NUTC 3113 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Angioplasty, Neovascularization, Bone Cement

• School: Seton Hall University
• Department: Nursing - Undergraduate
• Course: NUTC 3113
• Professor: D'Antonio

Document Summary

Adult 1 exam 2 study guide part 4: assessment findings including eye care, foot care, kidney function, lab values, wound care, eye, legal blindness more common, diabetic retinopathy (dr) severity depends on duration of diabetes. Related to problems that block retinal blood vessels and cause them to leak, leading to retinal hypoxia: non proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Causes structural problems in retinal vessel, including areas of poor retinal circulation, edema, hard fatty deposits in the eye, and retinal hemorrhages. Fluid and blood leak from retinal vessels and cause retinal edema and hard exudates. Develops slowly and rarely reduces vision to point of blindness: proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Growth of new retinal blood vessels, also known as neovascularization. When retinal blood flow is poor and hypoxia develops, retinal cells secrete vascular endothelial growth factors that stimulate formation of new blood vessels in the eye. These new vessels are thin, fragile, and bleed easily, leading to vision loss: optic nerve atrophy.