NR 603-Week 1-Meniers Disease Exam Questions and Answers | 100% Pass

NR 603-Week 1-Meniers Disease Exam Questions and Answers | 100% Pass What is Meniere's disease? - Answer️️ -Meniere disease is a chronic condition of the inner ear characterized by recurrent vertigo and hearing loss. What are the four symptoms characterized by Meniere's disease? - Answer️️ - dizziness described as spinning vertigo, low-frequency sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, a feeling of fullness in the affected ear. Pathophysiology of Meniere's Disease - Answer️️ -Meniere disease involves excess fluid and pressure in the labyrinth of the inner ear that episodically distends the structures of the labyrinth and damages the vestibular and cochlear hair cells Causes of Meniere's Disease - Answer️️ -caused by viral infections or immune system-mediated mechanisms Clinical Presentation of Meniere's Disease - Answer️️ -Early in the disease process- patients have intermittent attacks of vertigo that last from minutes to hours, often associated with nausea and vomiting. ©SOPHIABENNETT EXAM SOLUTIONS_2024/2025 Tuesday, September 3, 2024 10:30 AM Page | 2 These episodes are commonly accompanied by pressure in the ear, low-pitched tinnitus fluctuating in intensity, and unilateral hearing loss Diagnosis of Meniere disease is based on - Answer️️ -clinical criteria and/or response to treatment; however, it is important to differentiate Meniere disease from other causes of vertigo and hearing loss Physical Examination of Meniere's disease should include - Answer️️ -A thorough head and neck examination to exclude acute otitis media or another infectious process a comprehensive neurologic examination a On physical examination, sound will lateralize to the unaffected ear in the Weber test; in the Rinne test, air conduction will be greater than bone conduction. Spontaneous nystagmus occurs during attacks and may not be present between attacks. Diagnostic criteria for Meniere's disease include - Answer️️ -two episodes of spontaneous vertigo lasting at least 20 minutes each