Chapter 17 otorhinolaryngologic with
correct answers 100% 2026/2027
otoscope - Correct Answer useful for viewing an inflamed tympanic membrane
tympanogram - Correct Answer Measures vibrations of the eardrum
electornystagmogram (ENG) - Correct Answer Test for balance using cool and warm liquid
CT scan - Correct Answer useful for visualizing bony structures
MRI - Correct Answer useful in defining soft tissues
audiogram - Correct Answer Useful in determining the type of hearing aid needed
tuning fork - Correct Answer Two-prong metal device that may be useful in surgery to assess
level of hearing
which laser is useful in middle ear procedures - Correct Answer argon laser
what are the reasons for reversing the operating table during ear surgery - Correct Answer
allowing space under the foot portion of the table to accommodate the seated team
members legs and allow for equipment placement
describe the types of ear dressings - Correct Answer simple dressing- cotton ball inserted in
the external ear canal
complex: mastoid dressing- antibiotic ointment, non adherent pad, fluffed gauze wrapped
around patients entire head.
what is the most common cause of otitis media? - Correct Answer blockage of the auditory
tube causing an accumulation of fluid that normally drains in the nasopharynx
, what is the purpose of a myringotomy? where is the incision made? - Correct Answer to
remove accumulated fluid and insertion of a pressure equalizing tube to allow for additional
drainage and to maintain the pressure equalization. incision is inferior posterior portion of
the tympanic membrane also called pars tensa
what are the classifications of tympanoplasty, and how are they determined? - Correct
Answer type I, type II, Type III, Type IV, Type V. determined by the extent of damage to the
tympanic membrane and middle ear.
why would you add an ototome to a tympanoplasty setup and complete a postauricular or
retroauricular incision? - Correct Answer an ototome and postauricular incision are needed
for a mastoidectomy due to extended disease into the mastoid sinus.
what source of energy will be needed to operate the rotating drill - Correct Answer
electrically or pneumatically with nitrogen
what may be used to hold implants in place or to fill the mastoid sinus? what is used to place
it? - Correct Answer small gelfoam pledgets passed with alligator forceps. may be used dry
or moistened with saline, antibiotic solution or thrombin
what could be wrong if the patient presents with an earache, headchae, purulent discharge
from the ear, hearing loss, dizziness, and weakness of the facial muscles due to damage to
the seventh cranial nerve? what is used to remove it? name the nerves located with the
nerve monitor. - Correct Answer patient could have a cholesteatoma, using rose needle and
picks. mastoidectomy is the only option to correct this condition. the seventh cranial nerve.
what is a bony overgrowth surrounding the stapes that prevents vibrations of the ossicles?
what procedure is done to remove it? - Correct Answer otosclerosis- build up of a spongy
bone that fuses the ossicles. stapedectomy
once the stapes footplate is removed what can be used between the implant and the oval
window? - Correct Answer a fascia graft
correct answers 100% 2026/2027
otoscope - Correct Answer useful for viewing an inflamed tympanic membrane
tympanogram - Correct Answer Measures vibrations of the eardrum
electornystagmogram (ENG) - Correct Answer Test for balance using cool and warm liquid
CT scan - Correct Answer useful for visualizing bony structures
MRI - Correct Answer useful in defining soft tissues
audiogram - Correct Answer Useful in determining the type of hearing aid needed
tuning fork - Correct Answer Two-prong metal device that may be useful in surgery to assess
level of hearing
which laser is useful in middle ear procedures - Correct Answer argon laser
what are the reasons for reversing the operating table during ear surgery - Correct Answer
allowing space under the foot portion of the table to accommodate the seated team
members legs and allow for equipment placement
describe the types of ear dressings - Correct Answer simple dressing- cotton ball inserted in
the external ear canal
complex: mastoid dressing- antibiotic ointment, non adherent pad, fluffed gauze wrapped
around patients entire head.
what is the most common cause of otitis media? - Correct Answer blockage of the auditory
tube causing an accumulation of fluid that normally drains in the nasopharynx
, what is the purpose of a myringotomy? where is the incision made? - Correct Answer to
remove accumulated fluid and insertion of a pressure equalizing tube to allow for additional
drainage and to maintain the pressure equalization. incision is inferior posterior portion of
the tympanic membrane also called pars tensa
what are the classifications of tympanoplasty, and how are they determined? - Correct
Answer type I, type II, Type III, Type IV, Type V. determined by the extent of damage to the
tympanic membrane and middle ear.
why would you add an ototome to a tympanoplasty setup and complete a postauricular or
retroauricular incision? - Correct Answer an ototome and postauricular incision are needed
for a mastoidectomy due to extended disease into the mastoid sinus.
what source of energy will be needed to operate the rotating drill - Correct Answer
electrically or pneumatically with nitrogen
what may be used to hold implants in place or to fill the mastoid sinus? what is used to place
it? - Correct Answer small gelfoam pledgets passed with alligator forceps. may be used dry
or moistened with saline, antibiotic solution or thrombin
what could be wrong if the patient presents with an earache, headchae, purulent discharge
from the ear, hearing loss, dizziness, and weakness of the facial muscles due to damage to
the seventh cranial nerve? what is used to remove it? name the nerves located with the
nerve monitor. - Correct Answer patient could have a cholesteatoma, using rose needle and
picks. mastoidectomy is the only option to correct this condition. the seventh cranial nerve.
what is a bony overgrowth surrounding the stapes that prevents vibrations of the ossicles?
what procedure is done to remove it? - Correct Answer otosclerosis- build up of a spongy
bone that fuses the ossicles. stapedectomy
once the stapes footplate is removed what can be used between the implant and the oval
window? - Correct Answer a fascia graft
