Chapt 17: Nose, Mouth, and Throat

Question 1

What is Rhinorrhea?

Answer 1

Nasal discharge that occurs with colds, allergies, sinus infection, trauma

Question 2

What is Epistaxis?

Answer 2

Nose bleeds that occur with trauma, vigorous nose blowing, foreign body

Question 3

How do you score tonsils?

Answer 3

1+ Visible
2+ Halfway between tonsillar pillars and uvula
3+ Touching the uvula
4+ Touching one another

Question 4

What is Sinusitis?

Answer 4

Acute inflamed infected sinus areas following URI are over 90% viral in origin and do
not need antibiotics. Consider bacterial infection when signs last over 10 days without
improvement.15 Major signs are mucopurulent drainage, nasal obstruction, facial pain
or pressure. May also have fever, chills, malaise. Maxillary sinusitis has dull,
throbbing pain in cheek and teeth and pain with palpation and when bending over.
Frontal sinusitis has pain above supraorbital ridge.