EENT - NP Certification, Fitzgerald 4th ed
Exam Questions And Answers
a. suppurative conjunctivitis -
correct answer ✅a 19 y/o man presents with a cc of a red, irritated
rt eye for the past 48 hrs with eyelids that were stuck together this
morning when he awoke. exam reveals injected palpebral and
bulbar conjunctiva and reactive pupils; vision screen with the
Snellen chart eval reveals 2-/30 in the right eye, left eye and both
eyes; and purulent eye discharge in on the right. this presentation is
most consistent with:
a. suppurative conjunctivitis
b. viral conjunctivitis
c. allergic conjunctivitis
d. mechanical injury
c. allergen -
correct answer ✅a 19 y/o woman presents with a complaint of
bilaterally itchy, red eyes with tearing that occurs intermittently
throughout the year and is often accompanied by a rope-like eye
discharge and clear nasal discharge. this is most consistent with
conjunctival inflammation caused by a)n):
a. bacterium
b. virus
c. allergen
,EENT - NP Certification, Fitzgerald 4th ed
Exam Questions And Answers
d. injury
d. pseudomonas aeruginosa -
correct answer ✅common causative organisms of acute
suppurative conjunctivitis include all of the following except:
a. staphylococcus aureus
b. haemophilus influenzae
c. streptococcus pneumoniae
d. pseudomonas aeruginosa
c. polymyxin -
correct answer ✅txment options in suppurative conjunctivitis
include all of the following ophthalmic preparations except:
a. polymyxin B plus trimethroprim
b. levofloxacin
c. polymyxin
d. azithromycin
d. corticosteroid ophthalmic drops -
correct answer ✅txment options in acute and recurrent allergic
conjunctivitis include all of the following except:
,EENT - NP Certification, Fitzgerald 4th ed
Exam Questions And Answers
a. cromolyn ophthalmic drops
b. oral antihistamines
c. ophthalmological antihistamines
d. corticosteroid ophthalmic drops
b. adenovirus -
correct answer ✅the most common virological cause of
conjunctivitis is:
a. coronavirus
b. adenovirus
c. rhinovirus
d. human papillomavirus
d. no antibiotic txment needed -
correct answer ✅txment of viral conjunctivitis can include:
a. moxifloxacin ophthalmic drops
b. polymyxin B ophthalmic drops
c. oral acyclovir
d. no antibiotic txment needed
, EENT - NP Certification, Fitzgerald 4th ed
Exam Questions And Answers
c. localized nasal mucosa trauma -
correct answer ✅anterior epistaxis is usually caused by:
a. hypertension
b. bleeding d/o
c. localized nasal mucosa trauma
d. a foreign body
c. firm pressure to the area superior to the nasal alar cartilage -
correct answer ✅first-line intervention for anterior epistaxis
includes:
a. nasal packing
b. application of topical thrombin
c. firm pressure to the area superior to the nasal alar cartilage
d. chemical cauterization
b. HTN -
correct answer ✅the most common clinical finding in pts with
severe or refractory epistaxis is:
a. type 2 DM
b. HTN
Exam Questions And Answers
a. suppurative conjunctivitis -
correct answer ✅a 19 y/o man presents with a cc of a red, irritated
rt eye for the past 48 hrs with eyelids that were stuck together this
morning when he awoke. exam reveals injected palpebral and
bulbar conjunctiva and reactive pupils; vision screen with the
Snellen chart eval reveals 2-/30 in the right eye, left eye and both
eyes; and purulent eye discharge in on the right. this presentation is
most consistent with:
a. suppurative conjunctivitis
b. viral conjunctivitis
c. allergic conjunctivitis
d. mechanical injury
c. allergen -
correct answer ✅a 19 y/o woman presents with a complaint of
bilaterally itchy, red eyes with tearing that occurs intermittently
throughout the year and is often accompanied by a rope-like eye
discharge and clear nasal discharge. this is most consistent with
conjunctival inflammation caused by a)n):
a. bacterium
b. virus
c. allergen
,EENT - NP Certification, Fitzgerald 4th ed
Exam Questions And Answers
d. injury
d. pseudomonas aeruginosa -
correct answer ✅common causative organisms of acute
suppurative conjunctivitis include all of the following except:
a. staphylococcus aureus
b. haemophilus influenzae
c. streptococcus pneumoniae
d. pseudomonas aeruginosa
c. polymyxin -
correct answer ✅txment options in suppurative conjunctivitis
include all of the following ophthalmic preparations except:
a. polymyxin B plus trimethroprim
b. levofloxacin
c. polymyxin
d. azithromycin
d. corticosteroid ophthalmic drops -
correct answer ✅txment options in acute and recurrent allergic
conjunctivitis include all of the following except:
,EENT - NP Certification, Fitzgerald 4th ed
Exam Questions And Answers
a. cromolyn ophthalmic drops
b. oral antihistamines
c. ophthalmological antihistamines
d. corticosteroid ophthalmic drops
b. adenovirus -
correct answer ✅the most common virological cause of
conjunctivitis is:
a. coronavirus
b. adenovirus
c. rhinovirus
d. human papillomavirus
d. no antibiotic txment needed -
correct answer ✅txment of viral conjunctivitis can include:
a. moxifloxacin ophthalmic drops
b. polymyxin B ophthalmic drops
c. oral acyclovir
d. no antibiotic txment needed
, EENT - NP Certification, Fitzgerald 4th ed
Exam Questions And Answers
c. localized nasal mucosa trauma -
correct answer ✅anterior epistaxis is usually caused by:
a. hypertension
b. bleeding d/o
c. localized nasal mucosa trauma
d. a foreign body
c. firm pressure to the area superior to the nasal alar cartilage -
correct answer ✅first-line intervention for anterior epistaxis
includes:
a. nasal packing
b. application of topical thrombin
c. firm pressure to the area superior to the nasal alar cartilage
d. chemical cauterization
b. HTN -
correct answer ✅the most common clinical finding in pts with
severe or refractory epistaxis is:
a. type 2 DM
b. HTN
