PN 4003 VARIATIONS IN HEALTH FINAL
PAPER 2026 DETAILED QUESTIONS
ACCURATE ANSWERS PREMIUM QUALITY
◉ what is conductive hearing loss
Answer: hearing loss that is due to diminished sound reaching
middle and inner ear.
◉ sensorineural hearing loss
Answer: the most common form of hearing loss, also called nerve
deafness; caused by damage to the cochlea's receptor cells or to the
auditory nerves
◉ menieres disease
Answer: tinnitus, vertigo, unilateral fluctuating hearing loss. nausea
vomiting or diaphoresis may occur. cause is unknown. meds are
used to control symptoms
◉ otosclerosis
Answer: conductive hearing loss that occurs when osicles become
softened, spongy, highly vascular and partially or totally fixed. TX=H
,◉ acoustic neuroma
Answer: benign tumor on the auditory nerve (8th cranial nerve) that
causes vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss
◉ ottis media
Answer: inflammation or infection of the middle ear
◉ ottis externa
Answer: Infection of the outer ear (ear canal)
◉ what is sensation
Answer: ability to recieve and process stimuli through sensory
organs
◉ what is reception
Answer: ability to experience recognize and organize and interpret
sensory stimuli
◉ sensory perception
Answer: ability to receive sensory impression and through optical
association relate the stimula to past experiences and form an
impression of the nature of the stimulus
, ◉ cognition
Answer: all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing,
remembering, and communicating
◉ what is a potential effect of diuretics?
Answer: hypokalemia
◉ what is hypokalemia
Answer: A serum potassium level less than 3.5 mEq/L.
◉ best way to monitor hypervolemia?
Answer: daily weights
◉ how much fluid is lost a day via sweat?
Answer: 900mL
◉ how much fluid a day is lost via the kidneys?
Answer: 1500mL
◉ what is urine specific gravity?
PAPER 2026 DETAILED QUESTIONS
ACCURATE ANSWERS PREMIUM QUALITY
◉ what is conductive hearing loss
Answer: hearing loss that is due to diminished sound reaching
middle and inner ear.
◉ sensorineural hearing loss
Answer: the most common form of hearing loss, also called nerve
deafness; caused by damage to the cochlea's receptor cells or to the
auditory nerves
◉ menieres disease
Answer: tinnitus, vertigo, unilateral fluctuating hearing loss. nausea
vomiting or diaphoresis may occur. cause is unknown. meds are
used to control symptoms
◉ otosclerosis
Answer: conductive hearing loss that occurs when osicles become
softened, spongy, highly vascular and partially or totally fixed. TX=H
,◉ acoustic neuroma
Answer: benign tumor on the auditory nerve (8th cranial nerve) that
causes vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss
◉ ottis media
Answer: inflammation or infection of the middle ear
◉ ottis externa
Answer: Infection of the outer ear (ear canal)
◉ what is sensation
Answer: ability to recieve and process stimuli through sensory
organs
◉ what is reception
Answer: ability to experience recognize and organize and interpret
sensory stimuli
◉ sensory perception
Answer: ability to receive sensory impression and through optical
association relate the stimula to past experiences and form an
impression of the nature of the stimulus
, ◉ cognition
Answer: all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing,
remembering, and communicating
◉ what is a potential effect of diuretics?
Answer: hypokalemia
◉ what is hypokalemia
Answer: A serum potassium level less than 3.5 mEq/L.
◉ best way to monitor hypervolemia?
Answer: daily weights
◉ how much fluid is lost a day via sweat?
Answer: 900mL
◉ how much fluid a day is lost via the kidneys?
Answer: 1500mL
◉ what is urine specific gravity?
