NSG 6998 EENT EXAM Questions with
Correct Answers 2025/2026
AB30ByearBoldBmaleBhasBbeenBdiagnosedBwithBnon-
allergicBrhinitis.BWhatBfindingBisBmoreBlikelyBinBnon-allergicBrhinitisBthanBallergicBrhinitis?
OlderBageBofBsymptomBonset
MaleBgender
PostBnasalBdrip
SneezingB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-OlderBageBofBsymptomBonset
Explanation:
Non-
allergicBrhinitis,BoftenBcalledBvasomotorBrhinitis,BisBveryBcommonBinBtheBUS.BItBisBtypicallyBdiagno
sedBandBdifferentiatedBfromBallergicBrhinitisBbyBhistory.BAlthoughBbothBconditionsBmayBco-
existBinBpatients,Bnon-
allergicBrhinitisBtypicallyBhasBonsetBafterBageB20Byears.BAllergicBrhinitisBtypicallyBpresentsBpriorBto
BageB20Byears.BTheBmostBcommonBsymptomsBassociatedBwithBnon-
allergenicBrhinitisBareBnasalBcongestionBandBpost-
nasalBdrip.BItBisBpredominantlyBreportedBinBfemales.BCommonBprecipitantsBofBnon-
allergicBrhinitisBsymptomsBcanBoccurBwithBexposureBtoBspicyBfoods,BcigaretteBsmoke,BstrongBodors
,Bperfumes,BandBalcoholBconsumption.BThisBisBfrequentlyBtreatedBwithBtopicalBazelastine.
TheBthroatBswabBdoneBtoBidentifyBStreptococcalBinfectionBwasBnegativeBinBaB12Byear-
oldBfemaleBwithBtonsillarBexudate,Bfever,BandBsoreBthroat.BWhatBstatementBisBtrueBregardingBthis?
ABsecondBswabBshouldBbeBdoneBtoBrepeatBtheBtest.
TheBpatientBdoesBnotBhaveBStreptBthroat.
TheBpatientBprobablyBhasBmononucleosis.
ABsecondBswabBshouldBbeBcollectedBandBsentBtoBmicrobiology.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
ABsecondBswabBshouldBbeBcollectedBandBsentBtoBmicrobiology.
,Explanation:
ABsecondBswabBisBcollected,BbutBitBisBnotBusedBtoBrepeatBtheBtest.BTheBsecondBswabBisBsentBtoBmicr
obiologyBforBculture.BTheBsensitivityBvariesBinBofficeBStreptBtests.BSomeBareBasBlowBasB50%BandBaB
secondBswabBshouldBbeBcollected.BIfBbeta-
hemolyticBStreptBorganismsBareBgrownBout,BthenBtheBpatientBcanBbeBdiagnosedBwithBStreptococcalB
infection
WhatBisBtheBusualBageBforBvisionBscreeningBinByoungBchildren?
2Byears
3Byears
4Byears
5ByearsB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-3Byears
Explanation:
InitialBvisionBscreeningBshouldBtakeBplaceBatB3ByearsBofBage.BIfBtheBchildBisBnotBcooperative,Bscreen
ingBshouldBbeBattemptedB6BmonthsBlater.BIfBtheBchildBisBstillBnotBcooperativeBatB3.5Byears,BitBshould
BbeBattemptedBatB4Byears.BGenerally,BchildrenBareBcooperativeBatB4ByearsBofBage.BTheBusualBvisionB
ofBaB3Byear-oldBisB20/50
Epstein-BarrBvirusBisBresponsibleBfor:
mononucleosis.
theBmostBcommonBcauseBofBpharyngitis.
mostBteenageBcasesBofBpharyngitis.
viralBpharyngitisBinByoungBchildren.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-mononucleosis.
Explanation:
InfectiousBmononucleosisBisBcausedBbyBEpstein-
BarrBvirusB(EBV).BThisBcommonlyBaffectsBadolescentsBbutBcanBaffectBvariousBageBgroups.BTheBmo
stBprominentBfeatureBofBmononucleosisBisBfever,BfatigueBandBpharyngitis.
