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Jcahpo COA test ALL 300 QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: 1. 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. - ANSWER-C
QUESTION: 2. A family history includes all of the following
A. mother
B. daughter
C. spouse
D. brother. - ANSWER-C
3. The specific reason a patient is being seen for an eye exam is referred to as the
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A. patient history.
B. chief complaint.
C. status of the patient's visual acuity.
D. onset of any current vision problem(s). - ANSWER-B. Chief complaint
QUESTION: 4. A patient who reports waviness when looking at straight lines or letters
(metamorphopsia) MOST likely has
A. astigmatism.
B. cataract.
C. macular disease.
D.optic neuritis. - ANSWER-C
QUESTION: 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
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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. - ANSWER-C
QUESTION: 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 - ANSWER-C
QUESTION: 7. Which of the following symptoms suggests an urgent problem?
A. Difficulty seeing at night
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B. Increased difficulty in reading fine print
C. Sudden onset of blurry vision and halos around lights
D. Visual flashes followed by headache - ANSWER-C
QUESTION: 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 - ANSWER-D
QUESTION: 9. Anisocoria is described as
A. unequal corneal diameters.
B. differing iris colors.
C. different refractive errors.
D. difference in pupil size. - ANSWER-D
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Jcahpo COA test ALL 300 QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: 1. 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. - ANSWER-C
QUESTION: 2. A family history includes all of the following
A. mother
B. daughter
C. spouse
D. brother. - ANSWER-C
3. The specific reason a patient is being seen for an eye exam is referred to as the
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A. patient history.
B. chief complaint.
C. status of the patient's visual acuity.
D. onset of any current vision problem(s). - ANSWER-B. Chief complaint
QUESTION: 4. A patient who reports waviness when looking at straight lines or letters
(metamorphopsia) MOST likely has
A. astigmatism.
B. cataract.
C. macular disease.
D.optic neuritis. - ANSWER-C
QUESTION: 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
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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. - ANSWER-C
QUESTION: 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 - ANSWER-C
QUESTION: 7. Which of the following symptoms suggests an urgent problem?
A. Difficulty seeing at night
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B. Increased difficulty in reading fine print
C. Sudden onset of blurry vision and halos around lights
D. Visual flashes followed by headache - ANSWER-C
QUESTION: 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 - ANSWER-D
QUESTION: 9. Anisocoria is described as
A. unequal corneal diameters.
B. differing iris colors.
C. different refractive errors.
D. difference in pupil size. - ANSWER-D
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