Fnp 652 quiz 1 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Evaluation: Fluorescein and black light. Management: Foreign body removal, topical antibiotics; usually heal within 24-72 hours. Giant Cell Arteritis ~ Presentation: Headache, scalp tenderness, jaw pain, vision problems. (Not 'zingers' like Trigeminal Neuralgia). Evaluation: Health hx, when did symptoms start, what happens. Management: Corticosteroids to prevent stroke or blindness. Acute Pharyngitis ~ Causes: Common in kids and adolescents during winter and early spring. Pre...

Differentiate Otitis Externa Vs Otitis Media: Otitis externa: Commonly caused by infection (bacterial). Discomfort in external auditory canal with drainage, swelling, and erythema. MOisture is common culprit (swimmers ear). Tx: acidification with a topical solution of 2% acetic acid and hydro-cortisone. Otitis media: Acute onset with middle ear effusion, inflammation, and pain/fever. Caused by eustachian tube dysfunction. Choleasteatoma Presentation: Abnormal non-cancerous skin grow...

Hearing Loss in the elderly - Conductive- usually caused by problems in the external or middle ear that interfere with transmitting sound and its conversion to mechanical vibrations (IE Cerumen impaction, perforated membrane) Sensoineural- involves problems converting mechanical vibrations to electrical potential in the cochlea and/or in auditory nerve transmission to the brain. It is usually caused by permanent damage in the organ of Corti. (Age related hearing loss; noise trauma) Hearing...