Management of EENT Conditions | High-
Yield Practice Questions & Clinical
Decision-Making Review
An older adult has a common cold. She calls your office to ask for advice
for an agent to help her runny nose and congestion. What agent is safe
to use?
Patient has history of glaucoma, HTN, COPD, & HLD
,Pseudoephedrine
Oxymetazoline nasal spray
Guaifenesin
Diphenhydramine - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Guaifenesin
A 4-month-old infant has thrush. The mother is breastfeeding. She
reports that her nipples have become red, irritated, and sensitive. What
should the nurse practitioner advise the mother of this baby to treat
thrush?
Have the mother exercise good hygiene of her nipples
Administer an oral antifungal suspension to the mother
Administer an oral antifungal suspension to the infant
Treat the infant with an oral antifungal suspension and the mother's
nipples with a topical antifungal agent - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Treat
the infant with an oral antifungal suspension and the mother's nipples
with a topical antifungal agent
A patient presents with findings of pain, warmth, redness, and swelling
below the inner canthus toward 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:
blepharitis.
dacryocystitis.
, a hordeolum.
a chalazion. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----dacrocystitis
A 7-year-old has a complaint of ear pain. If he has otitis externa, which
complaint is most likely?
He has tragal pain.
He has difficulty hearing the TV.
He has fever.
He has a concurrent upper respiratory infection. - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----He has tragal pain
A rapid strep test was negative was negative in a 12-year-old female
with tonsillar exudate, fever, and sore throat. Which statement is true
regarding this?
A rapid strep test should be repeated.
The patient does not have Strep throat.
The patient probably has mononucleosis.
A throat swab should be collected and sent to microbiology. - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----A throat swab should be collected and sent to
microbiology