68W LPC exam - EENT Primary Care Questions With Complete Solutions

What are the (8) structures of the eyes? correct answer: Iris - Sclera - Lacrimal Glands - Pupil - Conjunctiva - Retina - Cornea - Lens What are the red flags for eye complains correct answer: 1. visual loss 2. history of trauma (MOI) 3. Foreign body 4. photophobia 5. severe eye pain What's the most important step in evaluating ocular problems ? correct answer: Visual Acuity How do you assess visual acuity in cases of burn correct answer: in case of ocular burns the eyes must be flushed first. Once the Mechanisms of the burn have been eliminated, the visual acuity screen is accomplished. what's the standard eye chart? correct answer: Snellen Chart What are these abbreviations used for: 1. O.S. 2. O.D. 3. O.U. correct answer: 1. O.S. (left eye) 2. O.D. (right eye) 3. O.U (both eyes) Common complains of the eye: correct answer: a. Red eye (general term) b. conjunctivitis Treatment for Conjunctivitis correct answer: Refer to MO What are the 3 structures of the External ear? correct answer: a. Auricle or Pinna b. Tragus c. External Auditory Canal What are the 2 structures of the Middle ear? correct answer: 1. Tympanic Membrane (TM) 2.Eustachian Tube Red flags of ear complains correct answer: 1. Fever 2. Embedded foreing objects 3. Hystory of Trauma MOI 4. Hearing loss What's the Valsalva Maneuver? correct answer: is performed by a forceful attempt of exhalation against a closed airway, usually done by closing one's mouth and pinching one's nose shut while expelling air out as if blowing up a balloon. In adults what's 50% common cause of earache complain? correct answer: Dental Problems Most common ear complains, definition and management correct answer: 1. Cerumen impaction (wax in ear, irrigation to dissolve the wax. 2. Otitis Externa (swimmer's ear - refer to MO for antibiotic/steroid ear drops) 3. Otitis Media O.M (TM infection - refer to MO require antibiotic and decongestants) Red Flags of Sinus Complain cor