The father of a third grade girl has brought his daughter to a walk-in clinic because he believes the girl has pink eye, which has been going around the students in her class
The nurse at the clinic concurs with the father's suspicion of conjunctivitis. Which follow-up explanation by the nurse is most accurate?
A)
"The insides of her eyelids have become infected. This often produces severe discomfort."
B)
"The surfaces of her eyes have bacteria or a virus established, and it's important to maintain good hand hygiene until it goes away."
C)
"An antibiotic ointment will likely resolve her infection, but pain control will be necessary in the mean time."
D)
"It's important to aggressively treat this in children, since damage to her sight can result if it's not treated."
Ans:
B
Feedback:
Conjunctivitis often spontaneously resolves. The pain associated with conjunctivitis usually produces only mild discomfort compared with severe discomfort associated with corneal lesions or deep and severe pain associated with acute glaucoma. Conjunctivitis may spread to other family members. The corneal surface is not primarily involved, and pain that is severe suggests corneal involvement rather than conjunctivitis. Sight damage is not likely to result.
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