MDC1 UPDATED STUDY EXAMS GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What does ptosis refer to? - ✔✔Drooping eyelid
✔✔How should a nurse communicate with a blind patient? - ✔✔Identify yourself as you
enter and before making physical contact
✔✔When offering a seat to a blind person, what should you do? - ✔✔Place their hand
on the back or arm of the seat
✔✔How should food be served to a blind person? - ✔✔Use clock clues to specify where
everything is on the plate
✔✔Where should eye drops be instilled? - ✔✔Onto the sclera or into the lower
conjunctival sac
✔✔How long should the patient remain with the affected ear upward after ear drop
administration? - ✔✔1-2 minutes
✔✔When administering ear drops to an adult, how should the ear be pulled? - ✔✔Up
and back
, ✔✔What is the most common risk factor for cataracts? - ✔✔Age
✔✔What are clinical manifestations of cataracts? - ✔✔Gradual painless vision loss,
glare sensitivity, blurred vision (EXCEPT sudden sharp eye pain)
✔✔What should a patient wear after cataract surgery? - ✔✔An eye patch for the first 24
hours
✔✔What does retinal detachment present with? - ✔✔Sensation of a shade or curtain
across vision
✔✔Is retinal detachment painful? - ✔✔No, it is not painful but is an ocular emergency
✔✔What is the most common type of macular degeneration? - ✔✔Dry type
(nonexudative)
✔✔How is wet macular degeneration treated? - ✔✔Intravitreal injections of VEGF
inhibitors
✔✔What should patients with AMD use at home to monitor their vision? - ✔✔Amsler
grids
✔✔What characterizes glaucoma? - ✔✔Increased IOP causing optic nerve damage
✔✔What is glaucoma often called? - ✔✔"Silent thief"
✔✔What causes conductive hearing loss? - ✔✔An external or middle ear problem
✔✔What causes sensorineural hearing loss? - ✔✔Damage to the cochlea or
vestibulocochlear nerve
✔✔What is presbycusis? - ✔✔Progressive hearing loss associated with aging
✔✔What can cause a ruptured tympanic membrane? - ✔✔Middle ear infection
✔✔What should a patient do while a ruptured tympanic membrane is healing? -
✔✔Protect the ear from water entering
✔✔What does the Weber test assess? - ✔✔Bone conduction of sound
✔✔What does the Rinne test assess? - ✔✔Both air and bone conduction
✔✔How is vertigo defined? - ✔✔The illusion of motion or spinning sensation
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What does ptosis refer to? - ✔✔Drooping eyelid
✔✔How should a nurse communicate with a blind patient? - ✔✔Identify yourself as you
enter and before making physical contact
✔✔When offering a seat to a blind person, what should you do? - ✔✔Place their hand
on the back or arm of the seat
✔✔How should food be served to a blind person? - ✔✔Use clock clues to specify where
everything is on the plate
✔✔Where should eye drops be instilled? - ✔✔Onto the sclera or into the lower
conjunctival sac
✔✔How long should the patient remain with the affected ear upward after ear drop
administration? - ✔✔1-2 minutes
✔✔When administering ear drops to an adult, how should the ear be pulled? - ✔✔Up
and back
, ✔✔What is the most common risk factor for cataracts? - ✔✔Age
✔✔What are clinical manifestations of cataracts? - ✔✔Gradual painless vision loss,
glare sensitivity, blurred vision (EXCEPT sudden sharp eye pain)
✔✔What should a patient wear after cataract surgery? - ✔✔An eye patch for the first 24
hours
✔✔What does retinal detachment present with? - ✔✔Sensation of a shade or curtain
across vision
✔✔Is retinal detachment painful? - ✔✔No, it is not painful but is an ocular emergency
✔✔What is the most common type of macular degeneration? - ✔✔Dry type
(nonexudative)
✔✔How is wet macular degeneration treated? - ✔✔Intravitreal injections of VEGF
inhibitors
✔✔What should patients with AMD use at home to monitor their vision? - ✔✔Amsler
grids
✔✔What characterizes glaucoma? - ✔✔Increased IOP causing optic nerve damage
✔✔What is glaucoma often called? - ✔✔"Silent thief"
✔✔What causes conductive hearing loss? - ✔✔An external or middle ear problem
✔✔What causes sensorineural hearing loss? - ✔✔Damage to the cochlea or
vestibulocochlear nerve
✔✔What is presbycusis? - ✔✔Progressive hearing loss associated with aging
✔✔What can cause a ruptured tympanic membrane? - ✔✔Middle ear infection
✔✔What should a patient do while a ruptured tympanic membrane is healing? -
✔✔Protect the ear from water entering
✔✔What does the Weber test assess? - ✔✔Bone conduction of sound
✔✔What does the Rinne test assess? - ✔✔Both air and bone conduction
✔✔How is vertigo defined? - ✔✔The illusion of motion or spinning sensation
