Exam 43: Assisting in Eye and Ear Care

Which of these would the medical assistant be responsible for when preparing a patient for an eye examination?

-Letter B in the figure is an example of a condition called ________, in which an elongated eyeball causes light rays to be focused in front of the retina.

________ is the number of complete waves of energy per second.

Before administering eardrops, the medication should be slightly ________ to avoid making the patient dizzy.

Illustrations containing numbers or symbols made up of colored dots that appear among other colored dots are used to test for ____.

Common symptoms of ________ include loss of central vision, distortions in vision, and difficulty seeing details.

Which of the following is a type of sensorineural hearing loss and the most common form of hearing loss in older adults?

An infection of the outer ear that is sometimes called swimmer's ear and is usually caused by bacteria or fungi is ________.

Which of the following is not a measure that can be taken to reduce the likelihood of a child having an ear infection?

A common eye disorder that develops with age and results in the loss of lens elasticity, causing difficulty seeing objects close up, is ____.

-Letter C in the figure is an example of a condition called ________, in which a shortened eyeball causes light rays to be focused behind the retina.

A drooping of the upper eyelid due to damage to the muscle that raises the eyelid is known as ____.

Which of the following is used to test color vision?

Which eye disorder is a chronic inflammation of the edges of the eyelid and is characterized by red, swollen eyelids with scaling or crusting?

A medical doctor specializing in the health of the ear is a(n) ________.

In which hearing test does the practitioner strike a tuning fork on a hard surface to produce a sound and places the tuning fork in the middle of the patient's head to determine if the patient has conductive or sensorineural hearing loss?

Mr. Henderson is a 64-year-old patient whose wife insisted that he have his hearing tested because he often does not hear her when she speaks to him. When you speak to him, he answers, but some of his answers do not seem appropriate, and you suspect that he has not heard you or has misinterpreted what you said. Which of the following actions can you take to help make sure Mr. Henderson understands the questions you ask during the interview?

An ophthalmologist measures intraocular pressure with the aid of a(n) ____.

An inflammation of the track in the eye that includes the iris, ciliary body, and choroid is called ________.

The _______ treats visual defects only with glasses or contacts and is not a medical doctor.