Question

Patient: 48-year-old woman

Chief complaint: I can't really see well out of my right eye. My eyelids have been dropping since I woke up this morning.
Background/Patient history: Patient got Botox (botulism toxin) injections in her forehead one day prior.
The symptom described by your patient is called
a. Miosis
b. Ptosis
c. Mydriasis
d. Strabismus"

Answer 1

The symptom described by the patient experiencing drooping eyelids after Botox injections is known as ptosis, a condition resulting from weakness or nerve damage of the eyelid-raising muscles.

Step-by-step explanation:

The symptom described by the 48-year-old woman who has difficulty seeing out of her right eye and whose eyelids have been drooping since waking up, especially after receiving Botox injections, is known as ptosis. Ptosis is a condition where there is drooping of the upper eyelid, and it may be caused by weakness of the muscle responsible for raising the eyelid or by damage to the nerves that control those muscles.

In this case, the Botox may have affected the muscles around the eye leading to ptosis. Other related conditions like miosis, which is the constriction of the pupil, mydriasis, which is dilation of the pupil, and strabismus, which is a misalignment of the eyes, do not match the presented symptoms.