Your patient complains of painful swelling beside her nose near her right inner canthus. You examine your patient for signs or symptoms that typically occur with obstruction of the lacrimal sac, which include which of the following?
a. edema of the left eyelid c. excessive tearing of her right eye
b. entropion d. uveitis
C
Obstruction anywhere along the system from the lacrimal sac to the point at which the ducts empty below the inferior nasal turbinate can cause mucopurulent discharge and excessive tearing. Thus, option "c" is correct. The patient is complaining of painful swelling near her right inner canthus so edema of the left eyelid is an incorrect choice. Entropion is the turning inward, or inversion of the lower lid, and is caused by spasms or advancing age. The term uveitis is used to describe inflammation of 1) the uveal tract of the eye, including the iris, ciliary body, and choroid; 2) the retina; 3) the vitreous body; or 4) the optic nerve.
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