Assessment of an 86-year-old patient reveals drooping of the right lower lid and eyelashes that curve outward
How would the nurse document these findings? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Ptosis
2. Entropion
3. Enophthalmos
4. Ectropion
5. Hypopyon
1,4
Rationale 1: Ptosis is drooping of the eyelid.
Rationale 2: Entropion is the curving inward of the eyelashes.
Rationale 3: Enophthalmos is a sunken appearance of the eyeball.
Rationale 4: Ectropion is the curving outward of the eyelashes.
Rationale 5: Hypopyon is the presence of pus in the anterior chamber of the eye.
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