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imowrer

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on: Jul 11, 2018
Why would the nurse encourage a group of teenagers to protect their eyes with dark sunglasses while using a UV lamp?
 
  a. The lamp can cause cataracts.
  b. The lamp can cause presbycusis.
  c. The lamp can cause keratitis.
  d. The lamp can cause ectropion.

Question 2

Why is otitis media found more frequently in children 6 to 36 months?
 
  a. Eustachian tubes in children are shorter and straighter.
  b. Infection descends via the eustachian tube to the throat.
  c. Children's eustachian tubes are more vertical and longer.
  d. Otitis media is seen equally in both children and adults.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The proteins in the lens of the eye are vulnerable to UV light and can develop cataracts.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Children's shorter and straighter eustachian tubes provide easier access of the organisms from the nasopharynx to travel to the middle ear.


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