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Midterm Exam: NR511 / NR 511
(Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Differential Diagnosis and Primary Care Practicum | Questions & Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain
Question:
barotrauma
Answer:
•physical tissue damage caused by pressure difference between an unvented space inside the body and surrounding fluid
Question:
how to relieve barotrauma of auditory canal
Answer:
•causing a sensation of abnormal middle ear pressure, may be relieved by the use of nasal steroids and oral decongestants.
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Question:
Sensorineural loss
Answer:
comes from exposure to loud noises, inner ear infections, tumors, congenital
and familial disorders, and aging. EX: true sensorineural loss is presbycusis
Question:
what should occur if a patient presents with sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Answer:
referred to an otorhinolaryngologist for further diagnosis and treatment.
Question:
conductive hearing loss
Answer:
•bone conduction is greater than air conduction, so the patient will report the bone conduction sound longer than the air conduction sound. Serous otitis media can result in conductive hearing loss. Produces a high-frequency hearing loss that is bilateral and symmetrical
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Question:
cerumen impaction is the cause of a conductive hearing loss, what is the differential diagnosis
Answer:
ottis externa
Question:
tinnitus
Answer:
•Ringing or buzzing noise in one or both ears that may be constant or come and go, often associated with hearing loss.
Question:
what can cause tinnitus
Answer:
middle ear fluid, severe HTN (diastolic over 120)
Question:
what is severe tinnitus associate with
Answer:
depressive disorders, NP should screen for psychologic disorders
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