NCLEX - EENT & Upper Airway Exam Questions with Answers
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NCLEX - EENT & Upper Airway Exam Questions with Answers
Mastoiditis - Answer-inflammation of the mastoid, bone between mastoid air cells are damaged (IV antibiotics, surgical removal of infected tissue)
Emmetropia - Answer-perfect vision
Myopia - Answer-nearsightedness; lack of foresight
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NCLEX - EENT & Upper Airway Exam
Questions with Answers
Mastoiditis - Answer-inflammation of the mastoid, bone between mastoid air cells are
damaged (IV antibiotics, surgical removal of infected tissue)
Emmetropia - Answer-perfect vision
Myopia - Answer-nearsightedness; lack of foresight
Presbyopia - Answer-farsightedness related to aging
Hyperopia - Answer-poor near vision, normal distance vision
Cataract - Answer-opaque lenses that distort images (blurred vision, decreased colour
perception, double vision, absence of pain or eye redness)
Glaucoma - Answer-increased fluid pressure within the eye (IOP), vision loss is
progressive
Macular degeneration (MD) - Answer-deterioration of the macula, the component of the
retina that allows for sharp central vision (age)
Non-exudative (dry) MD - Answer-ischemic and necrotic cones and robs in macular due
to blocked retina, no cure, slow progression.
Exudative (wet) MD - Answer-formation of thin blood vessels that leak blood and fluid,
laser therapy.
Strabismus - Answer-both eyes cannot focus on one object (crossed eyes) ex. double
vision, quitting photophobia frequent headaches (corrective lenses, patching, surgery)
Conjunctivitis (pink eye) - Answer-inflammation of the mucous membranes of the eye
(bacteria or viruses) ex. discomfort, itchiness, redness, drainage (antibiotic drops and
topical steroids)
Otitis media - Answer-inflammation of the middle ear, pathogens enter via Eustachian
tube. ex. pain, fever tinnitus, vertigo, dizziness (antibiotics, myringotomy)
Otitis externa - Answer-inflammation of the outer ear (ear canal), often caused by
pseudomonas aeruginosa (topical corticosteroids)
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