Biomedical Engineering, Environmental Health & Safety Paxton Paterson, ophthamology, paxton patterson final
A patient who has had heart surgery develops an infection at the site of his surgical wound. There are about 300,000 instances of this type of infection every year and it kills as many as 13,000 people each year. The total cost to hospitals in this country is $7 billion dollars. What is the cost for each of these infections?
$23,333.33
A patient got an infection from a ventilator tube. About 250,000 instances like this occur every year, killing as many as 36,000 people. The total cost to hospitals in this country is $2,500,000,000. What is the cost for each of these infections?
10,000
The first eyeglasses appeared in art in:
1352
At a hospital, 45 people were admitted with a serious strain of flu. The complication rate was 33%. About how many patients developed complications?
15
In the previous example, 50 patients had surgery. Eight patients developed pneumonia. What is the percentage of patients who developed pneumonia with the new protocol?
16%
What is the eyesight of a person who when standing 20 feet from the eye chart is able to see what a person with normal vision sees at 200 feet?
20/200
A baby weighing 10kg needs 100 ml of fluid per kg in a 24-hour period. Over two days, the child should have:
2000 ml
For children who weigh between 10kg - 20kg, they need 1000ml plus 50ml for each kg between 11kg and 20kg. For children who weigh more than 20kg (44 pounds), they need 1500ml plus 25ml for each kg over 20kg. Which of the following is the correct amount of fluid?
24 kg child needs 1500ml + (4 x 25) = 1500 + 100 = 1600 ml /24 hours
Which of the following is a normal size for a human pupil?
4.5 mm
Originally, 10 out of 40 patients developed pneumonia. With the new protocol, 8 out of 50 developed pneumonia. What is the percentage of improvement for the new protocol?
9%
To become a registered nurse, one must complete:
A BSN (bachelor's of science in nursing) and pass a national licensing exam.
If a baby is called a "preemie" it is:
A baby that was born prematurely and is almost always very tiny and fragile
A blood-soaked bandage is considered:
A biohazard
Which of the following would most likely not require special planning and procedure for a hospital?
A car accident involving one car and one bicyclist
A blood clot is:
A clump of cells that break off and block an artery
astigmatism
A common, mild and generally easily treatable imperfection in the curvature of your eye.
Arrhythmia
A condition in which the heart beats with an irregular or abnormal rhythm.
Camera obscura is another term for:
A dark room, where images from cameras were generated
A nurse practitioner may need to perform a suture if the patient has:
A deep and open wound
Which device should use the red electrical outlet?
A heart pump
Which of these items must be put in the sharps biohazard container?
A needle that has been used to sew stitches in a patient
Which of these items must be put in the sharps biohazard waste container?
A needle that has been used to sew stitches in a patient
In a hospital, when a nurse does not wash her hands
A patient could die
Hypertension means that:
A patient has high blood pressure
LASIK is:
A procedure that corrects vision issues in most patients so they no longer need glasses or contact lenses
A membrane is similar to:
A screen
Professional Engineer, or PE, represents:
A state license
What does lockout/tagout (LOTO) refer to?
A system to alert people in a building about electrical work being done
Which item has not been cleaned appropriately for use in the hospital?
A towel washed with detergent in cold water
Stands for Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
APIC
States that companies producing and using hazardous materials must provide employees with information and training on the proper handling and use of these materials.
Administrative Control
Sterilization is any process that destroys:
All forms of life
A Registered Nurse may supervise:
All other nurses
Which of the following is not true about glaucoma?
Although glaucoma is caused by aging, doctors have found it can be cured with surgery.
_________ also known as "lazy eye." Decreased vision in one or both eyes without detectable anatomic damage in the eye or visual pathways. Usually uncorrectable by eyeglasses or contact lenses. Also known as "lazy eye."
Amblyopia
Which of these items would not protect a patient from possible infection?
An apron
To check a patient's pulse, the nurse must first find:
An artery
Which statement about Ophthalmology is true?
An optometrist may detect diabetes during an eye exam.
