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NURS 5335 EENT TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SOLVED CORRECTLY GRADED A+ Glaucoma - Answers increased intraocular pressure fluorescein staining - Answers applying fluorescein eye drops to cornea to look for corneal abrasions Allergic Conjunctivitis cause - Answers allergens Suppurative conjunctivitis causes - Answers s. aureus, s. pneumoniae, and h. influenza Viral conjunctivitis (pink eye) cause - Answers Adenovirus chalazion - Answers a nodule or cyst, usually on the upper eyelid, caused by obstruction in a sebaceous gland hordeolum - Answers (stye) red, painful pustule that is a localized infection of hair follicle at eyelid margin Group A strep complications - Answers sinusitis, peritonsillar abscess, rheumatic fever, glomerulonephritis Group A strep treatment - Answers penicillin Epiglottitis - Answers severe, life-threatening infection of the epiglottis and supraglottic structures that occurs most commonly in children between 2 and 12 years of age Epiglottitis symptoms - Answers -Sudden onset of high fever -Sore throat -Drooling -Muffled voice -Stridor -Thumb sign most common type of oral cancer - Answers Squamous cell (90%) Acute Rhinosinusitis (ARS) - Answers inflammation of the paranasal sinuses due to infection or allergic reaction acute rhinosinusitis s/s - Answers -congestion -purulent nasal discharge -tooth pain -facial pain, worse when bending forward acute bacterial rhinosinusitis s/s - Answers - 10 days of no improvement - onset with severe symptoms -symptoms worsen after initial improvement risk factors for abx resistance - Answers -2 -65 -recent abx use -hospitilization in the last 5 days -presence of comorbidities -immunocompromised ABRS treatment - Answers augmentin best (amoxicillin not good first choice d/t too much resistance) Doxycycline if PCN allergic Length: 5-7 days Indications for Referral: high fever (102), abnormal vision, periorbital edema AVRS treatment - Answers relieve symptoms, promote drainage