NR 545 Exam 1 Study Guide
The exam is 50 questions and worth 100 points. You are allowed 75 minutes to complete the exam. Be sure to start the
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early enough to allow for completion prior to Sunday at 11:59 pm when the exam will close and lock. You will not be allowed to
continue taking the exam after Sunday@11:59 pm MT.
Exam tips:
-Exam questions can be drawn from readings, discussion content and also course lectures and interactive learning activities
- The course is a review. It is an expectation that you fully understand the physical assessment findings (normal and abnormal) for
all content. You may be tested on normal findings for each body system.
Week 1 EENT:
Review the complete EENT exam in your physical assessment text if you need to review this information
Questions can include pathophysiology, health assessment (normal and abnormal), and pharmacologic treatment
Review required readings, course lectures, case study and learning activity.
EENT diagnoses- know bacterial, viral and allergic presentations for each
Ear: anatomy, function of structures, hearing loss- types of loss
The ear
Parts of the ear
o 3 sections
External ear consists of
Pinna: visible flap on the side of the head
External auditory- aka canal
o Passes through temporal bone to tympanic membrane (ear drum)
Tympanic membrane separates external and middle ear
Middle ear consists of
Tympanic cavity: hollow area in the bone that contains 3 tiny bones (malleus, incus and stapes)
making up ossicles
Opens into the auditory (eustachian tube) which connects to nasopharynx
Inner ear- aka labyrinth
Consists of cochlea and semicircular
Hearing loss
2 types: conduction deafness and sensorineural deafness
o Conduction deafness: sound is blocked in the external ear or middle ear
Examples:
Accumulation of wax or foreign object in canal blocking sound waves
Scar tissue or adhesions
o Sensorineural: develops w/ damage to organ of corti or auditory nerve
Can result from:
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