Author Question: During the assessment of a client's external ear canal, the nurse identifies a painful pustule. The ... (Read 139 times)

LaDunn · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

During the assessment of a client's external ear canal, the nurse identifies a painful pustule. The nurse realizes this assessment finding could be caused by:

1. furunculosis.
2. exostoses.
3. hemotympanum.
4. acute otitis media.

Question 2

The nurse is to collect a stool specimen from a client diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. The nurse would expect to see:

1. black, tarry stool.
2. bulky, foul-smelling stool.
3. clay-colored stool.
4. green stool.

BUTTHOL369 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1
Infection of the hair follicle in the ear, or furunculosis, is caused by a painful boil-like pustule in the external ear canal. Exostoses are hard, bony lesions deep in the external ear canal. Hemotympanum is blood in the middle ear. Acute otitis media causes inflammation of the middle ear that is diagnosed by assessing the tympanic membrane.

Answer to Question 2

2
Bulky, foul-smelling stool is characteristic of clients diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as a result of malabsorption. Black, tarry stool can be observed in a client with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Clay-colored stool can indicate bile obstruction. Green stool may indicate gastrointestinal infection.