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| show | umbo and malleus.
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| The middle ear is normally filled with: | show 🗑
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| show | stimulate the eighth cranial nerve.
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| show | cochlea in the inner ear
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| 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. | show 🗑
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| __________ causes ischemic necrosis of the septal cartilage and leads to perforation of the nasal septum. | show 🗑
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| show | maxillary sinuses only
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| show | short and curved upward
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| 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: | show 🗑
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| show | lower central incisors.
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| show | nasal stuffiness, decreased sense of smell, impaired hearing, epistaxis, and a sense of fullness in the ears.
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| show | pregnancy
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| Hearing tends to decline after 50 years of age because of deterioration of: | show 🗑
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| show | Sensorineural
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| Which medications, if listed, are likely to contribute to his hearing loss? | show 🗑
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| show | past medical history
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| show | turn his or her head toward the source of sound.
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| Which ethnicity is associated with the highest rate of oral cancers? | show 🗑
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| To approximate vocal frequencies, which tuning fork should be used to assess hearing? | show 🗑
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| 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: | show 🗑
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| show | renal disorders.
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| show | select the largest speculum that will fit in the canal.
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| show | pearly gray
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| Bulging of an amber tympanic membrane without mobility is most often associated with: | show 🗑
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| In the presence of otitis externa, tympanic membrane perforation, or myringotomy tubes, you should: | show 🗑
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| When hearing is evaluated, which cranial nerve is being tested? | show 🗑
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| show | hearing loss.
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| show | lateralization of sound.
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| show | mastoid bone.
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| show | a defect in the inner ear.
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| show | bluish-gray turbinates.
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| 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: | show 🗑
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| show | niacin or vitamin B12 deficiency.
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| White, rounded, or oval ulcerations surrounded by a red halo and found on the oral mucosa are: | show 🗑
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| A hairy tongue with yellowish brown to black elongated papillae on the dorsum: | show 🗑
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| To inspect the lateral borders of the tongue, you should: | show 🗑
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| A newborn whose serum bilirubin is greater than 20 mg/100 mL has a risk of later: | show 🗑
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| Which variation may be an expected finding in the ear examination of a newborn? | show 🗑
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| For best results, otoscopic and oral examination in a child should be: | show 🗑
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| show | true
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| show | otitis externa
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| show | bristly hairs in the vestibule.
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| show | Ménière disease.
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| In adults, the length of the external auditory canal is _____ cm. | show 🗑
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| When you ask the patient to identify smells, you are assessing cranial nerve _____. | show 🗑
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| The structures that lie along the lateral wall of the nasal cavity near the facial cheek are the _____ sinuses. | show 🗑
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| 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? | show 🗑
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| show | Retracted with limited mobility
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| show | hearing loss.
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| The middle ear is an air-filled cavity in which of the following bones? | show 🗑
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| show | tympanic membrane.
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| The function of the turbinates in the nose is to: | show 🗑
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| The tongue is anchored to the back of the oral cavity at its base and to the floor of the mouth by the: | show 🗑
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| Older individuals are more prone to which of the following alterations associated with aging that are manifested in the mouth? | show 🗑
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| show | inner canthus.
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| show | Body temperature water irrigation
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| 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: | show 🗑
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| The pneumatic attachment to the otoscope is used to evaluate the tympanic membrane’s: | show 🗑
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| show | a defect in the inner ear that leads to distortion of sound and misrepresentation of speech.
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| The color of the nasal mucosa should appear: | show 🗑
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| show | torus palatinus.
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