,ABpatientBwithBenvironmentalBallergiesBpresentsBtoByourBclinic.BSheBtakesBanBoralBantihistamineBe
veryB24Bhours.BWhatBisBtheBmostBeffectiveBsingleBmaintenanceBmedicationBforBallergicBrhinitis?
Antihistamine
Decongestant
IntranasalBglucocorticoids
LeukotrieneBblockersB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-IntranasalBglucocorticoids
Explanation:
TheseBagentsBareBparticularlyBeffectiveBinBtheBtreatmentBofBnasalBcongestionBandBwouldBbeBaBgood
BchoiceBforBtheBpatientBinBthisBscenario.BIntranasalBglucocorticoidsBareBeffectiveBinBrelievingBnasalB
congestion,Bdischarge,Bitching,BandBsneezing.BABtrialBofBstoppingBtheBoralBantihistamineBcouldBbeBt
riedBinBthisBpatient.BSymptomsBwouldBdetermineBwhetherBtheBantihistamineBshouldBbeBresumed.
Conjunctivitis:
producesBblurredBvisionBinBtheBaffectedBeye.
usuallyBbeginsBasBaBviralBinfection.
producesBanteriorBcervicalBlymphadenopathy.
isBcommonBinBpatientsBwhoBareBnearsighted.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
usuallyBbeginsBasBaBviralBinfection.
Explanation:
ConjunctivitisBorB"pinkBeye"BusuallyBbeginsBasBaBviralBinfection.BAsBtheBconjunctivaBbecomesBirrit
ated,BtheBeyeBisBrubbedBandBfingersBintroduceBbacteria.BABsecondaryBbacterialBinfectionBdevelops.B
ConjunctivitisBproducesBaBredB(orBpink)Beye,BbutBshouldBneverBproduceBblurredBvision.BABpatientB
withBaBredBeyeBandBblurredBvisionBshouldBbeBreferredBtoBophthalmology.BTheBpre-
auricularBnodesBmayBbeBpalpableBwhenBaBpatientBhasBconjunctivitis,BnotBtheBanteriorBcervicalBones
.
AtBwhatBageBwouldBitBbeBunusualBtoBseeBthrush?
, AtBbirth
2Bmonths
6Bmonths
8BmonthsB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-AtBbirth
Explanation:
ThrushBisBanBinfectionBinBtheBoralBcavityBcausedBbyByeast.BYeastBgrowBinBaBwarm,Bdark,BmoistBenvi
ronment.BItBisBnotBunusualBtoBseeBthrushBinByoungBinfantsBwhoBareBbreastBorBbottleBfed.BItBwouldBb
eBunusualBtoBseeBthrushBinBaBnewborn.BInBfact,BthisBshouldBcauseBconcernBregardingBanBimmunoco
mpromisedBstateBinBtheBinfantBorBhyperglycemiaBinBtheBmother.
ABpatientBpresentsBwithBsevereBtoothache.BSheBreportsBsensitivityBtoBheatBandBcold.BThereBisBvisibl
eBpusBaroundBtheBpainfulBarea.BWhatBisBthisBtermed?
Pulpitis
Caries
Gingivitis
PeriodontitisB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-Pulpitis
Explanation:
TheBpredominantBsymptomBofBpatientsBwhoBexhibitBpulpitisBisBpainBespeciallyBelicitedBbyBthermal
Bchanges,BcoldBandBhot.BTheBpainBcanBbecomeBsevereBandBpatientsBareBillBappearing.BPusBmayBbeBs
eenBaroundBtheBgumBareaBorBmayBbeBrestrictedBtoBtheBpulpBcavity.BCariesBandBgingivitisBdoBnotBpro
duceBpus.BPeriodontitisBisBcharacterizedBbyBgingivalBinflammationBandBpain.BPusBisBnotBpresentBinB
thisBdisease.BABperiodontalBabscessBproducesBpainBandBpus,BbutBtheBpusBisBusuallyBonlyBexpressedB
afterBprobing.
HowBlongBshouldBaB6ByearBoldBwithBacuteBotitisBmediaBbeBtreatedBwithBanBantibiotic?
