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NR 511 Week 2 Quiz
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136 QUESTIONS
DOCUMENT OVERVIEW
This document provides 136 questions with confirmed answers, covering common clinical presentations. It
serves as a comprehensive study resource for medical assessment and diagnosis. Students can effectively
use this material for exam preparation and to solidify their understanding of key medical concepts.
CONTENTS
• Otologic Conditions • Vestibular and Auditory Symptoms
• Oropharyngeal Conditions • Nasal and Sinus Conditions
• Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Disorders
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, E XA M Q U EST I O N S
Q1 QUESTION 1 OF 136
Otalgia
CORRECT ANSWER
* Ear Pain
* Two types
1. Primary Otalgia
2. Referred Otalgia
Q2 QUESTION 2 OF 136
Primary Otalgia
CORRECT ANSWER
Typically caused by:
* Otitis Externa
* Otitis Media
* Mastoiditis
* Auricular Infections
Q3 QUESTION 3 OF 136
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,Differential Diagnosis for Otalgia
CORRECT ANSWER
* Otitis Externa
* Otitis Media
* Otitis Media with Effusion
* Eustachion Tube dysfunction
* Barotrauma
* Cerumen Impaction
* Dental Disease
* TMJ Joint dysfunction
* Perforated Tympanic Membrane
* Sunus Disease
* Cervical Lymphadenopathy
Q4 QUESTION 4 OF 136
Differential Diagnosis for Hearing Loss
CORRECT ANSWER
* Presbycusis
* Noise Exposure
* Eustachian tube dysfunction
* Cerumen Impaction
* Chronic Middle Ear infection, Effusion
* Otosclerosis
* Tympanosclerosis
* Cholesteatoma
* Trauma
* Congenital disorders
Q5 QUESTION 5 OF 136
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
CORRECT ANSWER
Caused by a lesion in the organ of corti or the central neural pathways of the ear, including CN VIII and auditory
cortex
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, Q6 QUESTION 6 OF 136
Conductive Hearing Loss
CORRECT ANSWER
Hearing loss or impairment resulting from interference with the transmission of sound waves to the cochlea
Q7 QUESTION 7 OF 136
Presbycusis
CORRECT ANSWER
* Age related hearing loss
* Usually after age 50 when otic hair cells degenerate
* High frequency hearing loss that is equal bilateral
Q8 QUESTION 8 OF 136
Differential Dx Sensorineural Hearing Loss
CORRECT ANSWER
* Presbycusis
* Meniere's Disease
* Tumors (Acoustic Neuroma)
* Medications (Aminoglycocides, aspirin, Quinine)
* Disease (Syphilis, viral infections such as mumps, or bacterial infection)
Q9 QUESTION 9 OF 136
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