CHAMBERLAIN NR 511 WEEK 2 QUIZ -QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

CHAMBERLAIN NR 511 WEEK 2 QUIZ -QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE


Otalgia - -------CORRECT ANSWER----* Ear Pain

* Two types

1. Primary Otalgia

2. Referred Otalgia



Primary Otalgia - -------CORRECT ANSWER----Typically caused by:

* Otitis Externa

* Otitis Media

* Mastoiditis

* Auricular Infections



Differential Diagnosis for Otalgia - -------CORRECT ANSWER----* Otitis Externa

* Otitis Media

* Otitis Media with Effusion

* Eustachion Tube dysfunction

* Barotrauma

* Cerumen Impaction

* Dental Disease

* TMJ Joint dysfunction

* Perforated Tympanic Membrane

* Sunus Disease

* Cervical Lymphadenopathy

,Differential Diagnosis for Hearing Loss - -------CORRECT ANSWER----* Presbycusis

* Noise Exposure

* Eustachian tube dysfunction

* Cerumen Impaction

* Chronic Middle Ear infection, Effusion

* Otosclerosis

* Tympanosclerosis

* Cholesteatoma

* Trauma

* Congenital disorders



Tinnitus - -------CORRECT ANSWER----a ringing, buzzing, or roaring sound in one or both ears



Differential Diagnosis for Tinnitus - -------CORRECT ANSWER----* Otologic : Hearing loss, Meniere's
disease, Acoustic Neuroma

* Ototoxic medications or substances

* Neurologic: Multiple sclerosis, head injury

* Metabolic: thyrooid disorder, Hperlipidemia, vitamin b12 deficiency

* Pychogenic: depression, anxiety, fibromyalgia



Differential DX Mouth Sores - -------CORRECT ANSWER----* Food or Drug allergies

* Chemical irritation

* Dry Mouth

* Mechanical or thermal injury

* Infectious (Bacterial/Fungal)

* Host Immunosuppression

* Nutritional Deficiency



Pharyngitis (Sore throat) - -------CORRECT ANSWER----inflammation or infection of the pharynx

, Differential Dx Pharyngitis - -------CORRECT ANSWER----* Streptococcal Infections

* Tonsillitis

* HSV Infection

* Gonococcus

* Candidiasis

* Aphthous ulceration

* Influenza

* Rhino virus, Adenovirus, Epstein-Barr Virus, Coxasckievirus

*Mycoplasma Infection



inner ear - -------CORRECT ANSWER----



Structure of the Ear - -------CORRECT ANSWER----



Sensorineural Hearing Loss - -------CORRECT ANSWER----Caused by a lesion in the organ of corti or the
central neural pathways of the ear, including CN VIII and auditory cortex



Conductive Hearing Loss - -------CORRECT ANSWER----Hearing loss or impairment resulting from
interference with the transmission of sound waves to the cochlea



Presbycusis - -------CORRECT ANSWER----* Age related hearing loss

* Usually after age 50 when otic hair cells degenerate

* High frequency hearing loss that is equal bilateral



Differential Dx Sensorineural Hearing Loss - -------CORRECT ANSWER----* Presbycusis

* Meniere's Disease

* Tumors (Acoustic Neuroma)

* Medications (Aminoglycocides, aspirin, Quinine)