Question
You enter an exam room to see an elderly patient, and they refuses to remove their glasses during the exam. How would you handle the situation?
You have a patient whose English skills need some improvement, and you do not speak their language. How do you overcome the language barrier when determining their vision?
You have a patient whose English skills need some improvement, and you do not speak their language. How do you overcome the language barrier when determining their vision?
Answers
What type of exam are you giving the elderly patient?
The are vision charts which just have capital E's in various orientations. As you point to each letter, the patient can use hand signals to indicate the orientation of the letter.
The are vision charts which just have capital E's in various orientations. As you point to each letter, the patient can use hand signals to indicate the orientation of the letter.
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