eyes & ears

older adults have a decrease of what 2 things

accommodation and pupil size

antibiotics at what age group can cause eye problems

infants and children

snellen chart

top number is always 20, bottom number is the last full line they can read

jaeger card is held how far away and is for what age group

14 in older adults

confrontation test

one eye covered how many fingers am i holding up

corneal light reflex

penlight between eyes

cover test

patient focus on an object with one eye covered, refixation normal

retina 2 expectations

red reflex and yellow/pink background

conductive hearing loss is _ while sensorineural is _

mechanical, nerve

mixed hearing loss is both…

conductive and sensorineural

when the infant/child has hearing loss, ask the mother if she had _ while pregnant

rubella

infant/child ear canals are _

horizontal

tympanic membrane should be what color and is what color with AOM

gray, red

rhine test and result

tuning fork on mastoid and front of ear, air to bone 2:1 conduction

carcinoma

ulcerated, unhealing crust on ear