5Bdays
5-7Bdays
10Bdays
Correct Answers 2025/2026
AB30ByearBoldBmaleBhasBbeenBdiagnosedBwithBnon-
allergicBrhinitis.BWhatBfindingBisBmoreBlikelyBinBnon-allergicBrhinitisBthanBallergicBrhinitis?
OlderBageBofBsymptomBonset
MaleBgender
PostBnasalBdrip
SneezingB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-OlderBageBofBsymptomBonset
Explanation:
Non-
allergicBrhinitis,BoftenBcalledBvasomotorBrhinitis,BisBveryBcommonBinBtheBUS.BItBisBtypicallyBdiagno
sedBandBdifferentiatedBfromBallergicBrhinitisBbyBhistory.BAlthoughBbothBconditionsBmayBco-
existBinBpatients,Bnon-
allergicBrhinitisBtypicallyBhasBonsetBafterBageB20Byears.BAllergicBrhinitisBtypicallyBpresentsBpriorBto
BageB20Byears.BTheBmostBcommonBsymptomsBassociatedBwithBnon-
allergenicBrhinitisBareBnasalBcongestionBandBpost-
nasalBdrip.BItBisBpredominantlyBreportedBinBfemales.BCommonBprecipitantsBofBnon-
allergicBrhinitisBsymptomsBcanBoccurBwithBexposureBtoBspicyBfoods,BcigaretteBsmoke,BstrongBodors
,Bperfumes,BandBalcoholBconsumption.BThisBisBfrequentlyBtreatedBwithBtopicalBazelastine.
TheBthroatBswabBdoneBtoBidentifyBStreptococcalBinfectionBwasBnegativeBinBaB12Byear-
oldBfemaleBwithBtonsillarBexudate,Bfever,BandBsoreBthroat.BWhatBstatementBisBtrueBregardingBthis?
ABsecondBswabBshouldBbeBdoneBtoBrepeatBtheBtest.
TheBpatientBdoesBnotBhaveBStreptBthroat.
TheBpatientBprobablyBhasBmononucleosis.
ABsecondBswabBshouldBbeBcollectedBandBsentBtoBmicrobiology.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
ABsecondBswabBshouldBbeBcollectedBandBsentBtoBmicrobiology.
,Explanation:
ABsecondBswabBisBcollected,BbutBitBisBnotBusedBtoBrepeatBtheBtest.BTheBsecondBswabBisBsentBtoBmicr
obiologyBforBculture.BTheBsensitivityBvariesBinBofficeBStreptBtests.BSomeBareBasBlowBasB50%BandBaB
secondBswabBshouldBbeBcollected.BIfBbeta-
hemolyticBStreptBorganismsBareBgrownBout,BthenBtheBpatientBcanBbeBdiagnosedBwithBStreptococcalB
infection
WhatBisBtheBusualBageBforBvisionBscreeningBinByoungBchildren?
2Byears
3Byears
4Byears
5ByearsB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-3Byears
Explanation:
InitialBvisionBscreeningBshouldBtakeBplaceBatB3ByearsBofBage.BIfBtheBchildBisBnotBcooperative,Bscreen
ingBshouldBbeBattemptedB6BmonthsBlater.BIfBtheBchildBisBstillBnotBcooperativeBatB3.5Byears,BitBshould
BbeBattemptedBatB4Byears.BGenerally,BchildrenBareBcooperativeBatB4ByearsBofBage.BTheBusualBvisionB
ofBaB3Byear-oldBisB20/50
Epstein-BarrBvirusBisBresponsibleBfor:
mononucleosis.
theBmostBcommonBcauseBofBpharyngitis.
mostBteenageBcasesBofBpharyngitis.
viralBpharyngitisBinByoungBchildren.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-mononucleosis.
Explanation:
InfectiousBmononucleosisBisBcausedBbyBEpstein-
BarrBvirusB(EBV).BThisBcommonlyBaffectsBadolescentsBbutBcanBaffectBvariousBageBgroups.BTheBmo
stBprominentBfeatureBofBmononucleosisBisBfever,BfatigueBandBpharyngitis.
