QMA COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION SCRIPT
Question and Answer 2026 | Premium
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• what causes myocardial ischemia? -✓✓lack of adequate oxygen
supply to the heart
• What is glaucoma? -✓✓increased intraocular pressure
• what meds treat glaucoma? -✓✓miotics, beta blocker
• what is the action of miotics -✓✓decreases eye pressure
• What are cataracts? -✓✓secondary infection, congenital disorder,
reaction to medicafions or chemical toxicity
• what are symptoms of cataracts? -✓✓gradual blurring of vision, milky
white pupil
• what is treatment of cataracts? -✓✓surgery, lens implantation,
medications, or corrective glasses
• what medications treat cataracts -✓✓fluorometholone (FML),
prednisolone (AK-Pred), diclofenac (voltaren)
,• What is conjunctivitis? -✓✓inflammation of the conjunctiva
• what causes conjunctiva -✓✓irritation, allergies, bacteria
• symptoms of conjunctivitis -✓✓-redness
-itchiness
-a gritty feeling (dryness)
-a discharge crust
-tearing
• what are nursing considerations for eye insillation medicine -✓✓place
on lower lid, do not touch bottle to eye, wait 5 mins before
administrating another eye med
• what type of medication is pilocarpine HCL (pilocar) -✓✓miotic
• what are nursing considerations for miotics? -✓✓monitor blood
pressure, apply at nights, wait 5 mins before administrating another eye
med
• adverse effects of miotics -✓✓headache, perspiration, salivation, night
blindness, blurred vision, possibility of increased blood pressure
,• what does optic beta blockers treat? -✓✓glaucoma
• optic beta blocker -✓✓timolol maleate (timoptic solution)
• what is the action of timolol maleate (timoptic solution) -✓✓lowers
intraocular pressure
• adverse effects of optic beta blocker -✓✓eye irritation, blurred vision,
reduced heart rate and blood pressure, confusion
• od -✓✓right eye
• os -✓✓left eye
• ou -✓✓both eyes
• What do mydriatics do for the eye? -✓✓Dilate the pupil (My "D"riatic
"D" for dilate)
• what is the action of optic lubricants -✓✓soothes and lubricates dry
eyes
, • Meniere's disease cause -✓✓chronic disturbance of the inner ear with
soecific cause undetermined
• symptoms of menieres disease -✓✓dizziness, runging in the ears,
nausea and vomiting, loss of hearing as part of the disease process
• treatment of menieres disease -✓✓restrictions on salt and caffeine,
may be treated with diuretics and antiemetics
• What is cystitis? -✓✓inflammation of the bladder
• What is edema? -✓✓- The excess accumulation of FLUID IN THE
intersitial TISSUE spaces.
• edema is a symptom of -✓✓congestive heart failure (CHF), and
kidneys not functioning properly
• rate of kidney filtration declines -✓✓effects of aging
• 53% decrease in renal blood flow -✓✓effects of aging
• decrease in size and number of functioning nephrons -✓✓effects of
aging
Question and Answer 2026 | Premium
Practice Test Workbook | A+ Verified
• what causes myocardial ischemia? -✓✓lack of adequate oxygen
supply to the heart
• What is glaucoma? -✓✓increased intraocular pressure
• what meds treat glaucoma? -✓✓miotics, beta blocker
• what is the action of miotics -✓✓decreases eye pressure
• What are cataracts? -✓✓secondary infection, congenital disorder,
reaction to medicafions or chemical toxicity
• what are symptoms of cataracts? -✓✓gradual blurring of vision, milky
white pupil
• what is treatment of cataracts? -✓✓surgery, lens implantation,
medications, or corrective glasses
• what medications treat cataracts -✓✓fluorometholone (FML),
prednisolone (AK-Pred), diclofenac (voltaren)
,• What is conjunctivitis? -✓✓inflammation of the conjunctiva
• what causes conjunctiva -✓✓irritation, allergies, bacteria
• symptoms of conjunctivitis -✓✓-redness
-itchiness
-a gritty feeling (dryness)
-a discharge crust
-tearing
• what are nursing considerations for eye insillation medicine -✓✓place
on lower lid, do not touch bottle to eye, wait 5 mins before
administrating another eye med
• what type of medication is pilocarpine HCL (pilocar) -✓✓miotic
• what are nursing considerations for miotics? -✓✓monitor blood
pressure, apply at nights, wait 5 mins before administrating another eye
med
• adverse effects of miotics -✓✓headache, perspiration, salivation, night
blindness, blurred vision, possibility of increased blood pressure
,• what does optic beta blockers treat? -✓✓glaucoma
• optic beta blocker -✓✓timolol maleate (timoptic solution)
• what is the action of timolol maleate (timoptic solution) -✓✓lowers
intraocular pressure
• adverse effects of optic beta blocker -✓✓eye irritation, blurred vision,
reduced heart rate and blood pressure, confusion
• od -✓✓right eye
• os -✓✓left eye
• ou -✓✓both eyes
• What do mydriatics do for the eye? -✓✓Dilate the pupil (My "D"riatic
"D" for dilate)
• what is the action of optic lubricants -✓✓soothes and lubricates dry
eyes
, • Meniere's disease cause -✓✓chronic disturbance of the inner ear with
soecific cause undetermined
• symptoms of menieres disease -✓✓dizziness, runging in the ears,
nausea and vomiting, loss of hearing as part of the disease process
• treatment of menieres disease -✓✓restrictions on salt and caffeine,
may be treated with diuretics and antiemetics
• What is cystitis? -✓✓inflammation of the bladder
• What is edema? -✓✓- The excess accumulation of FLUID IN THE
intersitial TISSUE spaces.
• edema is a symptom of -✓✓congestive heart failure (CHF), and
kidneys not functioning properly
• rate of kidney filtration declines -✓✓effects of aging
• 53% decrease in renal blood flow -✓✓effects of aging
• decrease in size and number of functioning nephrons -✓✓effects of
aging
