Mr. S, 70 years old, is seeing his ophthalmologist today because of decreasing visual acuity. His last eye exam was 10 years ago, but he reports that his glasses do not work as well as they did. He reports being on the following medications:

a. Lisinopril 10 mg daily
b. Lipitor 20 mg daily
c. Metformin 500 mg daily(Learning Objectives: 22, 23, 24, and 27)

Metformin 500 mg daily

Explanation:

Mr S seeing his ophthalmologist today after 10 years for the re-examination of his eyes due to his decreasing visual acuity he would have to get the ophthalmologist informed on the kinds of medications he has been taking to help resolve the issue and also report all other medical condition which might be affecting sight and one of those conditions could be diabetes ( excess sugar in the blood ).

He would be on the medication of Metformin 500mg daily because this drug helps to reduce the amount of sugar in the liver and body which might be affecting the vision of Mr S

conditions such as oral thrush or oral herpes viruses can cause the tongue to swell due to inflammation. other medical conditions include tumorous cancer, acromegaly (giantism), amyloidosis, sarcoidosis, hypothyoidism, and kawasaki disease.

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