![]() Which drug group for glaucoma has the side effect of darkening the iris color? a. DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. It does not affect the lens, the cornea, or the intracranial pressure. Increased intracranial pressure ANS: C Glaucoma is a problem related to increased intraocular pressure that can put so much pressure on ocular blood vessels, photoreceptors, and the optic nerve that blindness results. What is the main problem that comes accompanies glaucoma? a. Mydriasis ANS: A Miosis means constriction of the pupil mydriasis means dilation of the pupil glaucoma is an eye disease that is caused by increased intraocular pressure and punctum is the opening in the lower lid that drains tears into systemic circulation. Which term refers to constriction of the pupil of the eye? a. The healthcare provider should be notified. "The ear should not be irrigated when there is drainage present." ANS: D Never place a drug into the ear canal or irrigate the ear canal if there is drainage present because it could enter the middle ear and cause an infection. "The ear will need to be irrigated, and then an antibiotic for the ear instilled." d. "You may use over-the-counter ear drops in this ear to clear up this new infection." c. "Use a small amount of sterile saline instilled into the ear to flush out the fluid and blood." b. The parent asks if the ear canal should be irrigated. This drainage is sometimes tinged with blood. A parent tells you that a 4-year-old child has some clear drainage coming from the right ear. ANS: C When instilling eardrops into an adults' ear, gently pull the external ear up and back. Press the upper portion of the ear until the eustachian tube is seen. Pull the pull the external ear up and back. Press the pinna against the mastoid bone. What is the correct technique for giving otic drugs to an adult? a. You are preparing to instill otic drops into the ear canal of an adult. Intramuscular route ANS: B Since the external ear can be reached from the outside, infections and inflammation of the pinna and the ear canal are most often managed by topical drug application. Which drug route would be most appropriate for treating this condition? a. A child has been diagnosed with an infection with inflammation in the right ear canal.
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