Cholesteatoma Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The adult ear canal: - Answer- Rises upward and forward then descends to the drum The isthmus is: - Answer- Where the canal narrows to enter the temporal bone The pinna and the external canal together: - Answer- -Gather and reinforce accoustical signals -With the irregular shape of the auricle, cause increases and decreases at different frequencies as the sound arrives at the ear. -Forms a resonating tube. The average resonant frequency of the ear canal plus concha is: - Answer- 2700 ...

ILE test prep (lucid) Exam Review Solution 100% Verified (Already Passed) A patient complains of a foul-smelling fluid coming from the right ear. Otoscopy reveals debris and fluid originating from the superior portion of the tympanic membrane. What's the Cause? A. Cholesteatoma B. Eczema C. Tympanosclerosis D. Otitis Media - ANS-The cause is Cholesteatoma, which is a collection of skin cells deep in the ear that can lead to infection and discharge. Eczema is itchy, dry, rough, flaky, i...

Risk factors for AOM correct answers -recent URI -cleft palate -smoking - family history - Eskimo -Down's syndrome -bottle feeding - day care -enlarged adenoids -eustachian tube dysfunction -low socioeconomic group -male gender - family history of AOM -use of pacifier -previous use of antibiotics Devices used to measure TM mobility correct answers -Pneumatic otoscopy -Tympanometry Origins of Otalgia correct answers -AOM -Otitis externa -referred from jaw/teeth -TMJ dysfu...

The inner ear controls what two things? CORRECT ANSWER auditory sensory -balance What are some primary causes of otalgia(ear pain)? CORRECT ANSWER -trauma -infections -FB -cerumen impaction -cholesteatoma -neoplasms TMJ diseas, Bruxism, tonsillitis, abscess sinusitis, and deviated septum can cause what kind of pain> CORRECT ANSWER Referred Name 3 kinds of Neuralgias? CORRECT ANSWER 1. Trigeminal facial neuralgia Tic douloureux 2. herpetic geniculate(ramsey hunt syndrome 3. he...

IHS Questions- For License Prep Questions And Answers The adult ear canal: - ANS-Rises upward and forward then descends to the drum The isthmus is: - ANS-Where the canal narrows to enter the temporal bone The pinna and the external canal together: - ANS--Gather and reinforce accoustical signals -With the irregular shape of the auricle, cause increases and decreases at different frequencies as the sound arrives at the ear. -Forms a resonating tube. The average resonant frequency of the ea...

NURS 652-- Module 1- 2: Think like an FNP &HEENT 100% SOLUTIONS Gonzaga University Watchful waiting as a treatment option in Acute Otitis Media uncertain diagnosis is appropriate at what age group? a) 2-4 months b) 4-6 months c) 6 months to 2 years d) Greater than age 2 e) Both C & D are correct. Correct: E Both C & D are correct. A 13 year old male is complaining of a 9 day history of facial the pressure is worse when he bends over. He complains of tooth pain when questione...

db loss of a perforation of TM - Answer- 10-15db loss procedure done to fix perforation - Answer- tympanoplasty or myringoplasty monomeric spots - Answer- looks like a hole in TM, but reflects light like a mirror. holes that have healed. aka "mirror membranes" average dimentions of an adult eardrum - Answer- 2.3-2.9cm in length, .7cm in diameters pars tensa - Answer- lower 4/5 of TM and tight pars flaccida - Answer- upper 1/5 of TM and flaccid otis externa - Answer- "swimmer...

What is a cholesteatoma? a. epistaxis c. space between true vocal cords b. tracheal cartilage d. benign cyst in the mastoid cavity - Answer d. benign cyst in the mastoid cavity Why is Gelfoam used in ENT surgical procedures? a. achieve hemostasis c. reduce high blood pressure b. reduce edema d. increase body temperature - An

GNUR 238 Exam 3 Questions And Answers 2024 Hordeolum - ANS-An acute infection originating in the sebaceous gland of the eyelid; usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus Conjunctivitis - ANS-An inflammation of the palpebral or bulbar conjunctiva; caused by local infection of bacteria or virus and by an allergic reaction, systemic infection or chemical irritation Strabismus - ANS-An abnormal ocular alignment in which the visual axes do not meet at the desired point; can have two types para...

db loss of a perforation of TM - 10-15db loss procedure done to fix perforation - tympanoplasty or myringoplasty monomeric spots - looks like a hole in TM, but reflects light like a mirror. holes that have healed. aka "mirror membranes" average dimentions of an adult eardrum - 2.3-2.9cm in length, .7cm in diameters pars tensa - lower 4/5 of TM and tight pars flaccida - upper 1/5 of TM and flaccid otis externa - "swimmers ear" - inflammation of the walls of the EAM. will not cause loss...