Which of the following is a cause of conductive hearing loss?
Acoustic neuroma
Cerumen impaction
Toxoplasmosis
Meniere's disease -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ Cerumen impaction
Inflammation or infection of the eyelids associated with bacterial
infection, dry eyes and/or rosacea is:
blepharitis.
sebaceous cell carcinoma.
chalazion.
hordeolum. -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ blepharitis.
,Which one of the following statements is true about the lacrimal
excretory system?
The lacrimal excretory system does not usually become infected.
Occlusion of the lacrimal excretory system results in a chalazion.
The lacrimal excretory system collects tear film and drains it into the
nasal cavity.
The lacrimal excretory system causes dacryostenosis. -Correct Answer
✔ ✔ The lacrimal excretory system collects tear film and drains it
into the nasal cavity.
Local nasal irritation that causes blood vessels to become exposed
and break is likely to cause:
epistaxis.
nasal congestion.
, orofacial pain.
nausea. -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ epistaxis.
The process that is NOT associated with the progression of mastoiditis
is:
hyperemia of the mucosal lining of the mastoid air cells.
transudation and exudation of fluid within the cells.
temporal bone reconstruction and increased septal vascularity.
cell wall loss with coalescence into abscess cavities. -Correct Answer
✔ ✔ temporal bone reconstruction and increased septal
vascularity.
What is the term for hemorrhage into the anterior eye chamber as a
result of iris rupture?
Hyphema
Blepharitis