Assessment of a Patient's Visual Acuity Reveals That the Left

question 24

Multiple Choice

Assessment of a patient's visual acuity reveals that the left eye can see at 20 feet what a person with normal vision can see at 50 feet and the right eye can see at 20 feet what a person with normal vision can see at 40 feet. The nurse records which finding?

• A)OS 20/50; OD 20/40
• B)OU 20/40; OS 50/20
• C)OD 20/40; OS 20/50
• D)OU 40/20; OD 50/20

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Definitions:

General Adaptation Syndrome

A three-stage response to stress consisting of alarm, resistance, and exhaustion, theorized by Hans Selye.

Alarm Reaction

The initial stage in the stress response where the body readies itself for fight or flight, part of the General Adaptation Syndrome.

Fight-Or-Flight Reaction

A physiological response to a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat to survival.

Hans Selye

A Hungarian-Canadian endocrinologist known for his research on the physiological responses of the body to stress and the development of the general adaptation syndrome model.