Middle ear Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Test Bank for CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2024 by Maxine A. Papadakis, Stephen J. McPhee 13.Which of the following should the nurse instruct a client who is being fitted for a hearing aid? 1. Keep the appliance turned on at all times. 2. Store the hearing aid in a warm, moist place. 3. Batteries last for at least 1 month. 4. Clean ear molds at least once a week. ANS: 4 The nurse should instruct the client to turn off the appliance when not in use; store in a...

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Final Exam: NR569/ NR 569 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Differential Diagnosis in Acute Care Practicum Exam Review| 100% Correct- Chamberlain Q: How is acute otitis media diagnosed? Answer: clinical presentation objective findings on physical exam (otoscopy) combined with the patient's history and presenting signs and symptoms Q: Management of acute otitis media Answer: -the goal of treatment is to control pain and to treat the infectious process with antibiotics -Adults w...

Exam 1: NSG500 / NSG 500 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Advanced Health Assessment Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes Q: What might dullness percussed over the lungs indicate? Answer: atelectasis Q: What condition would you suspect if you heard hyperresonance while percussing the lungs? Answer: emphysema Q: What is proper placement of the non-dominant hand for indirect percussion? Answer: Palmar surface on the body, fingers spread Q: What is fist percussion used for? A...

Exam 2: NUR170/ NUR 170 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Concepts of Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam |Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Galen Q: What eye EMERGENCY is where the patient will express concern of seeing a shadow of curtain, flashes of light, or floaters/black spots? Answer: retinal detach- ment Q: What disease is causes by a viral injury or vascular disorders and is where there is a fluid build up in the chambers? Answer: Menieres disease Q: Sympt...

Maryville NURS 620 Adult 1 EXAM 1 Common causative organisms of acute bacterial conjunctivitis include all of the following except what? A. Haemophilus influenzae B. Pseudomonas aeruginosa C. Staphylococcus aureus D. Streptococcus pneumoniae - ANSWER B. Pseudomonas aeruginosa What is the easiest way to differentiate between otitis externa and otitis media? A. With otitis media, there is usually tenderness on palpation over the...

Final Exam: MN 551/ MN551 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: A three-year-old girl has been diagnosed with amblyopia. Which of the following pathophysiologic processes is most likely to underlie her health problem? Question 2 options: a. The child may have a neural pathway disorder b. She may have been born with infantile cataracts c. The girl may have chronic bacterial conjunctivitis d. The child may have a congenital deficit of r...

Final Exam: NR569/ NR 569 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Differential Diagnosis in Acute Care Practicum Exam Review| Week 5-8| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Chamberlain Q: ROS: EAR Have you noticed any drainage or blood coming from the ear? Answer: Purulent drainage is a commonly reported finding with AOE and cholesteatoma but may not be present. Drainage is not associated with AOM and OME unless the TM has ruptured. Q: Otitis media with effusion (OME) Answer: Otitis media ...

VIII Vestibucochlear CORRECT ANSWER Balance and equilibrium are functions of the ________ nerve. tympanic membrane CORRECT ANSWER The external ear is separated from the middle ear by a disk-shaped structure called the ________________________. auricle (pinna) CORRECT ANSWER The _______ collects the sound waves and directs vibrations in to the external auditory canal. cerumen (ear wax) CORRECT ANSWER A brown, waxlike substance secreted by ceruminous glands is called? 1 mm CORRECT ANSW...

A middle-age female patient presents to the clinic with a recurrence of mild hidradenitis suppurativa after topical therapies failed. Which first-line treatment is recommended? (Ans- Tetracycline Twelve weeks of oral tetracycline (Sumycin) is the recommended first-line treatment for hidradenitis suppurativa. Hidradenitis suppurativa is a disorder of the terminal follicular epithelium in apocrine gland-bearing skin. It is a chronic, disabling disorder that progresses, often causing keloid...