Otoscopy Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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...

Upon doing otoscopy, a perforation in the lower left quadrant of the right eardrum is observed. In the referral to the doctor, which of the following is the BEST way to describe these findings? a) Anterior lower perforation b)Anterior inferior perforation c)Posterior inferior perforation d)Posterior lower perforation - Answer-C A 67-year old patient/client has been referred by his physician for hearing aids. He reports recent significant changes in hearing and is upset about not hearin...

A first time hearing aid wearer and partner come in for the first follow-up. The partner reports that the patient/client cannot hear the partner while in different rooms and that the patient/client is still having difficulty hearing everything at their favorite restaurant. What should be reviewed with the patient/client and their partner? - ANSWER-Realistic expectations What activity should be completed with a patient/client who wants to purchase hearing instruments because they are having di...

Final Exam: NR569/ NR 569 (Latest 2024 / 2025 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 with AOM should be treated...

In assessing a child with bacterial conjunctivitis, the nurse practitioner finds Minimal tearing, moderate itching, and profuse exudate. Minimal itching, moderate tearing, and profuse exudate. Minimal itching, moderate tearing, and mucoid exudate. Severe itching, moderate tearing, and minimal discharge. - Minimal itching, moderate tearing, and profuse exudate. A child is diagnosed by the nurse practitioner with acute otitis media (AOM). During pneumatic otoscopy the NP expects the tympani...

CSD 3800 chapter 7 Question and answers correctly solved 2024/2025Visual inspection: - correct answer visual inspection of the pinna, temporal area of the ear, and facial feature symmetry should be done before otoscopy --> ear tags, pit, keloid (cauliflower ear with wrestlers) , microtia of pinna, atresia of ear canal) Process of otoscopy: - correct answer -scope of practice of SLP/AUD -process of examining the external auditory meatus (ear canal) to ensure that canals are not occ...

A patient complains of a foul-smelling fluid coming from the right ear. Otoscopy reveals debris and fluid originating from the superior portion of the tympanic membrane. What's the Cause? A. Cholesteatoma B. Eczema C. Tympanosclerosis D. Otitis Media - ANSWER The cause is Cholesteatoma, which is a collection of skin cells deep in the ear that can lead to infection and discharge. Eczema is itchy, dry, rough, flaky, irritated skin. Tympanosclerosis is a scarring process (hence sclerosis) that var...

Practical Exam-Hearing Aid Dispenser Latest Version Already Passed Better sound localization, better hearing in background noise, the ability to focus one sound over another, sounds appear louder, better peach comprehension. List at least 3 advantages of Binaural Hearing over a monaural fitting: 1. Noise induced HL 2. Noise trauma 3. Presbycusis 4. Congenital HL 5. Syndromic HL (Waardenburg, Treacher Collins, Usher, and branchio-oto-renal) 6. Nonsyndromic HL 7. Sudden HL or sudden...

Risk factors for AOM correct answers -recent URI -cleft palate -smoking - family history - Eskimo -Down's syndrome -bottle feeding - day care -enlarged adenoids -eustachian tube dysfunction -low socioeconomic group -male gender - family history of AOM -use of pacifier -previous use of antibiotics Devices used to measure TM mobility correct answers -Pneumatic otoscopy -Tympanometry Origins of Otalgia correct answers -AOM -Otitis externa -referred from jaw/teeth -TMJ dysfu...

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