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NR 545 EXAM 1|| ACTUAL AND LATELY
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS||LATEST AND COMPLETE UPDATE
2026 WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS||
GUARANTEED PASS!!
otitis media (OM) - ANSWER: Inflammation or infection of the middle ear cavity
earache - ANSWER: otalgia
Tx for otitis media - ANSWER: Antibiotics - only for recurrent otitis media
Most commonly tx OM with this - ANSWER: Acetaminophen or ibuprofen
Otitis Externa (Swimmer's Ear) - ANSWER: infection of the external auditory
canal and pinna
How does otitis externa occur - ANSWER: Swimming, irritation, introductions of
organisms when cleaning the ear
s/s of otitis externa - ANSWER: pain, purulent discharge, hearing deficit
How to differentiate OM & otitis externa - ANSWER: Otitis externa will have
pain with movement of the pinna
early signs of ototoxicity - ANSWER: Tinnitus (ringing in ears)
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What causes ototoxicity? - ANSWER: Atbx, such as streptomycin, neomycin,
vancomycin, the analgesics aspirin and ibuprofen, furosemide., and some
antineoplastic agents
Management of tinnitus - ANSWER: Noise suppression therapy, meds, forms of
alternative medicines such as lipid-flavonoids (no claims of success)
Is there a cure for tinnitus? - ANSWER: No, manage symptoms
First line tx for suspected ruptured tympanic membrane - ANSWER: Heal on its
own, Tylenol or ibuprofen, amoxicillin
Sensorineural hearing loss - ANSWER: Develops with damage to the organ of
Cori or the auditory nerve
What does sensorineural hearing loss result from? - ANSWER: Infection,
particularly viral infections including rubella. Influenza, herpes or damage from
head trauma
Conductive hearing loss - ANSWER: When sound is blocked in the external ear or
middle ear from wax, Foreign object, scar tissue or adhesions
Conjunctivitis - ANSWER: Pink eye - superficial inflammation or infection
incoming the conjunctiva lining the eyelids and covering the sclera
What organisms causes pink eye - ANSWER: Staphylococcus aureus
Tx of conjuctivitis - ANSWER: Antibiotic eye drops, polymyxin b, wrhthromycin
NR 545 EXAM 1|| ACTUAL AND LATELY
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS||LATEST AND COMPLETE UPDATE
2026 WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS||
GUARANTEED PASS!!
otitis media (OM) - ANSWER: Inflammation or infection of the middle ear cavity
earache - ANSWER: otalgia
Tx for otitis media - ANSWER: Antibiotics - only for recurrent otitis media
Most commonly tx OM with this - ANSWER: Acetaminophen or ibuprofen
Otitis Externa (Swimmer's Ear) - ANSWER: infection of the external auditory
canal and pinna
How does otitis externa occur - ANSWER: Swimming, irritation, introductions of
organisms when cleaning the ear
s/s of otitis externa - ANSWER: pain, purulent discharge, hearing deficit
How to differentiate OM & otitis externa - ANSWER: Otitis externa will have
pain with movement of the pinna
early signs of ototoxicity - ANSWER: Tinnitus (ringing in ears)
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What causes ototoxicity? - ANSWER: Atbx, such as streptomycin, neomycin,
vancomycin, the analgesics aspirin and ibuprofen, furosemide., and some
antineoplastic agents
Management of tinnitus - ANSWER: Noise suppression therapy, meds, forms of
alternative medicines such as lipid-flavonoids (no claims of success)
Is there a cure for tinnitus? - ANSWER: No, manage symptoms
First line tx for suspected ruptured tympanic membrane - ANSWER: Heal on its
own, Tylenol or ibuprofen, amoxicillin
Sensorineural hearing loss - ANSWER: Develops with damage to the organ of
Cori or the auditory nerve
What does sensorineural hearing loss result from? - ANSWER: Infection,
particularly viral infections including rubella. Influenza, herpes or damage from
head trauma
Conductive hearing loss - ANSWER: When sound is blocked in the external ear or
middle ear from wax, Foreign object, scar tissue or adhesions
Conjunctivitis - ANSWER: Pink eye - superficial inflammation or infection
incoming the conjunctiva lining the eyelids and covering the sclera
What organisms causes pink eye - ANSWER: Staphylococcus aureus
Tx of conjuctivitis - ANSWER: Antibiotic eye drops, polymyxin b, wrhthromycin
