NSG 6420 WEEK 1 QUIZ
1 Question : An 86-year-old patient who wears a hearing aid
complains of poor hearing in the affected ear. In
addition to possible hearing aid malfunction, this
condition is often due to:
Student Acoustic neuroma
Answer:
Cerumen impaction
Otitis media
Ménière’s disease
2. Question : In examination of the nose, the clinician observes gray,
pale mucous membranes with clear, serous discharge.
This is most likely indicative of:
Student Bacterial sinusitis
Answer:
Allergic rhinitis
Drug abuse
Skull fracture
3. Question: A 45 year old patient presents with ‘sore throat’ & fever
for one week. After a quick strep screen you determine
the patient has Strep throat. You know that
streptococcal pharyngitis should be treated with
antibiotics to prevent complications & to shorten the
course of disease. Which of the following antibiotics
should be considered when a patient is allergic to
Penicillin?
Student Answer: Amoxicillin
, EES (erythromycin)
Bicillin L-A
Dicloxacillin
4. Question : Presbycusis is the hearing impairment that is associated
with:
Student Physiologic aging
Answer:
Ménière’s disease
Cerumen impaction
Herpes zoster
5. Question : Epistaxis can be a symptom of:
Student Over-anticoagulation
Answer:
Hematologic malignancy
Cocaine abuse
All of the above
6. Question : Your patient has been using chewing tobacco for 10
years. On physical examination, you observe a white
ulceration surrounded by erythematous base on the side
of his tongue. The clinician should recognize that very
often this is:
Student Malignant melanoma
Answer:
Squamous cell carcinoma
Aphthous ulceration
Behcet’s syndrome
1 Question : An 86-year-old patient who wears a hearing aid
complains of poor hearing in the affected ear. In
addition to possible hearing aid malfunction, this
condition is often due to:
Student Acoustic neuroma
Answer:
Cerumen impaction
Otitis media
Ménière’s disease
2. Question : In examination of the nose, the clinician observes gray,
pale mucous membranes with clear, serous discharge.
This is most likely indicative of:
Student Bacterial sinusitis
Answer:
Allergic rhinitis
Drug abuse
Skull fracture
3. Question: A 45 year old patient presents with ‘sore throat’ & fever
for one week. After a quick strep screen you determine
the patient has Strep throat. You know that
streptococcal pharyngitis should be treated with
antibiotics to prevent complications & to shorten the
course of disease. Which of the following antibiotics
should be considered when a patient is allergic to
Penicillin?
Student Answer: Amoxicillin
, EES (erythromycin)
Bicillin L-A
Dicloxacillin
4. Question : Presbycusis is the hearing impairment that is associated
with:
Student Physiologic aging
Answer:
Ménière’s disease
Cerumen impaction
Herpes zoster
5. Question : Epistaxis can be a symptom of:
Student Over-anticoagulation
Answer:
Hematologic malignancy
Cocaine abuse
All of the above
6. Question : Your patient has been using chewing tobacco for 10
years. On physical examination, you observe a white
ulceration surrounded by erythematous base on the side
of his tongue. The clinician should recognize that very
often this is:
Student Malignant melanoma
Answer:
Squamous cell carcinoma
Aphthous ulceration
Behcet’s syndrome
