A Client Is Being Treated for Trachoma After Returning from a Safari

question 14

Multiple Choice

A client is being treated for trachoma after returning from a safari trip to Africa.Which potential complication should the nurse consider when planning this client's care?

• A) Scarring of the cornea
• B) Eye muscle weakness
• C) Damaged iris
• D) Retinal detachment

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Definitions:

Compound

An entity produced through the chemical synthesis of several elements in constant ratios.

Mechanism

The detailed process or steps through which a chemical reaction occurs, explaining how reactants are transformed into products.

Reaction

A process in which substances, the reactants, transform into different substances, the products, through breaking and forming of chemical bonds.

Organic Chemistry

The scientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and synthesis of organic compounds that contain carbon in covalent bonding.