FNP 545 COMPLETE STUDY SCRIPT
COLLECTION 2026 ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Otitis media S/S. Answer: Ear pain. (kids will tug their ears/fuss).
Heariing loss, drainage of drum if perforated, Fever.
⩥ otitis media diagnosis. Answer: ear exam. If erythematous (red,
yellow white or opague) = problem. BULDING IS BETTER
HALLMARK THAN REDNESS.
⩥ Otitis media TX. Answer: observation or Amoxicillin for those who
don't go t a penicillin allergy or without recent beta-lactam treatment. If
unresponsive to amoxicillin use with clavulanate. Tylenol/ibuprophen or
benzocaine and lidocaine.
⩥ what could go wrong with otitis media. Answer: Ruptured Tympanic
membrane or extended infection. (mastoiditis/meningitis)
⩥ otitis externa. Answer: "Swimmers ear" infection of the external
auditory canal and pinna. Usually bacterial origin but occasionally is
fungal. From external sources (earphones, earplugs, ear cleaning)
, ⩥ otitis externa S/S. Answer: pain, preulent dischargem hearing deficit.
PAIN IS USUALLY INCREASED WITH MOVEMENT. UNLIKE
OTITIS MEDIA.
⩥ Rhinovirus. Answer: common cold
⩥ Rhinovirus s/s. Answer: Headache, occasional fever, sneezing,
coughing, sorethroat, post nasal drip, edematous nasal turbinates,
tonsillar edematous
⩥ rhinovirus TX. Answer: supportive, treat sxs - cough, congestion
Tylenol/ibuprophen, nasal decongestant, nasal saline flush, salt water
gurgle
⩥ allergic rhinitis. Answer: an allergic reaction to airborne allergens that
causes an increased flow of mucus. Inflammation and swelling in mucus
membranes caused by allergies
⩥ Allergic rhinitis. Answer: the reaction of the nasal mucosa to a
specific allergen.
⩥ S/S of allergic rhinitis. Answer: Rhinorrhea (runny nose), stuffiness,
sneezing, itchy/watery eyes. Edematous/nasal turbinates
COLLECTION 2026 ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Otitis media S/S. Answer: Ear pain. (kids will tug their ears/fuss).
Heariing loss, drainage of drum if perforated, Fever.
⩥ otitis media diagnosis. Answer: ear exam. If erythematous (red,
yellow white or opague) = problem. BULDING IS BETTER
HALLMARK THAN REDNESS.
⩥ Otitis media TX. Answer: observation or Amoxicillin for those who
don't go t a penicillin allergy or without recent beta-lactam treatment. If
unresponsive to amoxicillin use with clavulanate. Tylenol/ibuprophen or
benzocaine and lidocaine.
⩥ what could go wrong with otitis media. Answer: Ruptured Tympanic
membrane or extended infection. (mastoiditis/meningitis)
⩥ otitis externa. Answer: "Swimmers ear" infection of the external
auditory canal and pinna. Usually bacterial origin but occasionally is
fungal. From external sources (earphones, earplugs, ear cleaning)
, ⩥ otitis externa S/S. Answer: pain, preulent dischargem hearing deficit.
PAIN IS USUALLY INCREASED WITH MOVEMENT. UNLIKE
OTITIS MEDIA.
⩥ Rhinovirus. Answer: common cold
⩥ Rhinovirus s/s. Answer: Headache, occasional fever, sneezing,
coughing, sorethroat, post nasal drip, edematous nasal turbinates,
tonsillar edematous
⩥ rhinovirus TX. Answer: supportive, treat sxs - cough, congestion
Tylenol/ibuprophen, nasal decongestant, nasal saline flush, salt water
gurgle
⩥ allergic rhinitis. Answer: an allergic reaction to airborne allergens that
causes an increased flow of mucus. Inflammation and swelling in mucus
membranes caused by allergies
⩥ Allergic rhinitis. Answer: the reaction of the nasal mucosa to a
specific allergen.
⩥ S/S of allergic rhinitis. Answer: Rhinorrhea (runny nose), stuffiness,
sneezing, itchy/watery eyes. Edematous/nasal turbinates
