NURS 5220 Chapter 13 Ear Nose And Throat
EXAM WITH THE COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
..A 2025 UPDATE
1. Mr. Harris is a 67-year-old patient who presents to your office with a com-
plaint of hearing loss. On examination, you perform the Weber test. Which of
the following is considered a normal finding?: ANSThe patient hears the tone
equally in both ears.
2. Which finding is most likely to cause an examiner to suspect a Foreign
object in the nose of a young child: ANSThere is a purulent discharge from the
child's nose.
3. Mrs. Jones is a 45-year-old patient who presents to your office with a
complaint of fatigue. On examination, you observe a blackish area on the top
surface of the tongue. Mrs. Jones tells you that her tongue is painful. Which
question by the examiner would be helpful in explaining this finding?
"Have you been taking antibiotics lately?"
"Have you injured your tongue?"
"Have you been diagnosed with mouth cancer before?"
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, "When was the last time you brushed your teeth?": ANS "Have you been taking
antibiotics lately?"
4. Which of the following situations is an indication for transillumination:
ANS The patient complains of pain over the sinuses with palpation.
5. Which assessment would you use an otoscope with a pneumatic attach-
ment: ANS Mobility of the Tympanic membrane
6. Mr. Torres brings his 8-year-old son in with a complaint of sore throat. On
examination, you note that the patient's tonsils are enlarged and nearly touch
the uvula. This is documented as:
1+.
2+.
3+.
4+.ANS: 3+
7. Mr. Jones presents to your office following a fist fight. Upon examination of
the tympanic membrane, you notice a blue color. This indicates the patient
has:
a cerebral spinal fluid leak.
blood in the middle ear.
high wax production.
fluid in the middle ear.: ANS blood in the middle ear
8. When examining a patient ear you hear a cracking sound when you asked
the patient to yawn. The finding is indicative of: ANS Otitis media with a
fusion
9. Which statement made by a 75 year old patient indicates a normal process
of aging: ANS "Food does not taste the same as it used to."
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EXAM WITH THE COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
..A 2025 UPDATE
1. Mr. Harris is a 67-year-old patient who presents to your office with a com-
plaint of hearing loss. On examination, you perform the Weber test. Which of
the following is considered a normal finding?: ANSThe patient hears the tone
equally in both ears.
2. Which finding is most likely to cause an examiner to suspect a Foreign
object in the nose of a young child: ANSThere is a purulent discharge from the
child's nose.
3. Mrs. Jones is a 45-year-old patient who presents to your office with a
complaint of fatigue. On examination, you observe a blackish area on the top
surface of the tongue. Mrs. Jones tells you that her tongue is painful. Which
question by the examiner would be helpful in explaining this finding?
"Have you been taking antibiotics lately?"
"Have you injured your tongue?"
"Have you been diagnosed with mouth cancer before?"
https://www.stuvia.com/user/HIGRADES
, "When was the last time you brushed your teeth?": ANS "Have you been taking
antibiotics lately?"
4. Which of the following situations is an indication for transillumination:
ANS The patient complains of pain over the sinuses with palpation.
5. Which assessment would you use an otoscope with a pneumatic attach-
ment: ANS Mobility of the Tympanic membrane
6. Mr. Torres brings his 8-year-old son in with a complaint of sore throat. On
examination, you note that the patient's tonsils are enlarged and nearly touch
the uvula. This is documented as:
1+.
2+.
3+.
4+.ANS: 3+
7. Mr. Jones presents to your office following a fist fight. Upon examination of
the tympanic membrane, you notice a blue color. This indicates the patient
has:
a cerebral spinal fluid leak.
blood in the middle ear.
high wax production.
fluid in the middle ear.: ANS blood in the middle ear
8. When examining a patient ear you hear a cracking sound when you asked
the patient to yawn. The finding is indicative of: ANS Otitis media with a
fusion
9. Which statement made by a 75 year old patient indicates a normal process
of aging: ANS "Food does not taste the same as it used to."
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