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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The middle ear contains the: | umbo and malleus. |
| The middle ear is normally filled with: | air |
| The hair cells of Corti and membrane of Corti: | stimulate the eighth cranial nerve. |
| The organ of Corti is a coiled structure located inside the: | cochlea in the inner ear |
| The ________ is a cartilaginous and bony passageway between the nasopharynx and the middle ear that opens briefly to equalize the middle ear pressure with that of the atmospheric pressure when swallowing, yawning, or sneezing. | Eustachian tube |
| __________ causes ischemic necrosis of the septal cartilage and leads to perforation of the nasal septum. | long term cocain snorting |
| A child presents with nasal congestion and a headache. To assess for sinus tenderness, you should palpate over the: | maxillary sinuses only |
| An infant’s auditory canal, compared with an adult’s, is: | short and curved upward |
| A mom brings into the clinic her infant son with complaints of ear drainage. When examining an infant’s middle ear, the nurse should use one hand to stabilize the otoscope against the head while using the other hand to: | pull the auricle down and back. |
| The eruption of permanent teeth most commonly begins with: | lower central incisors. |
| Physiologic changes of pregnancy include | nasal stuffiness, decreased sense of smell, impaired hearing, epistaxis, and a sense of fullness in the ears. |
| During what developmental stage are hoarseness, voice cracking, and a persistent cough common findings in females? | pregnancy |
| Hearing tends to decline after 50 years of age because of deterioration of: | hair cells of the organ of Corti. |
| _________ hearing loss begins after 50 years of age, initially with losses of high-frequency sounds and then progressing to tones of lower frequency. | Sensorineural |
| Which medications, if listed, are likely to contribute to his hearing loss? | Ototoxic medications include aminoglycoside, salicylates, furosemide, streptomycin, quinine, ethacrynic acid, and cisplatin. |
| A patient is seeking treatment for a mild hearing loss that has not gone away. Information concerning his chronic postnasal drip should be documented within which section of his history? | past medical history |
| A 6-month-old who can hear well can be expected to: | turn his or her head toward the source of sound. |
| Which ethnicity is associated with the highest rate of oral cancers? | African American |
| To approximate vocal frequencies, which tuning fork should be used to assess hearing? | 500 to 1000 Hz |
| You are using a pneumatic attachment on the otoscope while assessing tympanic membrane movement. You gently squeeze the bulb but see no movement of the membrane. Your next action should be to: | change to a rubber speculum. |
| An ear auricle with a low-set or unusual angle may indicate chromosomal aberration or: | renal disorders. |
| When conducting an adult otoscopic examination, you should: | select the largest speculum that will fit in the canal. |
| Normal tympanic membrane color is: | pearly gray |
| Bulging of an amber tympanic membrane without mobility is most often associated with: | middle ear effusion |
| In the presence of otitis externa, tympanic membrane perforation, or myringotomy tubes, you should: | avoid instilling fluids. |
| When hearing is evaluated, which cranial nerve is being tested? | VIII |
| Speech with a monotonous tone and erratic volume may indicate: | hearing loss. |
| Placing the base of a vibrating tuning fork on the midline vertex of the patient’s head is a test for: | lateralization of sound. |
| To perform the Rinne test, place the tuning fork on the: | mastoid bone. |
| You are performing Weber and Rinne hearing tests. For the Weber test, the sound lateralized to the unaffected ear; for the Rinne test, air conduction–to–bone conduction ratio was less than 2:1. You interpret these findings as suggestive of: | a defect in the inner ear. |
| Nasal symptoms that imply an allergic response include: | bluish-gray turbinates. |
| You are interviewing a parent whose child has fever, is pulling at her right ear, and is irritable. You ask the parent about the child’s appetite and find that the child has a decreased appetite. This additional finding is more suggestive of: | acute otitis media. |
| A smooth red tongue with a slick appearance may indicate: | niacin or vitamin B12 deficiency. |
| White, rounded, or oval ulcerations surrounded by a red halo and found on the oral mucosa are: | aphthous ulcers. |
| A hairy tongue with yellowish brown to black elongated papillae on the dorsum: | is sometimes seen following antibiotic therapy. |
| To inspect the lateral borders of the tongue, you should: | pull the gauze-wrapped tongue to each side. |
| A newborn whose serum bilirubin is greater than 20 mg/100 mL has a risk of later: | hearing loss. |
| Which variation may be an expected finding in the ear examination of a newborn? | Diffuse light reflex |
| For best results, otoscopic and oral examination in a child should be: | performed at the end of the examination. |
| Hypertrophy of the gyms is an abnormality that is common during pregnancy true or false? | true |
| Intense pain with movement of the pinna is most closely associated with: | otitis externa |
| Expected physical changes associated with older adults include: | bristly hairs in the vestibule. |
| Severe vertigo, tinnitus, and progressive hearing loss are characteristic of: | Ménière disease. |
| In adults, the length of the external auditory canal is _____ cm. | 2.5 |
| When you ask the patient to identify smells, you are assessing cranial nerve _____. | I |
| The structures that lie along the lateral wall of the nasal cavity near the facial cheek are the _____ sinuses. | maxillary |
| Mr. Harris is a 67-year-old patient who presents to your office with a complaint of hearing loss. On examination you have performed the Weber test, which of the following is considered a normal finding? | The patient hears the tone equally in both ears. |
| Mrs. Howell presents to your office with her school-age child. On examination you observe a tympanostomy tube in the left ear. Which of the following is an expected finding for the tympanic membrane of this ear? | Retracted with limited mobility |
| An infant born weighing less than 1500 grams is at risk for: | hearing loss. |
| The middle ear is an air-filled cavity in which of the following bones? | Temporal |
| The external ear is separated from the middle ear by the: | tympanic membrane. |
| The function of the turbinates in the nose is to: | increase the surface area of the nose. |
| The tongue is anchored to the back of the oral cavity at its base and to the floor of the mouth by the: | frenulum. |
| Older individuals are more prone to which of the following alterations associated with aging that are manifested in the mouth? | Decreased salivation |
| The set of the ears is determined by an imaginary line that originates at the: | inner canthus. |
| Mr. Jones, a 48-year-old man, presents to your office with a complaint of hearing loss. On examination the auditory canal is obstructed. Which of the following is best to use for cleaning out an obstructed auditory canal? | Body temperature water irrigation |
| Mrs. Vellok is a 38-year-old patient who presents with a complaint of hearing loss. On examination, pulling Mrs. Vellok’s auricle upward and back facilitates visualization of the tympanic membrane by: | straightening the auditory canal. |
| The pneumatic attachment to the otoscope is used to evaluate the tympanic membrane’s: | mobility |
| A sensorineural hearing loss is the result of: | a defect in the inner ear that leads to distortion of sound and misrepresentation of speech. |
| The color of the nasal mucosa should appear: | deep pink. |
| Ms. Brooks is a 42-year-old patient who presents to your office for a well visit. On examination you note the hard palate had a bony protuberance at the midline that is of no clinical significance; this is identified as an: | torus palatinus. |
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