A prescription for vision correction can be written by:
An optometrist or an ophthalmologist
Medical treatment for a patient with an infection usually includes:
Antibiotics
_______ ______ the clear fluid filling the space in the front of the eyeball between the lens and the cornea. The clear fluid filling the space in the front of the eyeball between the lens and the cornea.
Aqueous Humor
Cones and rods:
Are nerve cells in the retina
Which of the following does not usually fall into the job description of a public health nurse?
Assisting in heart transplant surgery
The duties of a nursing assistant include all of the following except:
Assisting in the operating room
While there are many levels of training needed to become a nurse, depending on the role and career path, the minimum would most likely be
Associate degree
Sometimes, vision is distorted because the eyes don't work well together. This is called:
Astigmatism
A patient with 20/40 eyesight sees:
At 20 feet what a person with normal vision sees at 40 feet.
A patient with 20/80 eyesight sees:
At 20 feet what a person with normal vision sees at 80 feet
Design Brief
At the end of each module, each team works on a final project and presents their results to the class.
In surgery, anesthesia is used to:
Block sensation, including the feeling of pain
A sphygmomanometer measures:
Blood pressure
______ ________ is the pressure of the blood within the arteries.
Blood pressure
A triage nurse must quickly assess a patient upon arrival in the ER. Which of the following is not important information for the triage nurse to gather in order to determine how quickly a patient must be seen?
Blood type
Microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans.
Bloodborne pathogens
If nursing staff hears a "Code _____" they know immediately that a patient is in cardiac arrest. (4 letters)
Blue
__________ ______is measured as the number of breaths taken every minute.
Breathing rate
Ultraviolet radiation from the sun:
Can be very damaging to eyesight
The light that comes into the eye is:
Captured by the cornea and flipped to project upside down on the retina
It's important to protect the eyes against ultraviolet radiation from the sun to prevent:
Cataracts
Which eye condition can have sight restored through surgery?
Cataracts
DAZO™ or Glo Germ™ are used to:
Check the level of cleanliness of the food cart and other areas of a hospital
A pediatric optometrist works with:
Children
Pediatric nurses work with:
Children
What function do the kidneys perform related to blood?
Clean it
Using the color code chart above, what would be announced in a hospital where a suspicious clock-like device has been left unattended in a waiting room?
Code Yellow
The temperature in an operating room must be:
Cold, to keep the surgeons and staff can be comfortable in all of their protective gear
The oxygen meter measures oxygen in a patient's blood by:
Comparing how much infrared light is absorbed by the body
__________ also known as "pink eye" is the inflammation of the conjunctiva. Characterized by discharge, grittiness, redness and swelling. Also known as "pink eye."
Conjunctivitis
Rebecca is given a prescription for her bronchitis. The doctor told her to take it for 10 days, but after 4 days, she feels much better. She should:
Continue taking the medication for the 10 days, regardless of how she feels
After eye surgery such as LASIK, a patient can do many things to stay healthy and help his eyes heal. Which of the following is not recommended?
Continue to keep up an active lifestyle including swimming and contact sports
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is responsible for:
Creating rules and regulations to ensure the safey of workers and work environments
Knowledge Check
Daily quiz to confirm understanding of concepts learned that day. A yellow or green gives you a credit for completing the quiz.
Obstetric nursing is the specialty area of nursing that deals with:
Delivering babies
Laurel is in charge of all safety procedures on a new construction job at her hospital. How can she and her team prevent the most common injuries on the work site?
Develop a comprehensive checklist for assembly and use of all scaffolding and ladders
Presbyopia is:
Difficulty seeing to read
Noninvasive
Diseases that usually do not spread to or damage other organs and tissues.
Which of the following is not a way to stop the spread of infection?
Disposing of food properly
In the exam room, the reason for reflecting the eye chart in a mirror is to:
Double the measurement distance
Turning in electronic evidence
Download PDF. Right-click to open with Adobe Reader. Or work on it on Kami. Only then will your changes to add to the document. Save as and then submit that saved file.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a polycarbonate lens?
