NURS 5335 EENT exam with correct
answers
Glaucoma |- |increased |intraocular |pressure
fluorescein |staining |- |applying |fluorescein |eye |drops |to |cornea |to |look |for |corneal |abrasions
Allergic |Conjunctivitis |cause |- |allergens
Suppurative |conjunctivitis |causes |- |s. |aureus, |s. |pneumoniae, |and |h. |influenza
Viral |conjunctivitis |(pink |eye) |cause |- |Adenovirus
chalazion |- |a |nodule |or |cyst, |usually |on |the |upper |eyelid, |caused |by |obstruction |in |a |sebaceous |gland
hordeolum |- |(stye) |red, |painful |pustule |that |is |a |localized |infection |of |hair |follicle |at |eyelid |margin
Group |A |strep |complications |- |sinusitis, |peritonsillar |abscess, |rheumatic |fever, |glomerulonephritis
Group |A |strep |treatment |- |penicillin
Epiglottitis |- |severe, |life-threatening |infection |of |the |epiglottis |and |supraglottic |structures |that |occurs |
most |commonly |in |children |between |2 |and |12 |years |of |age
Epiglottitis |symptoms |- |-Sudden |onset |of |high |fever
-Sore |throat
-Drooling
-Muffled |voice
-Stridor
-Thumb |sign
most |common |type |of |oral |cancer |- |Squamous |cell |(90%)
Acute |Rhinosinusitis |(ARS) |- |inflammation |of |the |paranasal |sinuses |due |to |infection |or |allergic |reaction
acute |rhinosinusitis |s/s |- |-congestion
-purulent |nasal |discharge
-tooth |pain
-facial |pain, |worse |when |bending |forward
acute |bacterial |rhinosinusitis |s/s |- |- |>10 |days |of |no |improvement
- |onset |with |severe |symptoms
