Specialized Surgical Procedures FINAL Exam Study Guide questions with answers.

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Epistaxis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Nose bleed
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Otosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Chronic progressive |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


deafness caused by formation of spongy bone, especially around
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the oval window with resulting immobility and fixation of the
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stapes


Cranial Nerve #7 (VII) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Another name for
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the facial nerve
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Hearing - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Last sense to disappear
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Stapes - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Connects the incus to the oval
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window


Vertigo - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Sensation of moving around in
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space or having objects move around you, making it difficult to
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maintain equilibrium |\




Eustachian (auditory) Tube - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Aerates the
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middle ear |\

,Hearing & Equilibrium (Balance) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Two
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main functions of the ear
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Antibiotic & Irrigation Solution - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Medication used for Myringotomy |\ |\ |\




Cholesteatoma - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Tumor of flaky |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


epithelium & cholesterol crystals which often contains infectious
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bacteria; may be found in the middle ear or mastoid area
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Cholesteatoma - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The most common |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


cause of a break in the ossicle chain
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Hippocrates - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔First person to recognize
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otitis media
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Reasons why ear surgery is performed - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Restore & Improve (if possible) hearing |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Nitrous Oxide - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔What causes expansion of
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the middle ear and should be restricted during reconstructive ear
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surgery?
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Meniere's Syndrome results from - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Problems in the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\

, Otolith - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Very small, hardened "ear
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stones" composed of protein and calcium carbonate that provide
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weight and respond readily to gravity
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Untreated Otitis Media - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Causes |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


perforation of the tympanic membrane |\ |\ |\ |\




Chronic Sinusitis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Antral window would
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be performed on a patients who suffers from:
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Malleus (hammer) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Located in the middle
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ear; connects the inner surface of the tympanic membrane,
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provides primary translation of sound waves into movement
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Incus (anvil) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Located in the middle ear;
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it transfers movements of hammer to stirrup
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Stapes (stirrup) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Located in the middle
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ear; connects the incus to the oval window
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Nasal Polyps - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A growth in the turbinate
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that can partially or occlude respiration
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Anosmia - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔An absence of the sense of
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smell


Conchae - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Another name for turbinate
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