Easy to scratch
When the examiner uses a penlight and asks the patient follow the light, he or she is measuring the patient's:
Eye muscles
A treatment option for a 6-year old child with severe near-sightedness is:
Eyeglasses
Blurry vision caused by hyperopia can be corrected using one of several options. Which of the following is not a treatment for hyperopia?
Eyeglasses with concave lenses
A patient with a sprained ankle will most likely be seen before a patient with heart attack symptoms.
FALSE
After graduation with a bachelor's of science in nursing and passing a national licensing exam, nurses have great difficulty finding employment.
FALSE
Every emergency room nurse is qualified to be a flight nurse.
FALSE
Florence Nightingale came from very humble beginnings and very little money.
FALSE
If the parents never had a certain immunization, the child does not need it.
FALSE
In nursing, most people start as an RN and go back to school to become a CNA.
FALSE
It is not important for a nurse to have communications skills as long as he or she has passed a certification exam.
FALSE
LPNs supervise RNs.
FALSE
Math is not used in modern medicine.
FALSE
Primary care means caring for children in grades K-6.
FALSE
School nurses must wear scrubs to work each day, just as they would do at a hospital or clinic.
FALSE
The American Red Cross only deals with disaster relief.
FALSE
The metric system is the most common system of measurement in the United States.
FALSE
You are the RN on duty in a hospital when a celebrity is admitted to your unit. You get a call from a news reporter at a local television station. You confirm that the celebrity is in the hospital but do not provide additional information. Your actions complied with HIPAA.
FALSE
If a general anesthetic is used in a surgical setting, the patient:
Falls into a sleep-like state and is completely unaware of what is happening
A patient can only receive an anesthetic through an intravenous line.
False
A syringe can be used on more than one patient before it is disposed of, as long as they have the same type of infection.
False
A traditional mold is made using concrete.
False
An artery is a blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart.
False
An artificial hand cannot function like a real one.
False
An optometrist is able to perform surgery on patients when needed.
False
E. coli, Salmonella, and Listeria are examples of viruses that can be spread when sanitary procedures are not followed in the kitchen.
False
In an audit, if a food cart is cleaned properly, the DAZO™ or Glo Germ™ is seen under a black light.
False
It is acceptable and sanitary to cut raw meat, fresh produce, and bread on the same cutting board in a hospital kitchen.
False
It takes more energy for patients to walk on prosthetic limbs than to use a cane, crutches, or walker.
False
Once collected in a hospital, biohazards are disposed of with the other trash and are sent to a landfill.
False
Today, artificial limbs are still being made out of wood with leather straps that attach to the body.
False
When Patrick read the eye chart on the wall, he was being examined for:
Far vision
When a patient reads the eye chart at 20 feet, he was being examined for:
Far vision
When a patient has trouble seeing things that are close, they are:
Farsighted
When a nurse checks the pulse, he
Feels for the artery
Which of the following is not one of a flight nurse's important skills?
Filling out insurance forms
During kidney dialysis, the patient's blood is:
Filtered so that red blood cells are returned to the body
_____ _____ is help given to a sick or injured person until full medical treatment is available.
First aid
Washing hands with soap and warm water not only helps stop the spread of infectious diseases, but also helps prevent the spread of:
Food borne illnesses
To test far vision during an eye exam, the numbers and letters on the chart:
Get smaller and smaller as the patient reads to the bottom to mimic distance
Checkpoint Test
Given on Day 7 and Day 14 of each module. These quizzes test your knowledge of the material leading up to day 7 and 14. They are open notes and are a big part of your grade.
Which eye condition can not have sight restored through surgery?
Glaucoma
Blood sugar is called:
Glucose
Clinical training is:
Hands-on training that can take place in a variety of settings
Sally is immunized against measles. This means she:
Has antibodies to fight that disease
A patient with a blood pressure reading of 119/68:
Has good blood pressure
The cure for age-related macular degeneration:
Has not been found yet
The primary reason for requiring nurses to get a license is to make sure that they:
Have appropriate skills and knowledge to practice safely
Bifocals:
Have distance prescription above and reading prescription below
Which of the following is not true? Because of cultural differences, a:
Health provider may have to force a patient to accept treatment
An acute myocardial infarction is a:
Heart attack
______ ________is any disorder that affects the heart's ability to function normally.
Heart disease
A ______ _________ ________ is a serious problem that occurs after a patient receives a transfusion of blood. The red blood cells that were given to the patient are destroyed by the patient's immune system.
