GNRS 555 Med/Surg Week 6 Chapter 27
Upper Respiratory Problems Questions With
Complete Solutions
____ ____ usually experience posterior bleed with
epistaxis. Correct Answers Older adults
____ is managed through:
-Antibiotics for 10 to 14 days for acute, and 4 to 6
weeks for chronic
-Increased fluids
-Nasal irrigation with saline rinse
-Decongestant for symptom relief
-Nasal endoscopic surgery Correct Answers
Sinusitis
-Benign mucous membrance massess that form in
response to chronic inflammation of the sinus or
nasal mucosa
-Clinical manifestations: Nasal obstruction, nasal
discharge, and speech distortion Correct Answers
Nasal Polyps
-Entire larynx and preepiglottic region are removed
-Permanent tracheostomy is performed Correct
Answers Total largnectomy
-Reaction of nasal mucosa to an allergen
-Classified as intermittent and persistent Correct
Answers Allergic rhinitis
,-Removal of one vocal cord, voice is preserved
-Requires temporary tracheostomy Correct
Answers Hemilaryngectomy
A complication of a ____ ____ is air flow obstruction.
Correct Answers deviated septum
A nasal fracture can be a unilateral, bilateral or
____ fracture. Correct Answers complex
A posterior nasal pack is a treatment for what?.
Correct Answers epistaxis
Acute inflammation of the pharyngeal walls, may
include tonsils, palate and uvula. Correct Answers
Acute pharyngitis
Advise patients not to use intranasal adrenergic
decongestants such as Afrin for more than __ days
to prevent rebound congestion from occuring.
Correct Answers 3
Airway obstruction can be ____ or ____. Correct
Answers complete, partial
Benign lesion of the larynx Correct Answers
Laryngeal polyps
, Bilateral ____ ____ is dangerous because it
compromises the nutrition of the septal cartilage
the most and cause dissolution of the whole
cartilagenous septum itself. Correct Answers
septal hematoma
cancers are small, localized and usually curable
Correct Answers Stage I
cancers typically are locally advanced and/or have
spread to local lymph nodes Correct Answers
Stage II and III
cancers usually are metastatic (have spread to
distant parts of the body) and generally are
considered inoperable Correct Answers Stage IV
Causes of ____ include trauma, foreign body, nasal
spray use, street drug use, allergic rhinitis, tumors.
Correct Answers epistaxis
Causes of laryngeal polyps include:
-Vocal ____ (excessive talking, singing)
-Irritation (intubation, cigarette smoking) Correct
Answers abuse
Children and young adults usually experience ____
bleed with epistaxis. Correct Answers anterior
Upper Respiratory Problems Questions With
Complete Solutions
____ ____ usually experience posterior bleed with
epistaxis. Correct Answers Older adults
____ is managed through:
-Antibiotics for 10 to 14 days for acute, and 4 to 6
weeks for chronic
-Increased fluids
-Nasal irrigation with saline rinse
-Decongestant for symptom relief
-Nasal endoscopic surgery Correct Answers
Sinusitis
-Benign mucous membrance massess that form in
response to chronic inflammation of the sinus or
nasal mucosa
-Clinical manifestations: Nasal obstruction, nasal
discharge, and speech distortion Correct Answers
Nasal Polyps
-Entire larynx and preepiglottic region are removed
-Permanent tracheostomy is performed Correct
Answers Total largnectomy
-Reaction of nasal mucosa to an allergen
-Classified as intermittent and persistent Correct
Answers Allergic rhinitis
,-Removal of one vocal cord, voice is preserved
-Requires temporary tracheostomy Correct
Answers Hemilaryngectomy
A complication of a ____ ____ is air flow obstruction.
Correct Answers deviated septum
A nasal fracture can be a unilateral, bilateral or
____ fracture. Correct Answers complex
A posterior nasal pack is a treatment for what?.
Correct Answers epistaxis
Acute inflammation of the pharyngeal walls, may
include tonsils, palate and uvula. Correct Answers
Acute pharyngitis
Advise patients not to use intranasal adrenergic
decongestants such as Afrin for more than __ days
to prevent rebound congestion from occuring.
Correct Answers 3
Airway obstruction can be ____ or ____. Correct
Answers complete, partial
Benign lesion of the larynx Correct Answers
Laryngeal polyps
, Bilateral ____ ____ is dangerous because it
compromises the nutrition of the septal cartilage
the most and cause dissolution of the whole
cartilagenous septum itself. Correct Answers
septal hematoma
cancers are small, localized and usually curable
Correct Answers Stage I
cancers typically are locally advanced and/or have
spread to local lymph nodes Correct Answers
Stage II and III
cancers usually are metastatic (have spread to
distant parts of the body) and generally are
considered inoperable Correct Answers Stage IV
Causes of ____ include trauma, foreign body, nasal
spray use, street drug use, allergic rhinitis, tumors.
Correct Answers epistaxis
Causes of laryngeal polyps include:
-Vocal ____ (excessive talking, singing)
-Irritation (intubation, cigarette smoking) Correct
Answers abuse
Children and young adults usually experience ____
bleed with epistaxis. Correct Answers anterior
