NR 545 EXAM 1 LATEST 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
otitis media (OM) - (answer) Inflammation or infection of the middle ear cavity
earache - (answer) otalgia
Tx for otitis media - (answer) Antibiotics - only for recurrent otitis media
Most commonly tx OM with this - (answer) Acetaminophen or ibuprofen
Otitis Externa (Swimmer's Ear) - (answer) infection of the external auditory canal and pinna
How does otitis externa occur - (answer) Swimming, irritation, introductions of organisms when
cleaning the ear
s/s of otitis externa - (answer) pain, purulent discharge, hearing deficit
How to differentiate OM & otitis externa - (answer) Otitis externa will have pain with movement of the
pinna
early signs of ototoxicity - (answer) Tinnitus (ringing in ears)
What causes ototoxicity? - (answer) Atbx, such as streptomycin, neomycin, vancomycin, the analgesics
aspirin and ibuprofen, furosemide., and some antineoplastic agents
Management of tinnitus - (answer) Noise suppression therapy, meds, forms of alternative medicines
such as lipid-flavonoids (no claims of success)
Is there a cure for tinnitus? - (answer) No, manage symptoms
, NR 545 EXAM 1 LATEST 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
First line tx for suspected ruptured tympanic membrane - (answer) Heal on its own, Tylenol or
ibuprofen, amoxicillin
Sensorineural hearing loss - (answer) Develops with damage to the organ of Cori or the auditory nerve
What does sensorineural hearing loss result from? - (answer) Infection, particularly viral infections
including rubella. Influenza, herpes or damage from head trauma
Conductive hearing loss - (answer) When sound is blocked in the external ear or middle ear from wax,
Foreign object, scar tissue or adhesions
Conjunctivitis - (answer) Pink eye - superficial inflammation or infection incoming the conjunctiva
lining the eyelids and covering the sclera
What organisms causes pink eye - (answer) Staphylococcus aureus
Tx of conjuctivitis - (answer) Antibiotic eye drops, polymyxin b, wrhthromycin
Causes of conjunctivitis - (answer) Contacts, makeup, fingers, contaminated towels
Bacterial conjuctivitis - (answer) Red or pink eyes, green/yellow discharge, crusty eyes, occurs in
mostly 1 eye
Viral conjuctivitis - (answer) Pink, swelling, watery, sensitivity to light, one or both eyes
Allergic conjunctivitis - (answer) Redness, itching, watery eyes
viral conjuctivitis - (answer) Pink , swelling, watery eyes, sensitivity to light, one or both eyes
ANSWERS
otitis media (OM) - (answer) Inflammation or infection of the middle ear cavity
earache - (answer) otalgia
Tx for otitis media - (answer) Antibiotics - only for recurrent otitis media
Most commonly tx OM with this - (answer) Acetaminophen or ibuprofen
Otitis Externa (Swimmer's Ear) - (answer) infection of the external auditory canal and pinna
How does otitis externa occur - (answer) Swimming, irritation, introductions of organisms when
cleaning the ear
s/s of otitis externa - (answer) pain, purulent discharge, hearing deficit
How to differentiate OM & otitis externa - (answer) Otitis externa will have pain with movement of the
pinna
early signs of ototoxicity - (answer) Tinnitus (ringing in ears)
What causes ototoxicity? - (answer) Atbx, such as streptomycin, neomycin, vancomycin, the analgesics
aspirin and ibuprofen, furosemide., and some antineoplastic agents
Management of tinnitus - (answer) Noise suppression therapy, meds, forms of alternative medicines
such as lipid-flavonoids (no claims of success)
Is there a cure for tinnitus? - (answer) No, manage symptoms
, NR 545 EXAM 1 LATEST 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
First line tx for suspected ruptured tympanic membrane - (answer) Heal on its own, Tylenol or
ibuprofen, amoxicillin
Sensorineural hearing loss - (answer) Develops with damage to the organ of Cori or the auditory nerve
What does sensorineural hearing loss result from? - (answer) Infection, particularly viral infections
including rubella. Influenza, herpes or damage from head trauma
Conductive hearing loss - (answer) When sound is blocked in the external ear or middle ear from wax,
Foreign object, scar tissue or adhesions
Conjunctivitis - (answer) Pink eye - superficial inflammation or infection incoming the conjunctiva
lining the eyelids and covering the sclera
What organisms causes pink eye - (answer) Staphylococcus aureus
Tx of conjuctivitis - (answer) Antibiotic eye drops, polymyxin b, wrhthromycin
Causes of conjunctivitis - (answer) Contacts, makeup, fingers, contaminated towels
Bacterial conjuctivitis - (answer) Red or pink eyes, green/yellow discharge, crusty eyes, occurs in
mostly 1 eye
Viral conjuctivitis - (answer) Pink, swelling, watery, sensitivity to light, one or both eyes
Allergic conjunctivitis - (answer) Redness, itching, watery eyes
viral conjuctivitis - (answer) Pink , swelling, watery eyes, sensitivity to light, one or both eyes
