NUR 621 final examz Questions with CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1:
What might be the diagnosis for a patient that is experiencing fluctuating, unilateral, hearing loss
and feels dizzy
Answer:
meniere's disease
Question 2:
Patient complains of unilateral progressive hearing loss and frequent headaches. What is the most
likely diagnosis?
a. acoustic neuroma
b. menieres disease
c. prebycusis
d. conductive hearing loss
Answer:
Acoustic neuroma
Question 3:
Which of the following are causes of sensorineural hearing loss?
a. cerumen impaction
b. presbycusis
c. acustic neuroma
d.otosclerosis
e. aminoglycoside induced hearing loss
f.congential abnormalities
Answer:
b. presbycusis
c. acustic neuroma
e. aminoglycoside induced hearing loss
All others are conductive hearing loss
, Question 4:
Patient presents with sudden, sensorineural hearing loss. What is the next step for the provider?
Answer:
refer to otorhinolaryngologist
Question 5:
What else should be included in the assessment of patients with presbycusis?
Answer:
Mental health assessment. high risk for suicide
Question 6:
Which type of hearing loss is considered reversible? Sensorineural or conductive?
Answer:
Conductive
Question 7:
What is the best treatment for acute attack of menieres disease?
Answer:
resting with the eyes closed and protection from falling.
Question 8:
A patient with Meniere's disease has sound lateralization to the non affected ear when a tuning
fork is placed midline on the top of the head. What is the name of this test?
Answer:
Weber test
Question 9:
What are two medications safe to prescribe in patients with bacterial otitis externa and perforated
tympanic membrane?
Answer:
ciprofloxacin drops
2. ofloxacin drops
Question 1:
What might be the diagnosis for a patient that is experiencing fluctuating, unilateral, hearing loss
and feels dizzy
Answer:
meniere's disease
Question 2:
Patient complains of unilateral progressive hearing loss and frequent headaches. What is the most
likely diagnosis?
a. acoustic neuroma
b. menieres disease
c. prebycusis
d. conductive hearing loss
Answer:
Acoustic neuroma
Question 3:
Which of the following are causes of sensorineural hearing loss?
a. cerumen impaction
b. presbycusis
c. acustic neuroma
d.otosclerosis
e. aminoglycoside induced hearing loss
f.congential abnormalities
Answer:
b. presbycusis
c. acustic neuroma
e. aminoglycoside induced hearing loss
All others are conductive hearing loss
, Question 4:
Patient presents with sudden, sensorineural hearing loss. What is the next step for the provider?
Answer:
refer to otorhinolaryngologist
Question 5:
What else should be included in the assessment of patients with presbycusis?
Answer:
Mental health assessment. high risk for suicide
Question 6:
Which type of hearing loss is considered reversible? Sensorineural or conductive?
Answer:
Conductive
Question 7:
What is the best treatment for acute attack of menieres disease?
Answer:
resting with the eyes closed and protection from falling.
Question 8:
A patient with Meniere's disease has sound lateralization to the non affected ear when a tuning
fork is placed midline on the top of the head. What is the name of this test?
Answer:
Weber test
Question 9:
What are two medications safe to prescribe in patients with bacterial otitis externa and perforated
tympanic membrane?
Answer:
ciprofloxacin drops
2. ofloxacin drops
