EENT DISORDERS PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
The NP performs a fundoscopic exam on a patient who has recently been
diagnosed with hypertension. What is the significance of AV nicking?
A. This is indicative of retinal detachment
B. This is indicative of longstanding hypertension
C. The patient should be screened for diabetes
D. This is a variant of normal
B
Mr. O has been diagnosed with hearing loss secondary to exposure to an ototoxic
medication. Which one may be associated with ototoxicity?
A. Digoxin
B. Aspirin
C. Ramipril
D. Metoprolol
B
A 70 year old has a yellowish, triangular nodule near the iris. This is probably
A. a stye
B. a chalazion
C. a pinguecula
D. subconjunctival hemorrhage
, C
A 93 year old demented adult has been recently treated for an upper respiratory
infection but drainage from the right nostril persists. What should the NP
suspect?
A. allergic rhinitis
B. presence of a foreign body
C. unresolved URI
D. dental caries
B
A 70 year old patient has begun to have hearing loss. She relates that her elderly
parents had difficulty hearing. Which complaint below is typical of presbycusis?
A. inability to hear consonants
B. asymmetrical loss of hearing
C. inability to hear low-pitched sounds
D. pulsatile noise in the ear
A
A patient presents with findings of pain, warmth, redness, and swelling below the
inner canthus toward the nose. Tearing is present and when pressure is applied
to the lacrimal sac, a purulent discharge from the puncta is noted. This is
suggestive of:
A. blepharitis
B. dacryocystitis
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
The NP performs a fundoscopic exam on a patient who has recently been
diagnosed with hypertension. What is the significance of AV nicking?
A. This is indicative of retinal detachment
B. This is indicative of longstanding hypertension
C. The patient should be screened for diabetes
D. This is a variant of normal
B
Mr. O has been diagnosed with hearing loss secondary to exposure to an ototoxic
medication. Which one may be associated with ototoxicity?
A. Digoxin
B. Aspirin
C. Ramipril
D. Metoprolol
B
A 70 year old has a yellowish, triangular nodule near the iris. This is probably
A. a stye
B. a chalazion
C. a pinguecula
D. subconjunctival hemorrhage
, C
A 93 year old demented adult has been recently treated for an upper respiratory
infection but drainage from the right nostril persists. What should the NP
suspect?
A. allergic rhinitis
B. presence of a foreign body
C. unresolved URI
D. dental caries
B
A 70 year old patient has begun to have hearing loss. She relates that her elderly
parents had difficulty hearing. Which complaint below is typical of presbycusis?
A. inability to hear consonants
B. asymmetrical loss of hearing
C. inability to hear low-pitched sounds
D. pulsatile noise in the ear
A
A patient presents with findings of pain, warmth, redness, and swelling below the
inner canthus toward the nose. Tearing is present and when pressure is applied
to the lacrimal sac, a purulent discharge from the puncta is noted. This is
suggestive of:
A. blepharitis
B. dacryocystitis
