Otoscopy

Question 1

Otalgia

Answer 1

Ear pain

Question 2

Otorrhea

Answer 2

Ear discharge

Question 3

Otologic exam

Answer 3

Auricle
External ear canal
Tympanic membrane
Eustachian tube function

Question 4

Microtia

Answer 4

Small ear

Question 5

Antonia

Answer 5

Total absence of the pinna

Question 6

Indicator of external otitis

Answer 6

Pain on moving the pinna

Question 7

What must you sterilize every use

Answer 7

Critical instruments

Question 8

Exostosis

Answer 8

The bone is growing-not in a good way

Question 9

Otitis external

Answer 9

Most common causes are trauma, moisture, and infection

Question 10

Necrotizing

Answer 10

Will eat the bones, make them decay

Question 11

Granulation tissue

Answer 11

New connective tissue and tiny blood vessels on the surface if a wound during the healing process, typically grows at the base of a wound and is able to fill wounds of almost any size,,, can be necrotizing

Question 12

Pneumatic otoscopy

Answer 12

Evaluates the mobility of the Tim

• high sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing OME
• better, cheaper, and easier than tymps
• integrity of the TM

Question 13

Marginal perforation

Answer 13

Perforation goes to the side of the ear drum

Question 14

Central perforation

Answer 14

All sides of the ear drum are still attached

Question 15

Weber test

Answer 15

is sound in one or both ears when tuning fork is placed on forehead?

• poorer ear for conductive loss
• better ear for sensorineural loss

Question 16

Rinne test

Answer 16

is sound louder by AC or BC?

• louder by BC for conductive
• louder by AC for sensorineural

Question 17

Bing test

Answer 17

ear is open and closed while presenting through bone conduction

• positive= increase and decrease in loudness= sensorineural or conductive
• negative= no difference in loudness= conductive

Question 18

atresia

Answer 18

absence of ear canal