Ddx otitis media - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What normal-poor hearing sounds like? - correct answer The MOST important frequencies for speech fall in the 250-6000Hz range. The higher the number, the higher the frequency What is the normal hearing for a child? - correct answer 0-15 dB HL What is the normal hearing for an adult? - correct answer 0-25 dB HL What is otitis externa? - correct answ...

NURS 621 Midterm Exam questions with best solutions Dx: Acute otitis media H&P: • Ear pain (typical) • Decreased hearing (typical) • Fever (sometimes) • Recent URI or exacerbation of seasonal allergic rhinitis (can be) • Unilateral (usual) • Bulging tympanic membrane (needed to distinguish from otitis media with effusion). Can also be erythematous or opacified. Tympanic membrane can rupture (feels relief of ear pain, may then have purulent otorrhea) • Dysequilibrium (not c...

Nurs 621 Midterm Exam Questions With Correct Answers.

Viral Skin Infections Molluscum contagiosum - correct answer -caused by DNA virus in epidermal cells • S/Sxs: clusters of smooth, waxy or pearly, flesh colored, umbilicated (central dimple), hard papules w/ cheesy core; may become inflamed or secondarily infected; Up to 15 mm. In adults: Abdomen, genitals. In kids: face -May last 6-9 mos. then spontaneously resolve. • Diagnosis: By appearance. • DDX: Folliculitis, milia, verrucae Warts (Verrucae vulgaris) - correct answer -Benign, ...

health hx includes: - Answer CC, past health hx, personal and social hx, ROS CC Hx - Answer the reason the pt is seeking care and should be obtained in the pt's own words OPQRST - Answer O: Sudden onset: Vascular Stroke, MI, Musculoskeletal P: B/W Q: Throbbing=Vascular. Ache=Muscular. Burning=Nerve. Tearing=Dissecting Aneurysm. R: Radiating below the knee=Nerve Root. NOT below the knee=Facet Syndrome S:Site T: Timing: Headache in the morning=hypertension. Constant=Mal...

Pediatrics Aquifer Cases Questions & Answers definition of fever of unknown origin fever over 8 days with no apparent origin after workup meningeal signs in an infant Fever Hypothermia Bulging fontanelles Lethargy Irritability Restlessness Paroxysmal crying (crying when picked up) Poor feeding Vomiting and/or Diarrhea Kernig's sign resistance to extension of the child's leg from a flexed position Brudzinski's sign flexion of the hip and knee in response to flexion of the ne...

Pediatrics Aquifer Cases Questions & Answers definition of fever of unknown origin fever over 8 days with no apparent origin after workup meningeal signs in an infant Fever Hypothermia Bulging fontanelles Lethargy Irritability Restlessness Paroxysmal crying (crying when picked up) Poor feeding Vomiting and/or Diarrhea Kernig's sign resistance to extension of the child's leg from a flexed position Brudzinski's sign flexion of the hip and knee in response to flexion of the ne...

Clinical Med Semester 1 Test Bank Questions Chalazion is due to obstruction of which anatomical structure? a. lacrimal duct b. Meibomian glands c. Cornea d. Ciliary glands e. Schlemm's canal - correct answers b. Mei bomian glands The pinna transmits sound down which of the following structures to reach the tympanic membrane? a. malleus, incus and stapes b. cochlea c. semicircular canals d. external auditory meatus e. oval window - correct answersd. external auditory meatus What...

Pediatrics Aquifer Cases Actual Exam Questions And Answers definition of fever of unknown origin - ANSWER- fever over 8 days with no apparent origin after workup meningeal signs in an infant - ANSWER- Fever Hypothermia *Bulging fontanelles* Lethargy Irritability Restlessness *Paroxysmal crying (crying when picked up)* Poor feeding Vomiting and/or Diarrhea Kernig's sign - ANSWER- resistance to extension of the child's leg from a flexed position Brudzinski's sign - ANSWER- fl...

Pediatrics Aquifer Cases Questions & Answers definition of fever of unknown origin fever over 8 days with no apparent origin after workup meningeal signs in an infant Fever Hypothermia Bulging fontanelles Lethargy Irritability Restlessness Paroxysmal crying (crying when picked up) Poor feeding Vomiting and/or Diarrhea Kernig's sign resistance to extension of the child's leg from a flexed position Brudzinski's sign flexion of the hip and knee in response to flexion of the ne...