NURS620 EXAM HEENT) QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Symptoms of Dental abscess includes:
a. round or oval with white or yellow center and red border
b. a sore that doesn't heal, a lump or a white or red patch, could have a persistent feeling
that something is caught in the throat, difficulty swallowing or chewing c. toothache, bad
breath, pus, fever, swollen lymph nodes
d. excess salivation, necrotic ulceration with purulent gray exudate, bleeding gums, bad
breath, swollen puffy receding gums that are tender and bleed easily
c
Symptoms of oral cancer include:
a. toothache, bad breath, pus, fever, swollen lymph nodes
b. a sore that doesn't heal, a lump or a white or red patch, could have a persistent feeling
that something is caught in the throat, difficulty swallowing or chewing c. round or oval
with white or yellow center and red border
d. excess salivation, necrotic ulceration with purulent gray exudate, bleeding gums,
bad breath, swollen puffy receding gums that are tender and bleed easily
b
,Physical Exam findings of Meniere's Disease:
a. negative romberg, normal gait, unilateral hearing loss, conductive hearing loss b.
positive romberg, abnormal gaint, bilateral hearing loss, conductive hearing loss c.
negative romberg, normal gain, unilateral hearing loss, conductive hearing loss
d. positive romberg, abnormal gait, unilateral hearing loss, sensorineural hearing loss
d
Subjective findings of Meniere's Disease include:
a. loss of balance, tinnitus, vertigo
b. loss of balance, nausea, vomiting
c. complete hearing loss, tinnitus, nausea
d. tinnitus and vertigo only
a
Which type of epistaxis is self limiting and more common in children?
a. anterior epistaxis
b. posterior epistaxis
c. central epistaxis
d. lateral epistaxis
a
which type of epistaxis is more common in the elderly?
a. anterior epistaxis
b. posterior epistaxis
c. central epistaxis
d. lateral epistaxis
, b
what are potential underlying causes for anterior epistaxis and posterior epistaxis?
a. anterior- local trauma
posterior-dry sinuses
b. anterior- local irritation
posterior- pituitary tumor
c. anterior- local irritation, Kiesselbach's plexus
posterior-arterial damage
c
Floaters and sudden onset of flashes of light would be indicative of what pathology?
a. HTN
b. Open Angle Glaucoma
c. Macular Degeneration
d. Retinal Detachment
d
What should be the initial intervention if you suspect retinal detachment?
a. prep for possible emergency surgery by making NPO and treating VS. Protect eye to avoid
pressure, limit patient activity, send to ER
b. Sent directly to Ophthalmologist
c. Provide topical steroids
a
How do you diagnose and treat benign positional vertigo?
a. Doll's Eyes Test, Epley maneuver
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Symptoms of Dental abscess includes:
a. round or oval with white or yellow center and red border
b. a sore that doesn't heal, a lump or a white or red patch, could have a persistent feeling
that something is caught in the throat, difficulty swallowing or chewing c. toothache, bad
breath, pus, fever, swollen lymph nodes
d. excess salivation, necrotic ulceration with purulent gray exudate, bleeding gums, bad
breath, swollen puffy receding gums that are tender and bleed easily
c
Symptoms of oral cancer include:
a. toothache, bad breath, pus, fever, swollen lymph nodes
b. a sore that doesn't heal, a lump or a white or red patch, could have a persistent feeling
that something is caught in the throat, difficulty swallowing or chewing c. round or oval
with white or yellow center and red border
d. excess salivation, necrotic ulceration with purulent gray exudate, bleeding gums,
bad breath, swollen puffy receding gums that are tender and bleed easily
b
,Physical Exam findings of Meniere's Disease:
a. negative romberg, normal gait, unilateral hearing loss, conductive hearing loss b.
positive romberg, abnormal gaint, bilateral hearing loss, conductive hearing loss c.
negative romberg, normal gain, unilateral hearing loss, conductive hearing loss
d. positive romberg, abnormal gait, unilateral hearing loss, sensorineural hearing loss
d
Subjective findings of Meniere's Disease include:
a. loss of balance, tinnitus, vertigo
b. loss of balance, nausea, vomiting
c. complete hearing loss, tinnitus, nausea
d. tinnitus and vertigo only
a
Which type of epistaxis is self limiting and more common in children?
a. anterior epistaxis
b. posterior epistaxis
c. central epistaxis
d. lateral epistaxis
a
which type of epistaxis is more common in the elderly?
a. anterior epistaxis
b. posterior epistaxis
c. central epistaxis
d. lateral epistaxis
, b
what are potential underlying causes for anterior epistaxis and posterior epistaxis?
a. anterior- local trauma
posterior-dry sinuses
b. anterior- local irritation
posterior- pituitary tumor
c. anterior- local irritation, Kiesselbach's plexus
posterior-arterial damage
c
Floaters and sudden onset of flashes of light would be indicative of what pathology?
a. HTN
b. Open Angle Glaucoma
c. Macular Degeneration
d. Retinal Detachment
d
What should be the initial intervention if you suspect retinal detachment?
a. prep for possible emergency surgery by making NPO and treating VS. Protect eye to avoid
pressure, limit patient activity, send to ER
b. Sent directly to Ophthalmologist
c. Provide topical steroids
a
How do you diagnose and treat benign positional vertigo?
a. Doll's Eyes Test, Epley maneuver
