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Which cranial nerve is responsible for vision?
What is the function of cranial nerve II?
What is another name for cranial nerve II?
Which nerve mediates the pupillary constriction when a person shifts gaze from a far object to a near object?
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Which cranial nerve is responsible for pupillary constriction and light response?
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Which cranial nerve is responsible for vision?
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Which chart is used to test the acuity of central vision?
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Where should the Snellen eye chart be used to test central vision?
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What is the purpose of testing central vision with a Snellen eye chart?
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Visual acuity of 20/200 means that the patient can read print that a person with normal vision could read at how many feet?
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What does a visual acuity of 20/40 corrected mean?
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Which of the following statements is true regarding visual acuity?
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Which of the following is considered legally blind in the United States?
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What is another criteria for legal blindness in the United States?
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What is the minimum visual acuity required for legal blindness in the United States?
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Which of the following is a chronic inflammation of the eyelids at the base of the hair follicles?
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What is the most common cause of blepharitis?
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Which bacterium is usually responsible for stye (hordeolum) infections at the inner margin of the eyelid?
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Where does a stye (hordeolum) infection at the outer margin of the eyelid usually originate from?
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What are the typical symptoms of a stye (hordeolum) infection?
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Which disease state is most commonly associated with the presence of cotton wool spots on the retina?
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Which of the following is a common cause of cotton wool spots?
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Which is the most common cause of cotton wool spots?
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What is the etiology of cotton wool spots?
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Which cranial nerve is responsible for vision?
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Which of the following is the most common cause of cotton-wool spots on the retina?
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What is the purpose of testing central vision with a Snellen eye chart?
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What is the minimum visual acuity required for legal blindness in the United States?
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Cotton wool spots can be an early finding in diabetic or hypertensive retinopathy.
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True or false: Cotton-wool spots can be found in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
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True or false: Cotton-wool spots (CWSs) are retinal lesions commonly seen in diabetes mellitus and systemic hypertension.
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What is the main cause of visual impairment and blindness in the United States?
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Which of the following is a common cause of visual impairment and blindness in the United States?
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POAG is a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness in the United States.
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True or false: Gradual loss of vision in the peripheral visual fields is seen in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG)?
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Which of the following is a risk factor for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) according to the text?
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Age ≥65 years is a risk factor for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG)
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Myopia is a risk factor for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG)
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Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG)?
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Which of the following is a risk factor for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) based on the text?
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The American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends baseline examination for glaucoma starting at the age of 40.
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Slow central vision loss may occur with nuclear cataract and ______
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Slow ______ vision loss may occur with nuclear cataracts and macular degeneration
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True or false: Ptosis is a condition that affects the upper lid?
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True or false: Ptosis can cause a drooping appearance of the eye?
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Ptosis is caused by damage to the oculomotor nerve (CN III).
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Ptosis is caused by damage to the sympathetic nerve supply (Horner syndrome).
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Ptosis is caused by myasthenia gravis.
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Which of the following is NOT a cause of Ptosis?
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Which cranial nerve is responsible for pupillary constriction and light response?
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Which of the following conditions can cause senile ptosis?
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What are the three main factors that can cause senile ptosis?
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Which of the following is NOT a factor that can cause senile ptosis?
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Double vision is also known as diplopia.
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Cotton wool spots are commonly seen in diabetes mellitus and systemic hypertension.
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Ptosis is caused by damage to the sympathetic nerve supply (Horner syndrome).
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True or false: Diplopia is the medical term for double vision?
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True or false: Diplopia can be caused by a weakness or paralysis of one or more extraocular muscles?
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True or false: Cotton-wool spots can be a finding in diplopia?
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Horizontal diplopia is caused by palsy of cranial nerves III or VI.
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Ptosis is caused by damage to the oculomotor nerve (CN III).
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Cotton-wool spots are retinal lesions commonly seen in diabetes mellitus and systemic hypertension.
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True or false: Vertical diplopia is caused by palsy of cranial nerves III and IV?
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True or false: Ptosis is caused by damage to the oculomotor nerve (CN III)?
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True or false: Cotton wool spots can be an early finding in diabetic or hypertensive retinopathy?
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Which of the following conditions is associated with a red painless eye?
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Which of the following conditions is characterized by a red painless eye and inflammation of the episclera?
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True or false: A red painless eye is seen in subconjunctival hemorrhage and episcleritis?
