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D - (Answer)The NP is performing an otoscopic exam on a 24 month old. Before visualizing the
canal and inner ear, the NP knows to...
A. Pull pinna up and back and hold the otoscope upside down with dorsa of hand resting along
the patient's cheek.
B. Pull pinna down straight and hold otoscope right side up with dorsa of hand resting along the
patient's cheek
C. Pull pinna down and back and hold otoscope upside down with dorsa of hand resting along
the patient's cheek
D. Pull pinna down straight and hold otoscope upside down with dorsa of hand resting along the
patient's cheek
B - (Answer)All of the following are true regarding the otoscopic examination of an infant
EXCEPT:
A. The normal TM of an infant may appear thicker and less translucent than that of an adult
B. A red TM in an infant indicates the presence of an ear infection
,C. TM visualization requires different pinna manipulation than adults, since it is located on a
more horizontal plane
D. Visualization of the TM in a newborn may be difficult due to increased vernix caseosa
buildup in the ear
B - (Answer)The patient complains of frontal sinus pressure with purulent drainage and that
started 10 days ago but on day two or three the symptoms seemed to improve then worsen again.
Patient now has a temp of 101F. What would be the most likely diagnosis?
a) Recurrent allergic sinusitis.
b) Acute Bacterial rhinosinusitis
c) Chronic rhinosinusitis
d) Viral sinusitis
D - (Answer)You are seeing a six year old boy with no known drug allergies, who has been
treated for three separate cases of bacterial rhinosinusitis in the past year, the last was 25 days
ago and completed a 10 day course of low dose Amoxicillin. The patient currently has purulent
drainage and complains of moderated frontal sinus pain. The patient's temperature is 101 orally.
What is the appropriate course of treatment?
,a) Start the patient on nasal decongestant and pain relievers only.
b) Wait and observe in 2-3 days.
c) High dose Amoxicillin
d) Augmentin
A - (Answer)A 16-year-old boy comes into your practice complaining of hearing loss and severe
pain of his left ear. On examination, you find a perforated tympanic membrane. Which response
is most likely to have caused the perforation?
a) He says he and his friends were messing around playing a "slapping game." He reports getting
an open-handed slap to the left side of his head
b) He says that he does not use cotton swabs to clean out ear wax
c) He was sleeping and woke up with the pain
d) He went swimming two months ago
C - (Answer)A 6-year-old girl has been brought to your clinic with a chief complaint of ear pain.
When you grasp the pinna of the ear, he says "that hurts really bad" and she is crying. These
findings are consistent with a diagnosis of:
, a) Serous otitis media
b) Mastoiditis
c) Otitis externa
d) Cholesteatoma
C - (Answer)What injury would be an immediate referral to the emergency department and
referral to ENT?
A) Epistaxis lasting for 10 mins
B) 5 y/o with complaints of a sore throat and palpable lymph nodes
C) 14y/o that got hit with a baseball in the nose that had doubled in size
D) A fussy infant pulling at her ear
C - (Answer)Which of the following anatomic areas are involved with sensorineural hearing
loss?
A) Outer ear
B) Middle ear
C) Inner Ear
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D - (Answer)The NP is performing an otoscopic exam on a 24 month old. Before visualizing the
canal and inner ear, the NP knows to...
A. Pull pinna up and back and hold the otoscope upside down with dorsa of hand resting along
the patient's cheek.
B. Pull pinna down straight and hold otoscope right side up with dorsa of hand resting along the
patient's cheek
C. Pull pinna down and back and hold otoscope upside down with dorsa of hand resting along
the patient's cheek
D. Pull pinna down straight and hold otoscope upside down with dorsa of hand resting along the
patient's cheek
B - (Answer)All of the following are true regarding the otoscopic examination of an infant
EXCEPT:
A. The normal TM of an infant may appear thicker and less translucent than that of an adult
B. A red TM in an infant indicates the presence of an ear infection
,C. TM visualization requires different pinna manipulation than adults, since it is located on a
more horizontal plane
D. Visualization of the TM in a newborn may be difficult due to increased vernix caseosa
buildup in the ear
B - (Answer)The patient complains of frontal sinus pressure with purulent drainage and that
started 10 days ago but on day two or three the symptoms seemed to improve then worsen again.
Patient now has a temp of 101F. What would be the most likely diagnosis?
a) Recurrent allergic sinusitis.
b) Acute Bacterial rhinosinusitis
c) Chronic rhinosinusitis
d) Viral sinusitis
D - (Answer)You are seeing a six year old boy with no known drug allergies, who has been
treated for three separate cases of bacterial rhinosinusitis in the past year, the last was 25 days
ago and completed a 10 day course of low dose Amoxicillin. The patient currently has purulent
drainage and complains of moderated frontal sinus pain. The patient's temperature is 101 orally.
What is the appropriate course of treatment?
,a) Start the patient on nasal decongestant and pain relievers only.
b) Wait and observe in 2-3 days.
c) High dose Amoxicillin
d) Augmentin
A - (Answer)A 16-year-old boy comes into your practice complaining of hearing loss and severe
pain of his left ear. On examination, you find a perforated tympanic membrane. Which response
is most likely to have caused the perforation?
a) He says he and his friends were messing around playing a "slapping game." He reports getting
an open-handed slap to the left side of his head
b) He says that he does not use cotton swabs to clean out ear wax
c) He was sleeping and woke up with the pain
d) He went swimming two months ago
C - (Answer)A 6-year-old girl has been brought to your clinic with a chief complaint of ear pain.
When you grasp the pinna of the ear, he says "that hurts really bad" and she is crying. These
findings are consistent with a diagnosis of:
, a) Serous otitis media
b) Mastoiditis
c) Otitis externa
d) Cholesteatoma
C - (Answer)What injury would be an immediate referral to the emergency department and
referral to ENT?
A) Epistaxis lasting for 10 mins
B) 5 y/o with complaints of a sore throat and palpable lymph nodes
C) 14y/o that got hit with a baseball in the nose that had doubled in size
D) A fussy infant pulling at her ear
C - (Answer)Which of the following anatomic areas are involved with sensorineural hearing
loss?
A) Outer ear
B) Middle ear
C) Inner Ear
