Author Question: Nasal discharge of green-yellow mucus, pharyngitis, and otitis media commonly indicate: A. ... (Read 84 times)

bio_gurl

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 524
Nasal discharge of green-yellow mucus, pharyngitis, and otitis media commonly indicate:
 
  A. Allergic rhinitis
  B. Viral infection
  C. Bacterial infection
  D. Nasal polyps

Question 2

A nonmalignant cancerous tumor affecting cranial nerve VIII that causes unilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo is:
 
  A. Otosclerosis
  B. Acoustic neuroma
  C. Cholesteatoma
  D. Squamous cell carcinoma



Brummell1998

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 324
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Nasal discharge should be assessed for its amount and color as well as any associated symptoms. Clear, profuse discharge is allergic in nature; yellow-green purulent discharge indicates bacterial infection.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
With an acoustic neuroma, the onset of symptoms usually occurs after age 30. Early complaints include unilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo. As the tumor advances, symptoms may include headache, facial pain, ataxia, nausea/vomiting, and lethargy. The ear structures appear normal. Cholesteatoma is not a cancer; it is a destructive and expanding growth consisting of keratinizing in the middle ear and/or mastoid process. The growth erodes the ossicles and can spread through the base of the skull into the brain. Otosclerosis involves degenerative changes to the bony structures of the middle ear and results in gradual onset of hearing deficit as the bones lose their vibratory ability. The patient typically complains of painless, progressive changes in hearing. Symptoms are usually bilateral, and tinnitus may be present. The physical examination is usually normal, with the exception of the hearing acuity test.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.

Did you know?

Signs and symptoms that may signify an eye tumor include general blurred vision, bulging eye(s), double vision, a sensation of a foreign body in the eye(s), iris defects, limited ability to move the eyelid(s), limited ability to move the eye(s), pain or discomfort in or around the eyes or eyelids, red or pink eyes, white or cloud spots on the eye(s), colored spots on the eyelid(s), swelling around the eyes, swollen eyelid(s), and general vision loss.

Did you know?

Vaccines cause herd immunity. If the majority of people in a community have been vaccinated against a disease, an unvaccinated person is less likely to get the disease since others are less likely to become sick from it and spread the disease.

Did you know?

The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates’s recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.

Did you know?

The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library