increase in intraocular
pressure
Diabetic retinopathy - ....ANSWER ...-leakage and blockage of retinal blood
vessels causing blindness
Contributing factors to vision loss - ....ANSWER ...-presbyopia / cataracts /
glaucoma
diabetic retinopathy / macular degeneration / infection
inflammation / injury / brain tumor
Conductive hearing loss - ....ANSWER ...-obstruction/ wax/ tympanic
membrane perforation / ear infections / otosclerosis
Sensorineural hearing loss - ....ANSWER ...-exposure to loud noises,
ototoxic medications, aging, acoustic neuroma
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,Taste deficit - ....ANSWER ...-xerostomia or reduced saliva
aphasia - ....ANSWER ...-inability to speak
ophthalmoscopy - ....ANSWER ...-allows visualization of the back part of
eyeball
visual acuity test - ....ANSWER ...-snellen and rosenbaum eye chart
tonometry - ....ANSWER ...-the measurement of intraocular pressure
10 to 21 mm hg
gonioscopy - ....ANSWER ...-visualization of iridocorneal angle or anterior
chamber of the eyes
slit-lamp examination - ....ANSWER ...-Allows visualization of the anterior
portion of the eye, such as the cornea, anterior chamber, and lens
Conductive hearing loss - ....ANSWER ...-alteration in middle ear that blocks
sound waves before they can reach the inner ear
sensorineaural hearing loss - ....ANSWER ...-alteration in the inner ear &
auditory nerve
mixed hearing loss - ....ANSWER ...-combination of sensorineural and
conductive hearing loss
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, Ototoxic medications - ....ANSWER ...-Antibiotics: gentamicin,
metronidazole
Diuretics: furosemide
NSAIDs: aspirin, ibuprofen
Chemotherapeutic agents: cisplatin
Conduction - ....ANSWER ...-transfer of heat from the body directly to
another surface
when the body is immersed by cold water
Evaporation - ....ANSWER ...-dispersion of heat through water vapor
sweating
Radiation - ....ANSWER ...-transfer of heat from one object to another
object without contact between them
walking outside in the cold
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2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
presbyopia - ....ANSWER ...-impaired vision as a result of aging
Glaucoma - ....ANSWER ...-eye disorder causing an increase in intraocular
pressure
Diabetic retinopathy - ....ANSWER ...-leakage and blockage of retinal blood
vessels causing blindness
Contributing factors to vision loss - ....ANSWER ...-presbyopia / cataracts /
glaucoma
diabetic retinopathy / macular degeneration / infection
inflammation / injury / brain tumor
Conductive hearing loss - ....ANSWER ...-obstruction/ wax/ tympanic
membrane perforation / ear infections / otosclerosis
Sensorineural hearing loss - ....ANSWER ...-exposure to loud noises,
ototoxic medications, aging, acoustic neuroma
....COPYRIGHT ©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...TRUSTED & VERIFIED 1
,Taste deficit - ....ANSWER ...-xerostomia or reduced saliva
aphasia - ....ANSWER ...-inability to speak
ophthalmoscopy - ....ANSWER ...-allows visualization of the back part of
eyeball
visual acuity test - ....ANSWER ...-snellen and rosenbaum eye chart
tonometry - ....ANSWER ...-the measurement of intraocular pressure
10 to 21 mm hg
gonioscopy - ....ANSWER ...-visualization of iridocorneal angle or anterior
chamber of the eyes
slit-lamp examination - ....ANSWER ...-Allows visualization of the anterior
portion of the eye, such as the cornea, anterior chamber, and lens
Conductive hearing loss - ....ANSWER ...-alteration in middle ear that blocks
sound waves before they can reach the inner ear
sensorineaural hearing loss - ....ANSWER ...-alteration in the inner ear &
auditory nerve
mixed hearing loss - ....ANSWER ...-combination of sensorineural and
conductive hearing loss
....COPYRIGHT ©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...TRUSTED & VERIFIED 2
, Ototoxic medications - ....ANSWER ...-Antibiotics: gentamicin,
metronidazole
Diuretics: furosemide
NSAIDs: aspirin, ibuprofen
Chemotherapeutic agents: cisplatin
Conduction - ....ANSWER ...-transfer of heat from the body directly to
another surface
when the body is immersed by cold water
Evaporation - ....ANSWER ...-dispersion of heat through water vapor
sweating
Radiation - ....ANSWER ...-transfer of heat from one object to another
object without contact between them
walking outside in the cold
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