Hemolytic transfusion reaction
___________ refers to a group of bleeding disorders in which it takes a long time for the blood to clot.
Hemophilia
A cloudy vitreous could signal:
High blood pressure
An eye exam might indicate that a patient has this serious disease:
High blood pressure
A surgical stent:
Holds an artery open
A task that a hospital epidemiologist might perform is:
Identify examples of patients who develop hospital-acquired infections
Which of the following statements about vision is not true?
If a child has no trouble seeing the board at school, there is no reason to go in for a yearly eye exam.
Which of the following statements about food temperature is true?
If certain foods are not cooked to a proper internal temperature, it can cause serious illness and even death.
Glaucoma is a loss of peripheral vision caused by:
Increased pressure inside the eye
A device, such as a tracheal tube or an IV line, could cause an infection by:
Introducing pathogens into the body
A laser:
Is a device that focuses a powerful beam of light
When a person has immunity, the person:
Is protected against a certain disease
The human eye:
Is shaped like a sphere
Titanium is a good choice for a prosthesis because:
It does not rust
In a nurses educational and training program, they are required to experience many different settings. This is important because:
It helps them to decide the area on which to focus for specialized training
Which statement is true about immunizations?
It is important for parents to learn as much as possible about current scientific research on immunizations and make the best decision for their children.
Which of the following statements about Florence Nightingale is true?
It was not common for women in Florence Nightingale's era to have a job.
HIPAA is a law created to:
Keep your personal health records private and confidential
______ is eye surgery to correct vision in which a laser reshapes the inner cornea. Eye surgery to correct vision in which a laser reshapes the inner cornea.
LASIK
Strabismus is the medical term for:
Lazy eye
Which of the following is not a benefit of glass lenses?
Lightweight
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Log in address for the Paxton Patterson Learning Management System
By looking at the blood vessels in the eye during an examination, an optometrist can:
Look for symptoms of other diseases such as high blood pressure or diabetes
A patient, Mr. Collins, is admitted to the hospital with a new strain of flu. The medical staff monitors him carefully and works to keep the disease from spreading to the rest of the hospital. His patient room is designed to prevent the spread of infection through its air pressure. The pressure is:
Low so that contamination stays inside the room.
For a patient with hyperopia, or farsightedness, the eyeball is too short. The lens focuses the image behind the:
Macula
To test the eyesight of a child who isn't old enough to read, an optometrist must:
Make careful observations and use the instruments in his office to gather information
To make a good fit for a limb prostheses, the medical team usually:
Makes a mold
During labor, the EFM enables a nurse to:
Monitor the mother's contractions and determine if the baby is under any stress during delivery
Which statement is true? For patients learning to use two prosthetic legs, it takes the:
Most energy to move if both legs are missing above the knees.
In the SPH column on a patient's prescription, it has -2.25 for both the left and right eye. This means that the person has:
Near-sightedness
Another word for myopia is:
Nearsightedness
When a patient has trouble seeing things far away, they are:
Nearsightedness
An example of a pandemic is:
New flu strain
_________ _____ _________ varies by person, age, activity, and time of day.
Normal body temperature
20/20
Normal visual acuity.
An infection or disease acquired in a hospital or other health care facility.
Nosocomial
A ______ _______ is a nurse with a graduate degree in advanced practice nursing.
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioners are:
Nurses with advanced training
Narrative Writing
On Day 5 students have to examine a problem and find a solution using the knowledge they learned from the previous days. About 300 words.
A person in good health and with no vision problems should have an eye exam:
Once a year
Which of the following statements about Environmental Health and Safety is not true?
Once water from a plumbing emergency is cleaned up, no further action is needed.
An eye specialist who performs LASIK surgery is an:
Ophthalmologist
Modules
Our class has 16 different sections.
Which of the following cannot be found by testing blood?
Overall mental health
A disease that affects people around the world is a:
Pandemic
Which of the following statements about health history is not true?
