tired eyes

occasional blurred vision

halos around lights

Frequent change in eyeglass prescriptions

 sudden, acute pain

blurred vision

halos around lights

nausea and vomiting

headaches on affected side

• Educate about the importance of treatment to prevent complications
• Advidse of need for follow-up to be sure infectin had been treated successfully
• Tell pt to avoid sexual contact til cured
• Be sure to complete all prescribed course anitbiotics and return to physican to determine effectiveness of treatment
• wear a condom with any genital contact

serum prostate-specific antigens

detects increases that may be associated with prostatic cancer, prostatic hypertrophy

• Beta-adrenergic blockers (Timolol)-decrease aquesous formation
• Adrenergics (Propine)- decrease aqueous formation
• Cholinergics (Pilocarpine)- increase aqueous outflow
• Carbonic anhyrase inhibitors (Diamox)-decrease aqueous formation
• hyperosmotic agents (mannitol)
• Miotics

• Female
• Family History
• 50 or older years of age
• Started Period before the age of 11
• age of first born child after 30
• personal health history
• BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 gene mutation

Functions of the Skin

Protection

Temperature regulation

Secretions

Sensation

Synthesis of vitamin D

Blood reservoir

Salicylates (aspirin)

anminoglycoside antibiotics (vancomyacin)

liver

pumpin

sweet potatoes

carrots

spinich

broccoli

cantaloupe

apricots

• Inform the pt that various common irritants are applied to the skin and covered with special patches or tape
• The patch must be left in place and examined after 48,72,96 hours and sometimes after 1 week.
• Skin reactions that incicate allergy include resness, swelling,and blisters.
• Patch testing is painless.

used to diagnose viral infections

Redness of the conjunctiva

mild irritation

drainage

Drainage is more watery in viral and more purulent in bacterial

• infection that begins with itching and buring and progresses to the development of vesicles that rupture and form crusts
• usually on the face and upper body

• Genital infection that begins with itching and buring and progresses to the development of besicles that rupture and form crust

• Direct contact transmission

Otic Drops

Under 3 Down and back

Adults up and outward

Opthamic Drop

instill drop into conjuctiva sacs and apply pressure to the canthus

• cloudy vision
• seeing spots or ghost images
• floaters
• May see better in dim light due to dilation of the pupils
• Cloudy around the lens

Second Sight- when vision has a temopary improvements in near vision

Scleral buckling

• Silactic band that is secured around the eyeball under the sclera. Small silicone implants are sutured under the band opposite the area of detachment.

It brings layers of tissure back together by presssing from the outside, band is left on permanently. Physicians may inject an airbubble/or normal saline into vitreous humor after the procedure to apply internal pressure

thick, leathery layer of burned tissue that shelters microorganisms and inhibits healing

Eschar must be removed before healing can take place(debridement)