External auditory canal - 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...

Anatomy and Physiology HESI A2 Admission Assessment 4th edition 154 Questions with Verified Answers Medial -CORRECT ANSWER toward the midline Lateral -CORRECT ANSWER away from the midline Proximal -CORRECT ANSWER closer to point of attachment Distal -CORRECT ANSWER farther away from point of attachment What plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions? -CORRECT ANSWER transverse plane What plane divides the body into left and right halves? -CORRECT ANSWER Sagitt...

BAEP / R - Brainstem auditory evoked potential / response -Diagnosis for cerbellopontine angle tumors, mutliple sclerosis, brainstem lesions, metabolic and toxic encephalopathies,brain death, and early prediction of outcome in postraumatic coma, Kindling - Development of epileptic seizures (in rats) that results from repeated focal stimulation and leads to the development of a predisposition to epileptiform convulsions. Similar to a log will not burn unless it's kindled. Mirror Focus Phe...

VIII Vestibucochlear CORRECT ANSWER Balance and equilibrium are functions of the ________ nerve. tympanic membrane CORRECT ANSWER The external ear is separated from the middle ear by a disk-shaped structure called the ________________________. auricle (pinna) CORRECT ANSWER The _______ collects the sound waves and directs vibrations in to the external auditory canal. cerumen (ear wax) CORRECT ANSWER A brown, waxlike substance secreted by ceruminous glands is called? 1 mm CORRECT ANSW...

An infection of the tonsils or posterior pharynx by microorganisms - correct answer Acute pharyngitis Visible portion of the auditory system, made up of a cartilaginous framework - correct answer Auricle (pinna) Small bones of the middle ear, they are articulated to form a chain for the transmission of sound from the tympanic membrane to the oval window - correct answer Auditory ossicle inflammation of the eyelid - correct answer blepharitis A form of cancer associated with the oral ...

NURS 629 Peds Q&A for all 4 test combined Maryville University 2022/23. 1. 14. A schoolage child has a history of chronic otitis media and is seen in the clinicmwith vertigo. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner notes profuse purulent otorrhea from both pressureequalizing tubes and a pearlywhite lesion on one tympanic membrane. Which condition is most likely?: Ans- Cholesteatoma 2. 3. A dipstick urinalysis is positive for leukocyte esterase and nitrites in a schoolage child with...

A middle-age female patient presents to the clinic with a recurrence of mild hidradenitis suppurativa after topical therapies failed. Which first-line treatment is recommended? (Ans- Tetracycline Twelve weeks of oral tetracycline (Sumycin) is the recommended first-line treatment for hidradenitis suppurativa. Hidradenitis suppurativa is a disorder of the terminal follicular epithelium in apocrine gland-bearing skin. It is a chronic, disabling disorder that progresses, often causing keloid...

ANCC FNP Board Exam (Questions and Answers, Latest 2023 Graded A+) The nurse practitioner sees an older adult patient in the clinic with the primary report of hearing loss and a sensation of fullness in the right ear. The nurse practitioner suspects conductive hearing loss. Which could contribute to this?: Cerumen, commonly called earwax, is a combination of secretions and sloughed epithelial cells that protects the ears from infection, water, and insects. It is normally expelled from the e...

CAOHC Certification Exam Questions and Answers What does CAOHC stand for? - Answer-Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation Who is the certification body for? - Answer-Occupational Hearing Conservationist (OHCs) Course Directors (CDs) Professional Supervisors (PSs) What is CAOHCs mission? - Answer-To promote hearing loss prevention by enhancing the quality of occupational hearing loss prevention practices, with a focus on: Providing OHCs: resources and gui...

Exam tips: -Exam questions can be drawn from readings, discussion content and also course lectures and interactive learning activities - The course is a review. It is an expectation that you fully understand the physical assessment findings (normal and abnormal) for all content. You may be tested on normal findings for each body system. Week1 E ENT: Review the complete EENT exam in your physical assessment text if you need to review this information Questions can include pathophysiology, hea...

An infection of the tonsils or posterior pharynx by microorganisms - correct answerAcute pharyngitis Visible portion of the auditory system, made up of a cartilaginous framework - correct answerAuricle (pinna) Small bones of the middle ear, they are articulated to form a chain for the transmission of sound from the tympanic membrane to the oval window - correct answerAuditory ossicle inflammation of the eyelid - correct answerblepharitis A form of cancer associated with the oral cavi...