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Defination

Nursing Management

Clinical Manifestations

Treatment/Pharmacology

Diagnostic test

Causes

Is inflammation of eye tissue behind the orbital septum or an infection of soft tissue within the eye socket.

Difficult open the eyes

Discharge from the infected eye

a red, swollen eyelid

Fever

impaired vision

Fatigue

pain when trying to move the eye

Loss of appetite

Limited eye movement

A headache

Abscesses in the mouth

A foreign object becaming trapped in the eye

Complication of eye surgery

Asthma

an injury to the eye that penetrates the orbital septum

Sinusitis

Surgical procedures

medication

Removing foreign object

Obtaining a culture sample for further analysis

Draining fluid from an infected area or abscess

Physical examination

Imaging test

Risk factors

hearing loss

Blood infection

Vision loss

Meningitis

inform patient about S.A of nasl spray

Teach early signs of a sinus infection

Increase fluid intake

Explain the fever nuchal rigidity, severe headache as signs of complication

Teach methods to promote drainage

Pathophysiology

Bony space in the anterior skull that contains the globe

The space is bordered on its superior,medical and inferior sides n the facial sinuses

The orbital is a pyramid shape