,ABpatientBwithBenvironmentalBallergiesBpresentsBtoByourBclinic.BSheBtakesBanBoralBantihistamineBe
veryB24Bhours.BWhatBisBtheBmostBeffectiveBsingleBmaintenanceBmedicationBforBallergicBrhinitis?
Antihistamine
Decongestant
IntranasalBglucocorticoids
LeukotrieneBblockersB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-IntranasalBglucocorticoids
Explanation:
TheseBagentsBareBparticularlyBeffectiveBinBtheBtreatmentBofBnasalBcongestionBandBwouldBbeBaBgood
BchoiceBforBtheBpatientBinBthisBscenario.BIntranasalBglucocorticoidsBareBeffectiveBinBrelievingBnasalB
congestion,Bdischarge,Bitching,BandBsneezing.BABtrialBofBstoppingBtheBoralBantihistamineBcouldBbeBt
riedBinBthisBpatient.BSymptomsBwouldBdetermineBwhetherBtheBantihistamineBshouldBbeBresumed.
Conjunctivitis:
producesBblurredBvisionBinBtheBaffectedBeye.
usuallyBbeginsBasBaBviralBinfection.
producesBanteriorBcervicalBlymphadenopathy.
isBcommonBinBpatientsBwhoBareBnearsighted.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
usuallyBbeginsBasBaBviralBinfection.
Explanation:
ConjunctivitisBorB"pinkBeye"BusuallyBbeginsBasBaBviralBinfection.BAsBtheBconjunctivaBbecomesBirrit
ated,BtheBeyeBisBrubbedBandBfingersBintroduceBbacteria.BABsecondaryBbacterialBinfectionBdevelops.B
ConjunctivitisBproducesBaBredB(orBpink)Beye,BbutBshouldBneverBproduceBblurredBvision.BABpatientB
withBaBredBeyeBandBblurredBvisionBshouldBbeBreferredBtoBophthalmology.BTheBpre-
auricularBnodesBmayBbeBpalpableBwhenBaBpatientBhasBconjunctivitis,BnotBtheBanteriorBcervicalBones
.
AtBwhatBageBwouldBitBbeBunusualBtoBseeBthrush?
, AtBbirth
2Bmonths
6Bmonths
8BmonthsB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-AtBbirth
Explanation:
ThrushBisBanBinfectionBinBtheBoralBcavityBcausedBbyByeast.BYeastBgrowBinBaBwarm,Bdark,BmoistBenvi
ronment.BItBisBnotBunusualBtoBseeBthrushBinByoungBinfantsBwhoBareBbreastBorBbottleBfed.BItBwouldBb
eBunusualBtoBseeBthrushBinBaBnewborn.BInBfact,BthisBshouldBcauseBconcernBregardingBanBimmunoco
mpromisedBstateBinBtheBinfantBorBhyperglycemiaBinBtheBmother.
ABpatientBpresentsBwithBsevereBtoothache.BSheBreportsBsensitivityBtoBheatBandBcold.BThereBisBvisibl
eBpusBaroundBtheBpainfulBarea.BWhatBisBthisBtermed?
Pulpitis
Caries
Gingivitis
PeriodontitisB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-Pulpitis
Explanation:
TheBpredominantBsymptomBofBpatientsBwhoBexhibitBpulpitisBisBpainBespeciallyBelicitedBbyBthermal
Bchanges,BcoldBandBhot.BTheBpainBcanBbecomeBsevereBandBpatientsBareBillBappearing.BPusBmayBbeBs
eenBaroundBtheBgumBareaBorBmayBbeBrestrictedBtoBtheBpulpBcavity.BCariesBandBgingivitisBdoBnotBpro
duceBpus.BPeriodontitisBisBcharacterizedBbyBgingivalBinflammationBandBpain.BPusBisBnotBpresentBinB
thisBdisease.BABperiodontalBabscessBproducesBpainBandBpus,BbutBtheBpusBisBusuallyBonlyBexpressedB
afterBprobing.
HowBlongBshouldBaB6ByearBoldBwithBacuteBotitisBmediaBbeBtreatedBwithBanBantibiotic?
5Bdays
5-7Bdays
10Bdays