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What are the symptoms of a sudden, painless unilateral vision loss?
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True or false: A sudden, painless unilateral vision loss can be caused by Retinal Detachment?
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Which of the following is a potential cause of a sudden, painless unilateral vision loss?
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What is the minimum visual acuity required for legal blindness in the United States?
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Which of the following is a common symptom of myopia?
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What is the medical term for nearsightedness?
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Which of the following terms describes eyesight that is blurry on objects nearby?
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What is the medical term for nearsightedness?
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Hyperopia (farsightedness) is a condition in which objects nearby appear blurry.
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Which of the following is a common age group affected by presbyopia?
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What is presbyopia?
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Which of the following is a symptom of astigmatism?
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Which part of the eye is affected by astigmatism?
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True or false: Cotton-wool spots can be found in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome?
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True or false: The most commonly recognized color vision abnormalities are sex-linked congenital red-green deficiencies?
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Which of the following is a common symptom of lagophthalmos?
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What is the medical term for the condition where the eyelids fail to close completely?
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Which of the following is a possible cause of lagophthalmos?
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True or false: Lagophthalmos is the failure of the eyelids to close?
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Which condition can cause slow central vision loss along with nuclear cataract?
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Which of the following conditions may cause sudden, painful unilateral loss of vision?
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What is the most common cause of sudden, painless unilateral vision loss?
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Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in African-Americans.
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Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness overall.
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Glaucoma is a common condition that can be detected during a funduscopic examination.
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Is it important to screen for glaucoma on funduscopic examination?
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What is the recommended age for baseline examination for glaucoma?
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What features would be noted on funduscopic examination for Glaucoma?
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True or false: Audiometric testing is a very sensitive method for detecting hearing loss?
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Which of the following is a very sensitive method for detecting hearing loss?
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What is the medical term for the condition where the eyelids fail to close completely?
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What is the minimum visual acuity required for legal blindness in the United States?
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The fovea of the fundus is the central focal point for incoming images?
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Accommodation is the changing of the shape of the lens to sharply focus on an object.
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Which of the following is a common symptom of external otitis?
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What is the most likely cause of external otitis in this patient?
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common findings in the examination of a patient with external otitis includes ear pain, drainage, ear canal ___________ & ________ with debris.
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Otitis media can cause pain with movement of the external ear and drainage even without a perforated eardrum.
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Otitis media is always accompanied by pain and drainage.
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Otitis media does not typically cause pain or drainage unless the eardrum is perforated.
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Which of the following is a common symptom of otitis media?
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True or false: Otitis media can cause pain with movement of the external ear and drainage even without a perforated eardrum.
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What is the most common cause of blepharitis?
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Which of the following signs is usually associated with pneumonia?
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True or false: Pneumonia is usually associated with 3 signs, dyspnea, cough, and fever?
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True or false: Pneumonia is a viral infection?
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True or false: Pneumonia can be treated with antibiotics?
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True or false: On auscultation, coarse or fine crackles can be heard over the affected lobe in a patient with pneumonia?
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True or false: Pneumonia is usually associated with dyspnea, cough, and fever?
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True or false: Cotton-wool spots can be found in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome?
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In a patient with pneumonia, percussion over the affected area is dull and there is often an increase in fremitus.
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Percussion over the affected area in pneumonia is resonant and there is a decrease in fremitus.
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Pneumonia is usually associated with 3 signs: dyspnea, cough, and fever.
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What is the characteristic sound heard on percussion over the affected area in a patient with pneumonia?
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What is the likely change in fremitus over the affected area in a patient with pneumonia?
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Which of the following sounds are heard in a patient with pneumonia?
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Which of the following signs are associated with pneumonia?
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Which of the following is NOT a common sign of pneumonia?
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True or false: Pressure on the inner two-thirds of the canal area causes pain?
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Which of the following patients would require a comprehensive health history?
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Which patient would not require a comprehensive health history?
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Which patient would require a comprehensive health history?
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Which of the following is NOT a component of the health history?
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Which of the following signs are associated with pneumonia?
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What is the most common cause of sudden, painless unilateral vision loss?
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True or false: The Comprehensive health history includes the Chief Complaint, History of Present Illness, Past Medical History, Family History, Personal & Social History, and Review of systems?
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True or false: The fovea of the fundus is the central focal point for incoming images?
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