Chamberlain NR 511 Week 2 Quiz (answered)

Otalgia - Correct Answer * Ear Pain * Two types 1. Primary Otalgia 2. Referred Otalgia Primary Otalgia - Correct Answer Typically caused by: * Otitis Externa * Otitis Media * Mastoiditis * Auricular Infections Differential Diagnosis for Otalgia - Correct Answer * Otitis Externa * Otitis Media * Otitis Media with Effusion * Eustachion Tube dysfunction * Barotrauma * Cerumen Impaction * Dental Disease * TMJ Joint dysfunction * Perforated Tympanic Membrane * Sunus Disease * Cervical Lymphadenopathy Differential Diagnosis for Hearing Loss - Correct Answer * Presbycusis * Noise Exposure * Eustachian tube dysfunction * Cerumen Impaction * Chronic Middle Ear infection, Effusion * Otosclerosis * Tympanosclerosis * Cholesteatoma * Trauma * Congenital disorders Tinnitus - Correct Answer a ringing, buzzing, or roaring sound in one or both ears Differential Diagnosis for Tinnitus - Correct Answer * Otologic : Hearing loss, Meniere's disease, Acoustic Neuroma * Ototoxic medications or substances * Neurologic: Multiple sclerosis, head injury * Metabolic: thyrooid disorder, Hperlipidemia, vitamin b12 deficiency * Pychogenic: depression, anxiety, fibromyalgia Differential DX Mouth Sores - Correct Answer * Food or Drug allergies