Chamberlain NR 511 Week 2 Quiz
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
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
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
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
