EENT EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
▶ variance. Answer: any event that alters patient progress toward
expected outcomes (practitioner competency, severity of illness)
▶ health production function. Answer: mathematical expression that shows
the relationship between an individual's health and a number of other
variables, including the amount of health care consumed (multiple choice:
health alliance, health economics, health care system, health production
function)
▶ health care system. Answer: describes the organizational and
institutional structures through which an economy makes choices regarding
production, consumption, and distribution of medical services (multiple
choice: health alliance, health economics, health care system, health
production function)
▶ health economics. Answer: related to the value, effectiveness, and
efficiency of care received (multiple choice: health alliance, health
economics, health care system, health production function)
▶ health alliance. Answer: public agency that uses its bargaining power to
negotiate competitive prices for health insurance from the private insurance
market (multiple choice: health alliance, health economics, health care
system, health production function)
▶ Splitting. Answer: What defense mechanism is patient using that is
causing her to see people as either all good or all evil
▶ University of Colorado. Answer: which school was the site of the first NP
program
▶ Lower (ex: lithium). Answer: A medication with a lower therapeutic index
is a [higher/lower?] margin of safety
, ▶ standardized rating measure; screening tool. Answer: HAM-A, Zung's
Anxiety Sclae, and Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)
are all _____ ______ measures for anxiety; GAD-7 is 7-question ______
______
▶ temporal lobe. Answer: _______ stroke symptoms impact Wernicke's
area, which functions as receptive speech and language comprehension;
can impact emotions and lead to auditory and visual hallucinations
▶ frontal lobe. Answer: ______ stroke impact Broca's area and would
likely result in speech difficulty and not receptive understanding
▶ lithium. Answer: considered gold standard for treating manic episodes
▶ thyroid panel, BUN/creatinine, pregnancy test
EKG for patients over 50. Answer: Baseline labs required for lithium
initiation
▶ mind-body. Answer: Guided imagery, meditation, yoga, biofeedback are
_____ interventions under umbrella of complementary and alternative
therapies (CATS)
▶ biological. Answer: aromatherapy is a ______ based therapy
▶ manipulative. Answer: Acupuncture and reflexology are ______ body-
based therapies
▶ ethical conflict. Answer: Tension between what one wants to do and
what is morally right. Ethical _______.
▶ ethical dilemma. Answer: Conflicts between different ethical
perspectives. Ethical ______.
▶ Beck Depression Inventory. Answer: BDI rating scale
▶ Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Answer: EPDS rating scale
▶ Spence Children's Anxiety Scale. Answer: SCAS rating scale
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
▶ variance. Answer: any event that alters patient progress toward
expected outcomes (practitioner competency, severity of illness)
▶ health production function. Answer: mathematical expression that shows
the relationship between an individual's health and a number of other
variables, including the amount of health care consumed (multiple choice:
health alliance, health economics, health care system, health production
function)
▶ health care system. Answer: describes the organizational and
institutional structures through which an economy makes choices regarding
production, consumption, and distribution of medical services (multiple
choice: health alliance, health economics, health care system, health
production function)
▶ health economics. Answer: related to the value, effectiveness, and
efficiency of care received (multiple choice: health alliance, health
economics, health care system, health production function)
▶ health alliance. Answer: public agency that uses its bargaining power to
negotiate competitive prices for health insurance from the private insurance
market (multiple choice: health alliance, health economics, health care
system, health production function)
▶ Splitting. Answer: What defense mechanism is patient using that is
causing her to see people as either all good or all evil
▶ University of Colorado. Answer: which school was the site of the first NP
program
▶ Lower (ex: lithium). Answer: A medication with a lower therapeutic index
is a [higher/lower?] margin of safety
, ▶ standardized rating measure; screening tool. Answer: HAM-A, Zung's
Anxiety Sclae, and Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)
are all _____ ______ measures for anxiety; GAD-7 is 7-question ______
______
▶ temporal lobe. Answer: _______ stroke symptoms impact Wernicke's
area, which functions as receptive speech and language comprehension;
can impact emotions and lead to auditory and visual hallucinations
▶ frontal lobe. Answer: ______ stroke impact Broca's area and would
likely result in speech difficulty and not receptive understanding
▶ lithium. Answer: considered gold standard for treating manic episodes
▶ thyroid panel, BUN/creatinine, pregnancy test
EKG for patients over 50. Answer: Baseline labs required for lithium
initiation
▶ mind-body. Answer: Guided imagery, meditation, yoga, biofeedback are
_____ interventions under umbrella of complementary and alternative
therapies (CATS)
▶ biological. Answer: aromatherapy is a ______ based therapy
▶ manipulative. Answer: Acupuncture and reflexology are ______ body-
based therapies
▶ ethical conflict. Answer: Tension between what one wants to do and
what is morally right. Ethical _______.
▶ ethical dilemma. Answer: Conflicts between different ethical
perspectives. Ethical ______.
▶ Beck Depression Inventory. Answer: BDI rating scale
▶ Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Answer: EPDS rating scale
▶ Spence Children's Anxiety Scale. Answer: SCAS rating scale