Patients are encouraged to lie on their health history forms if they don't have anything interesting to report.
Nurses who work with children and infants are called:
Pediatric nurses
Which of the following statements about food-borne illnesses are true?
People in the hospital are especially susceptible to food-borne bacteria because their health is already compromised.
What does a nurse do using the median cubital vein on the patient's arm?
Perform venipuncture
The following lenses work like venetian blinds to help control the light that enters the wearer's eyes:
Polarized lenses
In an emergency situation, the hospital may need to rely on:
Potable water
The symbol "Rx" means:
Prescription
Flight nurses:
Provide emergency care
Which of the following are included in checking a patient's vital signs?
Pulse, breathing rate, and temperature
legal blindness
Refers to a central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the best possible correction, and/or a visual field of 20 degrees or less.
As part of their educational program, nursing students must take classes in and gain a thorough understanding of the following areas, except:
Renaissance literature
If water is considered potable, it is:
Safe to drink
Which of the following is not an example of a fermented substance or food?
Salami
To avoid bringing highly contagious patients into a hospital where they risk infecting other patients with a dangerous disease, the following is an example of a feasible solution in an emergency situation:
Set up special tents in the parking lots where they can safely and effectively treat the infected patients
Objects that can penetrate the skin.
Sharps
Which of the following is not true of Florence Nightingale?
She invented the flashlight to help her with overnight rounds while attending to wounded soldiers in a military hospital.
Which statement is not true of Clara Barton?
She was born in England in 1821.
The most common corrective lenses for people under 40 which corrects nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, or a combination of these are:
Single-vision lenses
Which of the following is not considered a sharp?
Sterile packaging
An eye that is turned inward or outward is called:
Strabismus
The long chains in polyethylene make it a suitable material for a product that needs to be:
Strong
Treatment for strabismus includes all except:
Surgery
A public health nurse does not provide direct patient care but works to promote good health in the community.
TRUE
A triage nurse in the ER decides the order in which patients see a doctor.
TRUE
Neonatal nurses go through special training programs to become experts on taking care of very small, very sick infants.
TRUE
One of the reasons medical records are kept is to determine what treatment works best for a disease.
TRUE
The metric system is useful in a hospital setting because of its accuracy in describing very small amounts.
TRUE
Washing your hands could prevent a life-threatening infection.
TRUE
A phlebotomist:
Takes blood from a patient
A technician is calibrating a blood oxygen meter. To do this, he:
Takes readings, comparing the device to another one that he knows is accurate.
A nurse is administering an antibiotic shot to a patient with a serious infection. After finishing, she accidentally pokes herself with the used needle before she is able to dispose of it. Her main concern is:
That she could be infected
What is peripheral vision?
The ability to see things to the side as you look straight ahead
Myoelectric refers to:
The body's electric signals that control muscles
The reason for choosing a slippery material for joint replacement is:
The bones can slide easily
In vision, periphery refers to:
The edge of the visual field
Which of the following statements is true about a career in nursing?
The environment in an ER is fast-paced and serious.
After age 45, many people develop a condition called presbyopia. This means:
The eye's natural lens begins to lose the ability to expand and contract in order to focus on objects that are close
At an eye exam, the optometrist will not only check how well a patient can see, but also checks:
The general health of the patient's eyes
The E. coli organism lives in:
The intestines of humans
Which of the following is the least important when it comes to electricity needs in a hospital during an emergency?
The light in a visitors' bathroom stall
Which area of the retina senses bright light and colors, and also sees fine detail?
The macula
It is possible to recognize the level of training that a nurse has received by:
The nametag and identification worn by the nurse in a health care setting
Jeremy is 24 years old and is about to have surgery. Who is legally able to view his medical records?
The nurse prepping him for surgery
If an eye doctor is testing a patient's visual acuity, he is testing:
The patient's overall vision
When bright light shines into the patient's eyes, what happens?
The pupil gets smaller
color blindness
The reduced ability to discriminate between colors.
OD, or ocular dexter, refers to:
The right eye
Which of the following nerves is not associated with the eye or vision?
