Nur.314.exam.2.ears

Front 1

what is frostbite?

Back 1

reddish blue discoloration and swelling of the auricle after exposure to extreme cole; pain and tenderness

Front 2

what is otitis externa?

Back 2

swimmers ear; infection of the outer ear with severe painful movement of the pinna and tragus, redness and swelling of pinna and canal, scantly purulent discharge, scaling, itching, fever, and elarged tender lymph nodes; hearing is normal or slightly diminished; more common in hot, humid weather

Front 3

what is branchial remnant and ear deformity?

Back 3

a facial remnant usually appears as a skin tag; most often in the preauricular area; when bilateral there is increased risk for real anomalies

Front 4

what is cellulitis?

Back 4

inflammation of SC tissue that shows thickening and induration of auricle with distorted contours

Front 5

what is a sebaceous cyst?

Back 5

commonly behind lobule in postauricular fold; nodule with central black putnum indicates blocked sebaceous gland; filled with waxy sebaceous material and is painful if becomes infected; often multiple

Front 6

what is tophi?

Back 6

small, whitish ywllow, hard, nontender nodules in or near helix; contain greasy, chalky material of uric acid crystals and are a sigh of gout

Front 7

what is chondrodermatitis nodularis helicus?

Back 7

painful nodules on rim of helix as a result of mechanical pressure or environmental trauma; small indurated, dull red, poorly defined, and very painful

Front 8

what is a keloid?

Back 8

overgrowth of scar tissue; more common in blacks; most common at site of pierced ear

Front 9

what is a carcinoma?

Back 9

ulcerated, crusted nodule with indurated base that fails to heal; bleeds intermittently; refer for biopsy; usually on superior rim of the pinna (most sun exposure) and show chronic discharge thats serosanguineous or bloody

Front 10

what does excessive cerumen signify?

Back 10

due to narrow, tortuous canal or poor cleaning method; when last 5-10% is occluded person has ear fullness and sudden hearing loss

Front 11

what is an osteoma?

Back 11

songle, stony hard, rounded nodule that obscures the drum; nontender

Front 12

what is exostosis?

Back 12

more common than osteoma; small, bony hard, rounded nodules of bone near the drum; usually multiple and bilateral; more frequent in cold-water swimmers

Front 13

what is a polyp?

Back 13

arises in canal from granulomatous or mucosal tissue; redder than surrounding skin and bleeds easily; foul, purulent discharge; indicated chronic ear disease

Front 14

what is a furuncle?

Back 14

painful, reddened, infected hair follicle; on tragus and cartilage; regional lymphadenopathy often follows

Front 15

appearance of eardrum indicates:

yellow-amber color?

Back 15

serum or pus

Front 16

prominent landmarks?

Back 16

retraction of drum

Front 17

air/fluid level or air bubbles?

Back 17

serious fluid

Front 18

absent or distorted light reflex?

Back 18

bulging of eardrum

Front 19

bright red color?

Back 19

infection in middle ear

Front 20

blue or dark red color?

Back 20

blood behind drum

Front 21

dark oval areas?

Back 21

perforation

Front 22

white dense areas?

Back 22

scarring

Front 23

diminished or absent landmarks?

Back 23

thickened drum

Front 24

black or white dots on drum or canal?

Back 24

colony of growth