EARS, NOSE, MOUTH, AND THROAT - NURS 190 PHYSICAL
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
Acute rhinitis correct answer Clear, watery discharge, rhinorrhea, later becomes
purlent.
Air conduction correct answer The transmission of sound through the tympanic
membrane to the cochlea and auditory nerve
Allergic rhinitis (hay fever) correct answer Allergen, antibody, mast cell
interactions resulting in release of histamine. (Vasodilation, runny nose, red eyes,
sneezing, clear drainage)
Ankyloglossia correct answer Fixation of the tip of the tongue to the floor of the
mouth due to a shortened frenulum.
Apthous Ulcers correct answer "canker sores"; small, painful, round ulcers in the
oral mucosa of unknown cause
Atrophic glossitis correct answer Deficiency of B vitamins or iron that causes the
tongue to appear smooth and glossy
Black hairy tongue correct answer -Temporary condition caused by inhibition of
normal bacteria and overgrowth of fungus on papillae of tongue.
-Caused by the use of antibiotics.
Bone conduction correct answer The conduction of sound to the inner ear
through the bones of the skull
, Bulging tympanic membrane can indicae correct answer increased pressure in
middle ear
Cleft lip correct answer A birth defect in which there is a deep groove of the lip
running upward to the nose as a result of the failure of this portion of the lip to
close during prenatal development
Cleft palate correct answer A congenital split in the roof of the mouth
Conductive hearing loss correct answer Occurs when sound waves are prevented
from passing from the air to the fluid-filled inner ear
Examples: Infection, buildup of earwax, punctured eardrum, fluid in middle ear.
Deviated Septum correct answer Defect in the wall between the nostrils that can
cause partial or complete obstruction
Epistaxis correct answer Nosebleed
Example of Rinne Test correct answer A patient complains of hearing loss in his
RIGHT ear.
-If the patient reports hearing bone conduction longer than air conduction, his
type of hearing loss is conductive hearing loss. A problem in the outer ear is
preventing sound waves from reaching the auditory nerve.
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
Acute rhinitis correct answer Clear, watery discharge, rhinorrhea, later becomes
purlent.
Air conduction correct answer The transmission of sound through the tympanic
membrane to the cochlea and auditory nerve
Allergic rhinitis (hay fever) correct answer Allergen, antibody, mast cell
interactions resulting in release of histamine. (Vasodilation, runny nose, red eyes,
sneezing, clear drainage)
Ankyloglossia correct answer Fixation of the tip of the tongue to the floor of the
mouth due to a shortened frenulum.
Apthous Ulcers correct answer "canker sores"; small, painful, round ulcers in the
oral mucosa of unknown cause
Atrophic glossitis correct answer Deficiency of B vitamins or iron that causes the
tongue to appear smooth and glossy
Black hairy tongue correct answer -Temporary condition caused by inhibition of
normal bacteria and overgrowth of fungus on papillae of tongue.
-Caused by the use of antibiotics.
Bone conduction correct answer The conduction of sound to the inner ear
through the bones of the skull
, Bulging tympanic membrane can indicae correct answer increased pressure in
middle ear
Cleft lip correct answer A birth defect in which there is a deep groove of the lip
running upward to the nose as a result of the failure of this portion of the lip to
close during prenatal development
Cleft palate correct answer A congenital split in the roof of the mouth
Conductive hearing loss correct answer Occurs when sound waves are prevented
from passing from the air to the fluid-filled inner ear
Examples: Infection, buildup of earwax, punctured eardrum, fluid in middle ear.
Deviated Septum correct answer Defect in the wall between the nostrils that can
cause partial or complete obstruction
Epistaxis correct answer Nosebleed
Example of Rinne Test correct answer A patient complains of hearing loss in his
RIGHT ear.
-If the patient reports hearing bone conduction longer than air conduction, his
type of hearing loss is conductive hearing loss. A problem in the outer ear is
preventing sound waves from reaching the auditory nerve.
