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Which of the following are normal Answer: C
findings in a Weber test? Explanation: A normal Weber test means
A. The tympanic membrane is there is
movable with pneumatic otoscopy. no lateralization of sound perception when
B. The tympanic membrane is a
pearly vibrating tuning fork is placed on the mid
gray with a sharp cone of light with forehead. A movable tympanic membrane
apex at the umbo. indicates there is no effusion, and is not
C. Sound is heard equally in both the Weber
ears when a vibrating tuning fork is test. The tympanic membrane is evaluated
placed on the mid forehead. by direct
D. Air conduction is greater than observation with an otoscope, and is not
bone conduction when a vibrating the
tuning fork is moved from the Weber test. A normal Rinne test means
mastoid bone to close to the ear that tuning
canal. fork vibration is heard longer through the
air than
the bone.
,Which of the following is Answer: B
diagnosed Explanation: The cover/uncover test is
by use of the cover/uncover test? used to
A. Adie's pupil diagnose strabismus. Adie's pupil is a
B. Strabismus sluggish
C. Glaucoma pupil reaction to light and accommodation,
D. Myopia evaluated by papillary reaction to light.
Tonometry
is used to measure intraocular pressure to
evaluate
for glaucoma. Myopia is evaluated by
using a
Snellen chart.
,A 32 year-old carpenter complains Answer: B
of right eye irritation all day after Explanation: Orbital x-rays or CT scan will
driving a metal stake into the be most
ground helpful in identifying an intraocular metallic
with his hammer. He states that foreign
"something flew into my eye." body. MRI should never be used when
Visual there is
acuity is 20/20. Pupils are equal, suspicion of an iron-containing intraocular
round, reactive to light and foreign
accommodation. Extraocular body. Tonometry is used to evaluate
movements are intact. There is intraocular
minimal right corneal injection. No pressure, but not the presence of
foreign body is noted with lid intraocular
eversion. Fluorescein stain reveals foreign bodies. Fluorescein angiography is
a used to
tiny pinpoint uptake in the area of evaluate vessels of the eye, not intraocular
the foreign
corneal injection. Which of the bodies.
following is the most appropriate
diagnostic test at this stage?
A. MRI
B. X-ray orbits
C. Applanation tonometry
D. Fluorescein angiography
, A 45 year-old male complains of Answer: B
loss Explanation: MRI has replaced auditory
of hearing in his left ear. He also brainstem
complains of ringing in the ear, evoked response and acoustic reflex
and testing in the
has had occasional dizziness. On evaluation of patients for acoustic
exam, there is unilateral left- sided neuromas.
sensorineural hearing loss and a
diminished corneal reflex. Neuro
exam is otherwise normal. TMs
are
normal, and canals are clear. Neck
is
supple, without adenopathy.
Oropharynx is normal. Of the
following, the best diagnostic study
to identify the cause of this
patient's
complaints is what?
A. Auditory brainstem evoked
response
B. Gadolinium-enhanced MRI
C. Acoustic reflex testing
D. Vestibular testing
Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
Which of the following are normal Answer: C
findings in a Weber test? Explanation: A normal Weber test means
A. The tympanic membrane is there is
movable with pneumatic otoscopy. no lateralization of sound perception when
B. The tympanic membrane is a
pearly vibrating tuning fork is placed on the mid
gray with a sharp cone of light with forehead. A movable tympanic membrane
apex at the umbo. indicates there is no effusion, and is not
C. Sound is heard equally in both the Weber
ears when a vibrating tuning fork is test. The tympanic membrane is evaluated
placed on the mid forehead. by direct
D. Air conduction is greater than observation with an otoscope, and is not
bone conduction when a vibrating the
tuning fork is moved from the Weber test. A normal Rinne test means
mastoid bone to close to the ear that tuning
canal. fork vibration is heard longer through the
air than
the bone.
,Which of the following is Answer: B
diagnosed Explanation: The cover/uncover test is
by use of the cover/uncover test? used to
A. Adie's pupil diagnose strabismus. Adie's pupil is a
B. Strabismus sluggish
C. Glaucoma pupil reaction to light and accommodation,
D. Myopia evaluated by papillary reaction to light.
Tonometry
is used to measure intraocular pressure to
evaluate
for glaucoma. Myopia is evaluated by
using a
Snellen chart.
,A 32 year-old carpenter complains Answer: B
of right eye irritation all day after Explanation: Orbital x-rays or CT scan will
driving a metal stake into the be most
ground helpful in identifying an intraocular metallic
with his hammer. He states that foreign
"something flew into my eye." body. MRI should never be used when
Visual there is
acuity is 20/20. Pupils are equal, suspicion of an iron-containing intraocular
round, reactive to light and foreign
accommodation. Extraocular body. Tonometry is used to evaluate
movements are intact. There is intraocular
minimal right corneal injection. No pressure, but not the presence of
foreign body is noted with lid intraocular
eversion. Fluorescein stain reveals foreign bodies. Fluorescein angiography is
a used to
tiny pinpoint uptake in the area of evaluate vessels of the eye, not intraocular
the foreign
corneal injection. Which of the bodies.
following is the most appropriate
diagnostic test at this stage?
A. MRI
B. X-ray orbits
C. Applanation tonometry
D. Fluorescein angiography
, A 45 year-old male complains of Answer: B
loss Explanation: MRI has replaced auditory
of hearing in his left ear. He also brainstem
complains of ringing in the ear, evoked response and acoustic reflex
and testing in the
has had occasional dizziness. On evaluation of patients for acoustic
exam, there is unilateral left- sided neuromas.
sensorineural hearing loss and a
diminished corneal reflex. Neuro
exam is otherwise normal. TMs
are
normal, and canals are clear. Neck
is
supple, without adenopathy.
Oropharynx is normal. Of the
following, the best diagnostic study
to identify the cause of this
patient's
complaints is what?
A. Auditory brainstem evoked
response
B. Gadolinium-enhanced MRI
C. Acoustic reflex testing
D. Vestibular testing
