NUR 600 EXAM 2 ACTUAL EXAM 2025 | ALL QUESTIONS AND
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Decreased or complete inability to hear. Involving the middle or inner ear. -
Answer-Hearing loss
Hearing loss may have 2 components: and -
and/orconductive
Answer- sensorineural
hearing loss increases with age. -
Answer-Sensorineural
Obstruction of sound transfer through external or middle ear space. -
Answer-Conductive Hearing Loss
Damage to the cochlea and/or fibers of the 8th cranial nerve. -
Answer-Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Combination of sensorineural and conductive hearing loss. -
Answer-Mixed Hearing Loss
Hearing loss that is a disease of the auditory pathways and is far less common
than other forms of hearing loss. -
Answer-Central Hearing Loss
Central hearing loss may be caused by: (5) -
Answer-CVA, Alzheimer's, Neoplasm, MS, Degenerative Disorders
Most common cause of conductive hearing loss is: -
Answer-Cerumen impaction
Age related hearing loss. -
Answer-presbycusis
otosclerosis -
Answer-Hardening of the bony tissue of the middle ear
typanosclerosis -
Answer-Hardening of the eardrum from calcium plaques.
cholesteatoma -
Answer-Cystlike mass composed of epithelial cells and cholesterol occurring in the
middle ear. Possibly associated with recurrent otitis media.
Referring for audiological examination if the patient fails at one frequency:
dB for younger adults
dB for older adults -
,Answer-25 dB for younger adults 40 dB for older adults
USPSTF hearing recommendations for screening in 50+ individuals who are
asymptomatic. -
Answer-Insufficient evidence
,The only recommended routine screening test occurs in: -
Answer-Newborns at birth
tinnitus -
Answer-"Ringing in the ears." Perception of a sound when there is no sound.
Chronic, benign, annoying, ringing/buzzing/hissing, high pitched screeching or
whistling in one or both ears. Can be constant or intermittent and presents with a
normal otoscope exam. -
Answer-tinnitus
Tinnitus may also present with .
Tinnitus increases with . -
Answer-Nystagmus Age
Potential causes of tinnitus: -
Answer-Vestibular Schwannoma, Otosclerosis, Presbycusis, Toxins, Noise Traumas
Diagnostic work up in an individual with tinnitus should include: (8) -
Answer-Audiology Exam, ESR, Glucose, TSH, Lyme Disease, RPR, CBC, MRI/CT
Meniere's disease -
Answer-Peripheral sensory disorder of the labyrinth (semicircular canal system) and
cochlea of the inner ear.
Meniere's disease is most common in and between ages -
Answer-Females Ages 30-60
Increased endolymphatic volume and pressure. There is marked edema of the
labyrinth membrane. -
Answer-Meniere's Disease
Meniere's Disease may be associated with: (5) -
Answer-Stress, Allergies, High Salt intake, blunt trauma, viral infections
BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) -
Answer-Loose crystals in the inner ear (semi circular canals) cause severe vertigo when
they become dislodged.
Hallpike maneuver -
Answer-Diagnoses BPPV.
In the early phase of Meniere's Disease, there are intermittent attacks that last .
Sudden onset of N/V generally present. Nystagmus may be present. -
, Answer-20 minutes to 3 hours.
4 Symptoms of Meniere's Disease (may or may not occur simultaneously):
1.
2.
3.
4. -
Answer-1. Dizziness (spinning)
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Decreased or complete inability to hear. Involving the middle or inner ear. -
Answer-Hearing loss
Hearing loss may have 2 components: and -
and/orconductive
Answer- sensorineural
hearing loss increases with age. -
Answer-Sensorineural
Obstruction of sound transfer through external or middle ear space. -
Answer-Conductive Hearing Loss
Damage to the cochlea and/or fibers of the 8th cranial nerve. -
Answer-Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Combination of sensorineural and conductive hearing loss. -
Answer-Mixed Hearing Loss
Hearing loss that is a disease of the auditory pathways and is far less common
than other forms of hearing loss. -
Answer-Central Hearing Loss
Central hearing loss may be caused by: (5) -
Answer-CVA, Alzheimer's, Neoplasm, MS, Degenerative Disorders
Most common cause of conductive hearing loss is: -
Answer-Cerumen impaction
Age related hearing loss. -
Answer-presbycusis
otosclerosis -
Answer-Hardening of the bony tissue of the middle ear
typanosclerosis -
Answer-Hardening of the eardrum from calcium plaques.
cholesteatoma -
Answer-Cystlike mass composed of epithelial cells and cholesterol occurring in the
middle ear. Possibly associated with recurrent otitis media.
Referring for audiological examination if the patient fails at one frequency:
dB for younger adults
dB for older adults -
,Answer-25 dB for younger adults 40 dB for older adults
USPSTF hearing recommendations for screening in 50+ individuals who are
asymptomatic. -
Answer-Insufficient evidence
,The only recommended routine screening test occurs in: -
Answer-Newborns at birth
tinnitus -
Answer-"Ringing in the ears." Perception of a sound when there is no sound.
Chronic, benign, annoying, ringing/buzzing/hissing, high pitched screeching or
whistling in one or both ears. Can be constant or intermittent and presents with a
normal otoscope exam. -
Answer-tinnitus
Tinnitus may also present with .
Tinnitus increases with . -
Answer-Nystagmus Age
Potential causes of tinnitus: -
Answer-Vestibular Schwannoma, Otosclerosis, Presbycusis, Toxins, Noise Traumas
Diagnostic work up in an individual with tinnitus should include: (8) -
Answer-Audiology Exam, ESR, Glucose, TSH, Lyme Disease, RPR, CBC, MRI/CT
Meniere's disease -
Answer-Peripheral sensory disorder of the labyrinth (semicircular canal system) and
cochlea of the inner ear.
Meniere's disease is most common in and between ages -
Answer-Females Ages 30-60
Increased endolymphatic volume and pressure. There is marked edema of the
labyrinth membrane. -
Answer-Meniere's Disease
Meniere's Disease may be associated with: (5) -
Answer-Stress, Allergies, High Salt intake, blunt trauma, viral infections
BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) -
Answer-Loose crystals in the inner ear (semi circular canals) cause severe vertigo when
they become dislodged.
Hallpike maneuver -
Answer-Diagnoses BPPV.
In the early phase of Meniere's Disease, there are intermittent attacks that last .
Sudden onset of N/V generally present. Nystagmus may be present. -
, Answer-20 minutes to 3 hours.
4 Symptoms of Meniere's Disease (may or may not occur simultaneously):
1.
2.
3.
4. -
Answer-1. Dizziness (spinning)
