IRAT #5

Question 1

According to Merck, hearing deficits in early childhood can result in lifelong impairments in receptive and expressive language skills. The severity of the handicap can be determined by

Answer 1

All of these

Question 2

According to souza, dizziness may occur in as many as ___ of the elderly

Answer 2

50%

Question 3

According to souza, an overlap of cervicogenic vertigo symptoms probably will nOT include which of the follwoing

Answer 3

Cervicla ROM that is WNL

Question 4

According to souza, when a patient complains of local ear pain, what should the examiner look for

Answer 4

All of these

Question 5

According to souza, a patient experiencing sudden hearing loss after a trauma with neurologic findings should

Answer 5

Receive a neurological examination to determine a possible vascular event

Question 6

According to souza, a patient complaining about hearing a rhythmic or pulsed sound should be

Answer 6

All of these

Question 7

According to souza, in older adults, hearing loss usually results from

Answer 7

Presbycusis

Question 8

According to souza, when vertigo has a peripheral cause the patient history may include all of the following EXCEPT

Answer 8

Constant dizziness

Question 9

According to souza, the dizzy patient may

Answer 9

All of these

Question 10

According to souza, internal medicine and emergency departments, rank dizziness among the top three patient complaints. T/F

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) usually lasts at the most one to two minutes in a patient with a history of trauma or is older. T/F

Answer 11

True

Question 12

According to souza, ____ is conservative approach to managing BPPV

Answer 12

Habituation exercises

Question 13

According to Merck, autoimmune disorders can cause sensorineural hearing loss at all ages and can cause other signs/symptoms. T/F

Answer 13

True

Question 14

According to souza, which of the following pathologies are associated with hearing loss

Answer 14

B and C

Question 15

According to Merck, all of the following are TRUE about conductive hearing loss EXCEPT

Answer 15

A cerebellopontine angle tumor is a life-threatening cause of conductive hearing loss

Question 16

According to souza, vertigo often indicates a peripheral or central dysfunction. T/F

Answer 16

True

Question 17

If tinnitus is only audible to the patient, it is considered

Answer 17

Subjective tinnitus

Question 18

According to souza, slow onset of continuous or progressive tinnitus with possible minor vertigo and/or hearing loss should

Answer 18

Be initially evaluated for a buildup of cerumen

Question 19

According to souza, labyrinthitis is the msot common cause of vertigo. T/F

Answer 19

False

Question 20

According to souza, which of the following presentations IS NOT observed in cervicogenic vertigo

Answer 20

Associated ear fullness