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cdr_15

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on: Jun 27, 2018
The abbreviation T&A means ________.
 
  A) tonsils and adenoids
  B) teeth and adenoids
  C) throat and adenoids
  D) tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Question 2

Which is a benign, slow-growing mass in the middle ear composed of cholesterol deposits and epithelial cells?
 
  A) cholesteatoma
  B) serous otitis media
  C) suppurative otitis media
  D) cochlear implant


Dunkey

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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D
Explanation: A) This is not the meaning of T&A.
B) This is not the meaning of T&A.
C) This is not the meaning of T&A.
D) Correct T&A is a surgical procedure to remove the tonsils and adenoids.

Answer to Question 2

A
Explanation: A) Correct
B) Serous otitis media is in the middle ear, but it has clear fluid, not cholesterol deposits.
C) Suppurative otitis media is in the middle ear, but it has pus, not cholesterol deposits.
D) A cochlear implant is a device, not a disease.


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