Another type of AMD includes wet, exudative, or neovascular macular degeneration (NVAMD). List some of the characteristics of this type of AMD.

QUESTION 1Another type of AMD includes wet, exudative, or neovascular macular degeneration (NVAMD). List some of the characteristics of this type of AMD.

QUESTION 2Mary is a 68-year-old patient who complains of a hard-rubbery lump in her upper eyelid that has been there for several months. The area does not look infected nor reddened. Describe your primary diagnosis and your rationale for this diagnosis.

QUESTION 3You are evaluating your 81-year-old patient for decreasing vision and worsening night vision and being bothered by the glare of headlights. You suspect cataract. Name at least three differential diagnoses that would be important to rule out before making the primary diagnosis of cataract.

QUESTION 4Martin is an 82-year-old with a history of smoking and alcohol use, which are known risk factors in developing oral cancers. List another risk factor for oral cancer for developing oral cancer.

QUESTION 5Martin is an 82-year-old male with a past history of heavy smoking (2 ppd x 20 years) and drinking several beers at night for the past 30 years. He recently quit smoking. He noticed a white lesion on the side of his tongue which then ulcerated and has not been healing for the past two months. What are your primary differential diagnoses? List at least three.

QUESTION 6Name two topical drugs for treatment of glaucoma, and list three side effects of each.

QUESTION 7Maggie is a 65-year-old who complains of clear nasal drainage every morning when she awakens. What differential diagnoses will you want to consider and rule in or rule out? Please list at least three with rationale.

QUESTION 8What other diagnostic testing would you perform to evaluate for cataracts?

QUESTION 9Describe the characteristics of dry, nonexudative, or atrophic macular degeneration.

QUESTION 10 What education would you give your older patients about the preventable causes of hearing loss?