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Anajune7

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The treatment of chronic fluid collections in the middle ear that take more than 3 or 4 months to resolve are treated with antibiotics or which of the following procedures?
 
  a. adenoidectomy c. placement of tubes
  b. tonsillectomy d. packing the ears

Question 2

The nurse uses what equipment to check for fluid between the parietal and visceral layers of the tunica vaginalis, the outermost covering of the testes?
 
  a. transilluminator c. manometer
  b. 30 cc syringe d. fluid meter



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Answer to Question 1

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A Incorrect. Otitis media with effusion (OME) not responding to antibiotics, lasting longer than 3 or 4 months, does not require an adenoidectomy.
B Incorrect. Otitis media with effusion (OME) not responding to antibiotics, lasting longer than 3 or 4 months, does not require a tonsillectomy.
C Correct. Tympanostomy (surgical incision in the tympanic membrane for draining fluid) tubes are indicated if an episode of otitis media with effusion (OME) lasts for longer than 3 to 4 months.
D Incorrect. Otitis media with effusion (OME) not responding to antibiotics, lasting longer than 3 or 4 months, does not require packing the ears.

Answer to Question 2

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A Correct. The use of the transilluminator may reveal a hydrocele or a collection of fluid between the parietal and visceral layers of the tunica vaginalis, the outermost covering of the testes.
B Incorrect. The use of a 30 cc syringe would not be used to reveal the presence of a hydrocele.
C Incorrect. The use of a manometer would not be used to reveal the presence of a hydrocele.
D Incorrect. The use of a fluid meter would not be used to reveal the presence of a hydrocele.



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