The sciatic nerve
Self-directed learning
The student is required to login to the Paxton Patterson system every day, read the subject matter, answer daily questions and complete assigned activities. The student is responsible for their own learning. Mr. Hernandez is there to help you with your learning.
Macular degeneration causes:
The vision in the center of the vision field to be blurry
Which of the following statements about a Nursing career is not true?
There are many types of nursing careers, and they each have very different basic educational programs.
Evidence
They can be answering questions about a video, a hands-on activity or a writing assignment and are a significant part of your grade.
One example of why neonatal nurses must be skilled at math is:
They must calculate the correct doses for premature babies' medications
What does it mean to be highly ethical?
To be trustworthy, honest, and always strive to do the right thing
The purpose of a LASIK procedure is:
To correct the cornea's ability to focus images directly on the macula
Which of the following is the primary role of the triage nurse in the emergency department?
To determine the priority order in which patients should be given care
An audit is performed:
To ensure that employees are following procedure for cleanliness in the hospital
In medicine, doctors determine a patient's baseline with tests for certain traits and abilities. The results, or baseline, are used:
To make a goal for future visits
An optometrist can do all of the following except:
Treat a patient for high blood pressure
A prosthesis is a replacement for a part of the body.
True
A surgical stent is made from a mesh material, which allows the tissue in the artery to grown into the mesh framework.
True
A young man who was in excellent shape before his accident, has a better ability to heal and become independent compared to older or less fit patients.
True
After an investigation into a patient infection, it is common to review procedures and double-check equipment and other devices used in the surgical process.
True
Air pressure in an operating room must be positive to reduce the introduction of pathogens into the sterile environment.
True
An IV is used to provide fluids and medication to a patient.
True
An infarction is an area of tissue that has lost blood supply and is dying or has died.
True
Because the government regulates many of the procedures in a hospital, the epidemiologist's team must keep track of and report incidents and statistics to state and national agencies.
True
Bioengineering companies design prosthetics and devices that replace systems and parts in the human body.
True
CAD software is the primary tool used in engineering design.
True
During an emergency, the normal chain of command might be different than on a normal day.
True
During dialysis, waste material is taken out of the blood and then washed away.
True
Finding the right materials is one of the most important design issues to consider in developing an effective hip prosthesis.
True
Hospitals often must work with local public health officials to create emergency plans and procedures.
True
If procedures are followed 100%, there is no risk of infection in any surgery.
True
If your primary doctor is not available, you can be seen and treated by a nurse practitioner in most primary care cases.
True
Images are sent to the brain by the optic nerve.
True
In the hospital setting, procedures are put in place to ensure that every employee does his or her part to stop the spread of infection.
True
It takes an experienced and educated architectural team to design a hospital building.
True
It's very critical for a prosthetic to fit a patient perfectly.
True
New limbs are made from materials that are light, strong, and flexible.
True
The Environmental and Safety Office of a hospital is obligated to investigate and report all cases of infections caused during surgery.
True
The job of the environmental and safety office in a hospital or another business is to plan for emergencies that might affect the safety of the patients, guests, employees, and the building itself.
True
The nerves in our body use electricity to send signals through the body.
True
The optic nerve transmits electrical signals to the brain, which are then interpreted as images.
True
The skin, or glove of a prosthetic comes in colors to match the patient's skin tone.
True
Typically a patient is fitted with a temporary prosthesis before getting a permanent replacement.
True
Vaccines expose patients to a very small dose of a disease to build up white blood cells to fight it.
True
When a construction worker is injured on the job, OSHA may be called to investigate.
True
When an instrument is sterilized, it is free of microbes and is safe to use in a surgical setting.
True
When coming out of anesthesia, it is possible for a patient to be confused and disoriented.
True
An approach to infection control, designed to prevent transmission of blood borne diseases.
Universal precautions
To allow the patient to remain awake and alert through the procedure, but feel no pain in the eyes, the doctors:
Use eye drops to numb the patient's eyes
Florence Nightingale:
Used math to determine what treatments worked best
When collecting a blood sample, the nurse takes the sample from the patient's:
Vein
Which of the following statements about the circulatory system is true?
