QMA state test NEED to know questions
and answers with verified solutions
What carries blood away from the heart? ✔✔arteries
what causes myocardial ischemia? ✔✔lack of adequate oxygen supply to the heart
What is glau
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QMA state test NEED to know questions
and answers with verified solutions
What carries blood away from the heart? ✔✔arteries
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 neph
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