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Common Questions About Preeclampsia and Pregnancy
Pregnancy is an exciting time that brings plenty of changes to an expecting mother’s health. This excitement also can come with its share of stressors. Soon-to-be mothers and parents need to...
Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Community-acquired pneumonia is lung infection that develops in people who are not patients in a hospital, usually in people with a normal (competent) immune system, or in those who are immunocompromised...
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a viral infection that progressively destroys certain white blood cells and is treated with antiretroviral medications. If untreated, it can cause...
Diabetes Mellitus (DM)
Diabetes mellitus is a disorder in which the body does not produce enough or respond normally to insulin, causing blood sugar (glucose) levels to be abnormally high. Symptoms of diabetes may...
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Which one of the following descriptions of adverse eye conditions best describes cataract?
- A condition in which light rays entering the eye are not focused on the retina, causing blurred vision.
- Progressive optic nerve damage that leads to progressive loss of vision usually occurs because of increased pressure in the eye.
- A clouding (opacity) of the lens of the eye that causes a progressive, painless loss of vision
- A condition that causes progressive damage to the macula, the central and most vital area of the retina, resulting in gradual loss of central vision.
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