Patient Assessment - HENT & Sullivan Questions With
Complete Solutions
5 components of adult preventive care exam Correct Answer
1. risk factor identification based on personal & family health
history
2. Age and gender specific screening
3. appropriate lab & diagnostic screening test
4. pt education and counseling
5. assessment of immunization status & administer
immunizations as appropriate
512 Hz fork Correct Answer tuning fork used for hearing loss
test
allergic rhinitis Correct Answer seasonal/environmental
triggers causing nasal symptoms
anterior triangle Correct Answer mandible,
sternocleidomastoid, midline of neck
associated symptoms w/ ear problems Correct Answer fever,
sore throat, cough, concurrent URI, discharge from ear
auricle/pinna Correct Answer part of external ear; cartilage
covered by skin, firm and elastic
bone conduction Correct Answer pathway of hearing
bypassing external and middle ear
, buccal mucosa Correct Answer lines cheeks; parotid ducts
open onto this
CAGE questionnaire Correct Answer Have you ever felt you
should cut down on your drinking?
Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking?
Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking?
Have you ever had a drink first thing in the morning to steady
your nerves or get rid of a
hangover (eye-opener)?
causes of hoarseness Correct Answer - hypothyroid
- vocal cord nodules
- Parkinson's
- reflux
- thyroid masses
- Myastinia gravis
centors criteria for strep throat Correct Answer - fever history
- tonsillar exudates
- swollen, tender ant. cervical adenopathy
- absence of cough
cerumen Correct Answer wax in ear
conductive hearing loss Correct Answer hearing loss resulting
from problems in external or middle ear; wax or foreign body
preventing conduction
conductive hearing pathway/phase Correct Answer phase of
hearing from external ear through the middle ear; via air or bone
Complete Solutions
5 components of adult preventive care exam Correct Answer
1. risk factor identification based on personal & family health
history
2. Age and gender specific screening
3. appropriate lab & diagnostic screening test
4. pt education and counseling
5. assessment of immunization status & administer
immunizations as appropriate
512 Hz fork Correct Answer tuning fork used for hearing loss
test
allergic rhinitis Correct Answer seasonal/environmental
triggers causing nasal symptoms
anterior triangle Correct Answer mandible,
sternocleidomastoid, midline of neck
associated symptoms w/ ear problems Correct Answer fever,
sore throat, cough, concurrent URI, discharge from ear
auricle/pinna Correct Answer part of external ear; cartilage
covered by skin, firm and elastic
bone conduction Correct Answer pathway of hearing
bypassing external and middle ear
, buccal mucosa Correct Answer lines cheeks; parotid ducts
open onto this
CAGE questionnaire Correct Answer Have you ever felt you
should cut down on your drinking?
Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking?
Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking?
Have you ever had a drink first thing in the morning to steady
your nerves or get rid of a
hangover (eye-opener)?
causes of hoarseness Correct Answer - hypothyroid
- vocal cord nodules
- Parkinson's
- reflux
- thyroid masses
- Myastinia gravis
centors criteria for strep throat Correct Answer - fever history
- tonsillar exudates
- swollen, tender ant. cervical adenopathy
- absence of cough
cerumen Correct Answer wax in ear
conductive hearing loss Correct Answer hearing loss resulting
from problems in external or middle ear; wax or foreign body
preventing conduction
conductive hearing pathway/phase Correct Answer phase of
hearing from external ear through the middle ear; via air or bone
