Nsg 6001 U2 Section 4. Ear, Nose, and Throat
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1. Which of the following is an example of sensorineural hearing loss?
A. Perforation of the tympanic membrane
B. Otosclerosis
C. Cholesteatoma
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D. Presbycusis
Ans: D. Presbycusis
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2. The clinician is assessing a patient complaining of hearing loss. The
clinician places a tuning fork over the patient's mastoid process, and
when the sound fades away, the fork is placed without restriking it over
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the external auditory meatus. The patient is asked to let the clinician
know when the sound fades away. This is an example of which type of
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test?
A. Weber test
B. Schwabach test
C. Rinne test
D. Auditory brainstem response (ABR) test
Ans: C. Rinne test
3. A patient presents to the clinician complaining of ear pain. On
examination, the clinician finds that the patient has tenderness on
traction of the pinna as well as when applying pressure over the tragus.
These findings are classic signs of which condition?
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A. Otitis media
B. Ménière's disease
C. Tinnitus
D. Otitis externa
Ans: D. Otitis externa
4. In which of the following scenarios would otitis media (OM) be
considered chronic?
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A. Patient has had repeated episodes of acute OM followed by continuous
or intermittent otorrhea lasting for more than 3 months.
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B. Patient has had severe pain and intermittent otorrhea lasting for 2
months.
C. Patient has had repeated episodes of acute OM followed by continuous
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or intermittent otorrhea lasting for more than 1 month.
D. Patient has had severe pain and continuous otorrhea lasting for 3
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months.
Ans: A. Patient has had repeated episodes of acute OM followed by
continuous or intermittent otorrhea lasting for more than 3 months
5. Which of the following is helpful in evaluating patients with otitis
media with effusion?
A. Lumbar puncture
B. MRI
C. Computed tomography (CT) scan
D. Ultrasound
Ans: C. Computed tomography (CT) scan