Veins do not have a pulse.
In children, strabismus can be treated with:
Vision therapy
The space in the center of the eye is the:
Vitreous
Which of the following is not a danger of electric shock?
Vomiting and diarrhea
The temperature in the nursery needs to be:
Warm to protect the infants
A reading stone:
Was a magnifying glass used by monks to make letters of a manuscript easier to read
Which factor is the most important in calculating a dosage of fluid or medication for a tiny infant?
Weight
In a LASIK procedure, the incisions in the cornea are made:
With a precisely programmed laser
A public health nurse is a professional who:
Works on programs related to community health
An example of a good microorganism is:
Yeast
Anesthetic is:
a drug
Arteriosclerosis is:
a hardening of the arteries caused by fat deposits on the walls of the arteries.
Also known as "lazy eye."
amblyopia
If a limb needs to be removed surgically, the operation is called:
amputation
Infections are usually treated with:
antibiotics
The clear fluid filling the space in the front of the eyeball between the lens and the cornea.
aqueous humor
A common, mild and generally easily treatable imperfection in the curvature of your eye.
astigmatism
Which of the following describes an option for people needing two different prescriptions for vision correction?
bifocals
New materials for making prosthetics include:
carbon fiber, silicone, and plastics
A pediatric optometrist works with:
children
The reduced ability to discriminate between colors.
color blindness
The incision in LASIK surgery is made to the:
cornea
After LASIK, the doctor stitches up the cornea to help it heal faster.
false
Children are usually blind in the eye that is turned.
false
Eye exam rooms are designed to be 20 feet long in order to check patients' vision.
false
Glass lenses can easily be made thinner and lighter for those patients with severely corrective prescriptions.
false
Immediately after eye surgery, women can return to work and wear makeup.
false
In Latin, "camera obscura" means "upside down light."
false
In an exam, the eye doctor checks to be sure that the cornea reacts to light.
false
It is possible to restore lost vision in a patient with glaucoma with surgery.
false
LASIK is the Greek word for corrective eye surgery.
false
Reading glasses are available by prescription only.
false
The eye doctor should see several blood vessels in the back of the eye when he examines a patient.
false
There is no treatment for strabismus.
false
The part of the eye that adjusts the amount of light entering the eye is the:
iris
Videos
media in Paxton Patterson with helpful information and instruction to help with your learning. You can always replay them to watch again if you missed something
Which lenses offer multiple distance correction without the visible lines between prescriptions on the lens?
progressives
The word for two or more prosthesis is:
prostheses
Prosthetic hands and fingers are known as:
prosthetic digits
When the examiner uses a penlight and asks the patient follow the light, he or she is measuring the patient's:
pupils
The skin, or glove of a prosthetic, is made from:
silicone
New limbs are made from materials that are:
strong, flexible, and lightweight
The part of the body that fits into the socket is called the:
stump
A _____ is an inflamed swelling on the edge of an eyelid, caused by bacterial infection of the gland at the base of an eyelash. An inflamed swelling on the edge of an eyelid, caused by bacterial infection of the gland at the base of an eyelash.
stye
Catching and treating vision problems early in a child's life is very important, as it can affect how they develop and learn.
true
High-index plastic is better than glass for people with highly corrective prescriptions.
true
In an exam, the eye doctor checks to be sure that the cornea reacts to light.
true
Juvenile diabetes, if undetected and uncontrolled, can cause vision loss in children.
true
Laser, like LASIK, is a word made up of initials.
true
Ocular sinister refers to the left eye.
true
Pediatric optometrists are skilled in working with children.
true
Presbyopia is the same as farsightedness.
true
Sunglasses help protect the eyes from UV rays.
true
The Chinese believed that frames made from tortoise shell would protect them from evil forces.
true
When a person has difficulty seeing things that are far away from them, they have myopia.
true
The full extent of the area visible to an eye that is fixating straight ahead is called ________ _________. The full extent of the area visible to an eye that is fixating straight ahead.
visual field
The purpose of testing the patient's quadrants is to measure the patient's:
visual field
