The clinician is assessing a patient complaining of hearing loss. The clinician
places a tuning fork over the patient's mastoid process, and when the
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away, the fork is placed without restriking it over the external auditory meatus.
The patient is asked to let the clinical know when the sound fades away. This is an
example of which type of test?
a. Weber Test
b. Schwabach Test
c. Rinne Test
d. Auditory brainstem response (ABR) test - ANSWER c. Rinne Test
Fluctuations and reductions in estrogen may be a contributing factor in which
type of rhinitis?
a. Vasomotor Rhinitis
b. Rhinitis medicamentosa
c. Atrophic Rhinitis
d. Viral Rhinitis - ANSWER a. Vasomotor Rhinitis
You have a patient who is a positive for strep on rapid antigen testing (rapid strep
test). You order amoxicillin after checking for drug allergies (patient is negative)
but he returns 3 days later, reporting that his temperature has gone up, not down
(101.5F in office). You also note significant lymphadenopathy, most notably in the
posterior and anterior cervical chains, some heptosplenomegaly, and a diffuse
rash. You decide:
a. To refer the patient
b. That he is having an allergic response and needs to be changed to a macrolide
antibiotic
c. That his antibiotic dosage is not sufficient and should be changed
d. That he possibly has mononucleosis concurrent with his strep infection -
ANSWER d. That he possibly has mononucleosis concurrent with his strep
MN 566 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2023 -2024
infection
A patient present with nonvesicular lesions that are 2 to 10mm, symmetrical, and
scattered on the oropharynx and mouth. What is their most likely diagnosis?
a. Corynebacterium diphtheriae
b. Primary Syphilis
c. Candida infection
d. Secondary syphilis - ANSWER b. Secondary Syphilis
Jean has acute otitis externa with fluid that is black and malodorous. Which of the
following is responsible for the infection?
a. Fungal Infection
b. Staphylococcus Infection
c. Pseudomonas Infection
d. Allergic Reaction - ANSWER a. Fungal Infection
Which of the following medications for temporomandibular disorder has the
warning that patients should NOT drive while taking it?
a. Flexeril
b. Naprosyn
c. Tylenol
d. Elavil - ANSWER a. Flexeril
Which type of stomatitis is caused by continual exposure to chewing tobacco?
a. Aphthous stomatitis
b. Herpetic stomatitis
c. Nicotinic stomatitis
d. Allergic stomatitis - ANSWER c. Nicotinic stomatitis
What is the initial treatment for uncomplicated anterior epistaxis?
a. Tilting the head back so the blood does not run out the nose
b. Applying firm and continuous pressure superior to the nasal alar cartilage for 10
to 15 minutes
c. Applying firm and continuous pressure to the nostril for 5 minutes
d. Letting the nose bleed blot and and leaning the head forward - ANSWER b.
Applying firm and continuous pressure superior to the nasal alar cartilages for 10
to 15 minutes
Which of the following is an example of sensorineural hearing loss?
a. Perforation of the tympanic membrane
b. Otosclerosis
c. Cholesteatoma
d. Presbycusis - ANSWER d. Presbycusis [Show Less]