NURS 5335 EENT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025 UPDATE

AVRS treatment - ️️relieve symptoms, promote drainage, prevent complications epistaxis (nosebleed) - ️️nasal hemorrhage Epistaxis treatment - ️️-direct pressure x 10 minutes -if still bleeding, afrin (oxymetazoline) -cautery with silver nitrate -nasal packing for anterior bleed allergic rhinitis - ️️the reaction of the nasal mucosa to a specific allergen. Allergic Rhinitis Treatment - ️️intranasal steroids otitis media - ️️middle ear infection otitis externa - ️️Infection of the outer ear (ear canal) hordeolum - ️️(stye) red, painful pustule that is a localized infection of hair follicle at eyelid margin Group A strep complications - ️️sinusitis, peritonsillar abscess, rheumatic fever, glomerulonephritis Group A strep treatment - ️️penicillin Epiglottitis - ️️severe, life-threatening infection of the epiglottis and supraglottic structures that occurs most commonly in children between 2 and 12 years of age Epiglottitis symptoms - ️️-Sudden onset of high fever -Sore throat -Drooling -Muffled voice -Stridor -Thumb sign most common type of oral cancer - ️️Squamous cell (90%)Acute Rhinosinusitis (ARS) - ️️inflammation of the paranasal sinuses due to infection or allergic reaction acute rhinosinusitis s/s - ️️-congestion -purulent nasal discharge -tooth pain -facial pain, worse when bending forward