NR 511 WEEK 8 2026 FINAL PAPER REVIEW
QUESTIONS ANSWERS BUNDLED PRACTICE
COLLECTION
◉ Primary Otalgia.
Answer: Typically caused by:
* Otitis Externa
* Otitis Media
* Mastoiditis
* Auricular Infections
◉ Differential Diagnosis for Otalgia.
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.
Answer: * Presbycusis
* Noise Exposure
* Eustachian tube dysfunction
* Cerumen Impaction
* Chronic Middle Ear infection, Effusion
* Otosclerosis
* Tympanosclerosis
* Cholesteatoma
* Trauma
* Congenital disorders
◉ Tinnitus.
Answer: a ringing, buzzing, or roaring sound in one or both ears
◉ Differential Diagnosis for Tinnitus.
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.
Answer: * Food or Drug allergies
* Chemical irritation
* Dry Mouth
* Mechanical or thermal injury
* Infectious (Bacterial/Fungal)
* Host Immunosuppression
* Nutritional Deficiency
◉ Pharyngitis (Sore throat).
Answer: inflammation or infection of the pharynx
◉ Differential Dx Pharyngitis.
Answer: * Streptococcal Infections
* Tonsillitis
* HSV Infection
* Gonococcus
, * Candidiasis
* Aphthous ulceration
* Influenza
* Rhino virus, Adenovirus, Epstein-Barr Virus, Coxasckievirus
*Mycoplasma Infection
◉ inner ear.
Answer:
◉ Structure of the Ear.
Answer:
◉ Sensorineural Hearing Loss.
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.
Answer: Hearing loss or impairment resulting from interference
with the transmission of sound waves to the cochlea
◉ Presbycusis.
Answer: * Age related hearing loss
QUESTIONS ANSWERS BUNDLED PRACTICE
COLLECTION
◉ Primary Otalgia.
Answer: Typically caused by:
* Otitis Externa
* Otitis Media
* Mastoiditis
* Auricular Infections
◉ Differential Diagnosis for Otalgia.
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.
Answer: * Presbycusis
* Noise Exposure
* Eustachian tube dysfunction
* Cerumen Impaction
* Chronic Middle Ear infection, Effusion
* Otosclerosis
* Tympanosclerosis
* Cholesteatoma
* Trauma
* Congenital disorders
◉ Tinnitus.
Answer: a ringing, buzzing, or roaring sound in one or both ears
◉ Differential Diagnosis for Tinnitus.
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.
Answer: * Food or Drug allergies
* Chemical irritation
* Dry Mouth
* Mechanical or thermal injury
* Infectious (Bacterial/Fungal)
* Host Immunosuppression
* Nutritional Deficiency
◉ Pharyngitis (Sore throat).
Answer: inflammation or infection of the pharynx
◉ Differential Dx Pharyngitis.
Answer: * Streptococcal Infections
* Tonsillitis
* HSV Infection
* Gonococcus
, * Candidiasis
* Aphthous ulceration
* Influenza
* Rhino virus, Adenovirus, Epstein-Barr Virus, Coxasckievirus
*Mycoplasma Infection
◉ inner ear.
Answer:
◉ Structure of the Ear.
Answer:
◉ Sensorineural Hearing Loss.
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.
Answer: Hearing loss or impairment resulting from interference
with the transmission of sound waves to the cochlea
◉ Presbycusis.
Answer: * Age related hearing loss
