EXAM //
1 NR 545 Questions With Correct Answers
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Allergic /
/conjunctivitis: //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔IgE /
/mediated /
/disease /
/in /
/response /
/to /
/triggers. /
/Common /
/triggers /
/can /
/be /
/seasonal //such //as //grass, //pollens, //and //mold. //Persistent //allergic //triggers //include //dust //mites
//and //animal //dander.
Bilateral, //itchy //red //eyes //with //rope //like //discharge //and //clear //nasal //discharge
Bilateral //injected //conjunctiva, //clear //discharge
Treatment //based //on //identification //and //limiting //exposure //to //allergen.
Medications /
/include //cromolyn //ophthalmic //drops, //oral //antihistamines, //antihistamine //eye //drops
Viral /
/conjunctivitis: //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Most //commonly //caused //by //the //adenovirus.
Unilateral /
/or //bilateral //red //eyes, //reports //of //current //or //recent //viral //infection, //such //as //a //UTI
Unilateral //or //bilateral //injected //conjunctiva, //watery //discharge
,No //antibacterial //therapy //needed.
Virus //resolves //in //2-3 //weeks
Bacterial /
/conjunctivitis: //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Common /
/bacteria //include: //Staphylococci, //streptococci, //chlamydial //organisms //and //gonococci.
Some //bacterial //causes //can //be //quite //serious.
Gonococcal /
/conjunctivitis //can //result //in //blindness //and //can //indicate //underlying //systemic //infection.
Usually //unilateral, //red //and //irritated
Eyelids //are //"stuck //together" //upon //awakening.
Injected //palpebral //and //bulbar //conjunctiva, //purulent //drainage
Treatment //is //provided //to //decrease //spread //of //contagion //and //shorten //course //of //illness.
Eye //drop //treatments //include //Polymixin //B //plus //trimethoprim //or //azithromycin.
Otitis /
/Externa //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔inflammation /
/of //the //externa //ear //canal, //is //also //known //commonly //as //swimmer's //ear. //Occurring //in //both
//children /
/and /
/adults, /
/otitis /
/externa /
/can /
/present /
/as //
a //range //of //physical //symptoms //from //a //minor //inflammation //to //reports //of //intense //pain.
Otitis //Externa //Risk //Factors
, Swimming
Impacted //cerumen
Use //of //hearing //aids/ear //plugs
Trauma //from //cotton //tip //applicators //or //other //items //used //to //clean //ear //canal
Foreign //bodies
Anatomic /
/causes: //narrow //ear //canals, //sharp //angles //in //the //ear //canal //or //excessive //hair //in //the //canal
The /
/normally /
/acidic /
/pH //of //the //ear //canal //tends //to //inhibit //microorganism //growth. //Swimming //in //a //pool //where
//the /
/pH /
/is //usually //alkaline //can //result //in //altered //pH //of //the //ear //canal. //It //is //thought //that //it //is //this
//alteration /
/in /
/pH /
/creates //
a/
/favorable /
/environment /
/for /
/bacteria /
/or /
/fungal /
/growth. /
/The /
/most /
/common /
/causative //agent //is //P. //aeruginosa, //other //causes //include //Candida //or //Aspergillus //species.
Common //complaints //(subjective //findings):
Children: //irritability, //crying, //disrupted //sleep. //Unilateral //ear //tugging, //unilateral //otalgia
Adults: //unilateral //otalgia
1 NR 545 Questions With Correct Answers
// // // // // //
Allergic /
/conjunctivitis: //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔IgE /
/mediated /
/disease /
/in /
/response /
/to /
/triggers. /
/Common /
/triggers /
/can /
/be /
/seasonal //such //as //grass, //pollens, //and //mold. //Persistent //allergic //triggers //include //dust //mites
//and //animal //dander.
Bilateral, //itchy //red //eyes //with //rope //like //discharge //and //clear //nasal //discharge
Bilateral //injected //conjunctiva, //clear //discharge
Treatment //based //on //identification //and //limiting //exposure //to //allergen.
Medications /
/include //cromolyn //ophthalmic //drops, //oral //antihistamines, //antihistamine //eye //drops
Viral /
/conjunctivitis: //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Most //commonly //caused //by //the //adenovirus.
Unilateral /
/or //bilateral //red //eyes, //reports //of //current //or //recent //viral //infection, //such //as //a //UTI
Unilateral //or //bilateral //injected //conjunctiva, //watery //discharge
,No //antibacterial //therapy //needed.
Virus //resolves //in //2-3 //weeks
Bacterial /
/conjunctivitis: //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Common /
/bacteria //include: //Staphylococci, //streptococci, //chlamydial //organisms //and //gonococci.
Some //bacterial //causes //can //be //quite //serious.
Gonococcal /
/conjunctivitis //can //result //in //blindness //and //can //indicate //underlying //systemic //infection.
Usually //unilateral, //red //and //irritated
Eyelids //are //"stuck //together" //upon //awakening.
Injected //palpebral //and //bulbar //conjunctiva, //purulent //drainage
Treatment //is //provided //to //decrease //spread //of //contagion //and //shorten //course //of //illness.
Eye //drop //treatments //include //Polymixin //B //plus //trimethoprim //or //azithromycin.
Otitis /
/Externa //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔inflammation /
/of //the //externa //ear //canal, //is //also //known //commonly //as //swimmer's //ear. //Occurring //in //both
//children /
/and /
/adults, /
/otitis /
/externa /
/can /
/present /
/as //
a //range //of //physical //symptoms //from //a //minor //inflammation //to //reports //of //intense //pain.
Otitis //Externa //Risk //Factors
, Swimming
Impacted //cerumen
Use //of //hearing //aids/ear //plugs
Trauma //from //cotton //tip //applicators //or //other //items //used //to //clean //ear //canal
Foreign //bodies
Anatomic /
/causes: //narrow //ear //canals, //sharp //angles //in //the //ear //canal //or //excessive //hair //in //the //canal
The /
/normally /
/acidic /
/pH //of //the //ear //canal //tends //to //inhibit //microorganism //growth. //Swimming //in //a //pool //where
//the /
/pH /
/is //usually //alkaline //can //result //in //altered //pH //of //the //ear //canal. //It //is //thought //that //it //is //this
//alteration /
/in /
/pH /
/creates //
a/
/favorable /
/environment /
/for /
/bacteria /
/or /
/fungal /
/growth. /
/The /
/most /
/common /
/causative //agent //is //P. //aeruginosa, //other //causes //include //Candida //or //Aspergillus //species.
Common //complaints //(subjective //findings):
Children: //irritability, //crying, //disrupted //sleep. //Unilateral //ear //tugging, //unilateral //otalgia
Adults: //unilateral //otalgia
