APEA REVIEW HEENT
The function of the auditory ossicles is to?
Transform sound vibrations into mechanical waves for the inner ear.
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A 35-year-old patient complains of vertigo accompanied by nausea and vomiting. Examination
reveals bilateral diplopia and an unsteady gait. These symptoms could be suggestive of:
a neurological condition
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A 60-year-old was concerned about a yellowish colored lesion above her right eyelid. Findings
revealed a slightly raised yellowish, well circumscribed plaque along the nasal area of her right
eyelid. This finding is most consistent with:
Xanthelasma
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Assessment of a patient's visual acuity resulted in 20/200 using the Snellen eye chart. This
means that:
at 20 feet the patient can read printed information that a person with normal vision could read at
200 feet.
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Findings following assessment of a person's left eye gaze include impaired movements when
attempting to look upward, downward, or inward. This condition is most consistent with:
left cranial nerve III (oculomotor) paralysis
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Findings following assessment of a person's eye gaze include both eyes moving in the same
direction simultaneously. This condition is most consistent with:
A conjugate gaze
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A patient was diagnosed as being farsighted. The term for this condition is:
Hyperopia
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,A buildup of excess fluid around the periphery of the eye orbits is known as:
Periorbital Edema
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In order to visualize the opening of Stensen's duct, examine the:
buccal mucosa opposite the second molar.
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What connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx?
The proximal end of the eustachian tube
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The fleshy projection of the earlobe is known as the:
Lobule
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When examining the pupils, the left pupil is noted to be fixed and dilated to light and near
accommodation. This condition may be suggestive of:
oculomotor nerve (CN III) paralysis.
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A deposit of uric acid crystals appearing as hard nodules on the helix or antihelix is termed:
A tophi
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On the outer ear, anterior and parallel to the helix, is a curved prominence known as the:
Antihelix
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On examination of the pupils, both are round but the right pupil appears larger than the left and
reacts much slower to light. This condition may be indicative of:
tonic pupil
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, Leukoplakia was noted during an exam of the mouth. This symptom may be:
Precancerous
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If a patient complains of seeing flashing lights across the field of vision, this could be:
Detachment of the vitreous from the retina
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Miosis is a term used to describe:
Constriction of the pupils
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An example of a cause of conductive hearing loss in children would be:
The presence of a peanut in the ear for three weeks
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What visual acuity constitutes legal blindness?
Visual acuity of 20/200 or worse in the better eye with corrected lens.
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Causes of sensorineural hearing loss include all of the following except:
perforated tympanic membrane.
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Ophthalmoscopic examination of the retina reveals AV banking. This appears as if the:
the vein is twisted on the distal side of the artery.
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On ophthalmoscopic examination, optic atrophy appears:
White
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The Weber test uses a tuning fork to test hearing. The frequency range closest to that of
conversational speech would be one with a frequency of:
512 HZ
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