FINALS - Ch. 43

Question 1

What measures the lowest intensity of sound that an individual can hear?

Answer 1

Audiometry

Question 2

Another term for itching of the ear canal

Answer 2

Pruritis

Question 3

What does the ophthalmoscope do?

Answer 3

It assists the physician with examining the interior of the eye

Question 4

If the patient is diagnosed with cataracts, what type of treatment would help the patient to see again?

Answer 4

Surgical replacement of the lens

Question 5

What is a disorder of the middle ear?

Answer 5

Mastoiditis

Question 6

A test that is performed to measure the eardrums’ ability to move

Answer 6

Tympanometry

Question 7

The Snellen letter chart is commonly used to test for:

Answer 7

Myopia

Question 8

The Jaeger chart is used to test for:

Answer 8

Hyperopia

Question 9

A disturbance in the equilibrium characterized by vertigo and tinnitus?

Answer 9

Meniere’s Disease

Question 10

An ophthalmologist measures intraocular pressure with the aid of what?

Answer 10

Tonometer

Question 11

A common disorder of the inner ear that is caused by increased fluid in the labyrinth and produces symptoms of vertigo and tinnitus is:

Answer 11

Meniere’s Disease

Question 12

Ear disorder in which the patient complains that the room appears to spin, causing dizziness, and the sensation is exacerbated by any movement, sometimes to the point of N/V?

Answer 12

Labyrinthitis

Question 13

What is used to test for distance vision?

Answer 13

Snellen chart

Question 14

What is used to test for near vision?

Answer 14

Jaeger chart

Question 15

What is NOT a measure that can be taken to reduce the likelihood of a child having an ear infection?

Answer 15

Bottle feeding in a horizontal position