Question

Complete the clinically related sentences by selected a medical term from the table below.

blepharoplasty

blepharoptosis

diplopia

equilibrium

erythropia

iris

keratitits

keratotome

keratotomy

lacrimal

ophthalmoplegia

otosclerosis

salpingitis

sclera

tympanitis

1.   A 23-year-old patient is unable to move her eyes after sustaining a subarachnoid hemorrhage as a result of an arteriovenous malformation. This condition of the eyes is referred to as __________________________________.

2.   Rick L. sustains a corneal injury as a result of an industrial accident. Inflammation of the cornea, commonly known as __________________________________, develops after the injury requiring treatment by an ophthalmologist.

3.   A 62-year-old patient with drooping eyelids that impair her sight requires surgery. The surgical procedure required to repair the eyelids is referred to as __________________________________.

4.   After undergoing cataract surgery, a patient is unable to see. The ophthalmologist suggests a surgical procedure that requires an incision into the colored muscular layer that surrounds the pupil of the eye. This portion of the eye is known as the __________________________________.

5.   A patient comes to the ophthalmologist’s office complaining that objects appear red. The physician documents this condition as __________________________________ in the patient’s progress notes.

6.   Kelsey H. is brought to the ophthalmologist’s office by her mother who noticed her daughter frequently rubbing her right eye. After examining the child, the ophthalmologist suspects an obstruction of the duct that normally secretes tears produced by the __________________________ glands that keep the eye moist.

7.   During eye surgery, the ophthalmologist asks his assistant for the ____________________________, a surgical instrument used to incise the cornea.

8.   After sustaining a minor head injury in a motorcycle accident, a patient complains of double vision. The nurse documents this finding as __________________________________.

9.   A 26-year-old patient undergoes craniotomy for removal of a brain tumor. After surgery, the patient experiences drooping of the left eyelid. The nurse notifies the neurosurgeon of this finding, known as __________________________________.

10. Jennifer J., a 28-year-old patient, is 8 weeks pregnant when she notices a significant hearing loss. She is referred by her obstetrician to an ear, nose, and throat specialist. After testing, the specialist diagnoses __________________________________, hardening of the ear that is characterized by chronic, progressive deafness.

11. Samuel A. comes to the physician’s office with complaints of ear pain and difficulty maintaining balance. An inner ear infection is suspected. The inner ear contains receptors that help maintain balance, a state also known as __________________________________.

12. The mother of a 6-month-old infant brings her baby to the pediatrician’s office because he has not been sleeping and frequently pulls at his ear. During otoscopic examination, the physician notes an inflammation of the eardrum. He documents this finding as __________________________________ in the infant’s progress notes.

Answer 1

1. ANSWER: Ophthalmoplegia- paralysis of the muscles within or surrounding the eyes. It can be caused due to multiple sclerosis, trauma, infection.

2. ANSWER: Keratitis. Inflammation of clear cornea is called keratitis. The main cause for this condition are infection and injury. Mostly due to bacterial infection keratitis occurs.

3.ANSWER: Blepharoplasty- It is a surgical management of eyelids for correcting the lid defects like the dropping of lids and disfigurement of the eyelids.

4. ANSWER: Iris- It is a thin annular structure of the eye which is responsible for controlling the size of the pupil in response to light.

5. ANSWER: Erythropia- It is an abnormality in the eye where the patient sees all the objects as red in color.

6. ANSWER: Lacrimal gland- it is a paired structure almond shaped exocrine gland which secretes tears to keep the eyes moist.

7. ANSWER: Keratotome- It is sharp knife which is used for incising the cornea.

8. ANSWER: Diplopia- double vision os also called diplopia. The causes of this condition are graves disease, myasthenia gravis.

9. ANSWER: Blepharoptosis- It the drooping of upper eyelid. It can occur in elderly or after eye surgery.

10. ANSWER: Tympanitis- It is an inflammation of the tympanic membrane.

11. ANSWER: Equilibrium. The main function of semicircular canals is to maintain balance and maintain equilibrium.