Terms in this set (128)
melanoma The most serious form of skin cancer
A patient is brought Ensure the client has a patent airway
to the emergency
department after a
car crash. The patient
has a large piece of
glass in the left eye.
What action by the
nurse takes priority?
Which skin cancer Melanoma
causes the most skin
cancer deaths?
immuno-suppressants Melanoma
and UV radiation is
the leading cause of
what skin cancer?
increased intraocular pressure results in
glaucoma damage to the retina and optic nerve with
loss of vision
Injury to the eye sustained as the result of
sharp or blunt trauma, chemicals or heat;
eye trauma permanent visual impairment can occur;
every eye injury should be considered an
emergency
, Abnormal condition within the labyrinth of
the inner ear that can lead to a progressive
Meniere's disease loss of hearing. The symptoms are dizziness
or vertigo, hearing loss, and tinnitus (ringing
in the ears).
hemorrhage happens when a blood vessel
eye spills
leaks or breaks just under the conjunctiva.
-Keep both eyes covered
-chemicals=continuous flushing
eye emergencies
-Never remove any object that has
penetrated the body (major bleeding)
NEVER TOUCH EYE WITH DROP OR EYE
eye drops
DROPPER
ear drops
-Streptomycin
-Neomycin
-Kanamycin and amikacin
-Gentamicin and tobramycin
-Vancomycin
Ototoxic drugs -Azithromycin
-Viomycin
-Chemotherapeutic (antinoplastic) drugs
-Ethacrynic acid and furosemide
-Salicylates
-Quinine
, -Dose
-Duration of therapy
-Concurrent renal failure
What factors affect -Infusion rate
ototoxicity -Lifetime dose
-Coadministration with other drugs having
ototoxic potential
-Genetic susceptibility
Why should Ototoxic because the drugs might diffuse into the
drugs not be used for inner ear.
otic topical
application when the
tympanic membrane
is perforated?
A: Asymmetrical (5 mm x 8mm)
B: Borders - Irregular (shaped like a jagged
pebble)
C: Color variations (brown to black)
D: Diameter > 6mm to 8mm
skin cancer
E: Evolving in appearance: Patient describes
assessment
increasing size plus color change and texture
change
Other S/S: itching, pain, change is size,
bleeding mole, or new pigmentation
melanoma The most serious form of skin cancer
A patient is brought Ensure the client has a patent airway
to the emergency
department after a
car crash. The patient
has a large piece of
glass in the left eye.
What action by the
nurse takes priority?
Which skin cancer Melanoma
causes the most skin
cancer deaths?
immuno-suppressants Melanoma
and UV radiation is
the leading cause of
what skin cancer?
increased intraocular pressure results in
glaucoma damage to the retina and optic nerve with
loss of vision
Injury to the eye sustained as the result of
sharp or blunt trauma, chemicals or heat;
eye trauma permanent visual impairment can occur;
every eye injury should be considered an
emergency
, Abnormal condition within the labyrinth of
the inner ear that can lead to a progressive
Meniere's disease loss of hearing. The symptoms are dizziness
or vertigo, hearing loss, and tinnitus (ringing
in the ears).
hemorrhage happens when a blood vessel
eye spills
leaks or breaks just under the conjunctiva.
-Keep both eyes covered
-chemicals=continuous flushing
eye emergencies
-Never remove any object that has
penetrated the body (major bleeding)
NEVER TOUCH EYE WITH DROP OR EYE
eye drops
DROPPER
ear drops
-Streptomycin
-Neomycin
-Kanamycin and amikacin
-Gentamicin and tobramycin
-Vancomycin
Ototoxic drugs -Azithromycin
-Viomycin
-Chemotherapeutic (antinoplastic) drugs
-Ethacrynic acid and furosemide
-Salicylates
-Quinine
, -Dose
-Duration of therapy
-Concurrent renal failure
What factors affect -Infusion rate
ototoxicity -Lifetime dose
-Coadministration with other drugs having
ototoxic potential
-Genetic susceptibility
Why should Ototoxic because the drugs might diffuse into the
drugs not be used for inner ear.
otic topical
application when the
tympanic membrane
is perforated?
A: Asymmetrical (5 mm x 8mm)
B: Borders - Irregular (shaped like a jagged
pebble)
C: Color variations (brown to black)
D: Diameter > 6mm to 8mm
skin cancer
E: Evolving in appearance: Patient describes
assessment
increasing size plus color change and texture
change
Other S/S: itching, pain, change is size,
bleeding mole, or new pigmentation
