A Patient Is Complaining of a Burning and Gritty Sensation

question 22

Multiple Choice

A patient is complaining of a burning and gritty sensation in the eyes,with redness,itching,and crusting on the eyelids.Which question is most likely to assist in identifying the aggravating factors related to the patient's complaints?

• A) "Do eyedrops help relieve your symptoms?"
• B) "Do you wear eye makeup?"
• C) "Do you notice a change between outdoors and indoors?"
• D) "Have you noticed any change in your visual acuity?"

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Definitions:

Variables

Factors or elements that are capable of changing or being changed, often used in experiments to determine effects on dependent outcomes.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that uses rewards and punishments to achieve desired behaviors.

Pavlovian Conditioning

A type of learning in which an unconditioned stimulus (such as food) that naturally produces an unconditioned response (such as salivation) is associated with a conditioned stimulus (such as a bell), leading to a conditioned response.

Animal Misbehavior

Actions by animals that are not in line with the expected or trained behaviors, often seen as problematic.