NU 650 HEENT EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERS
A 40 year old male patient presents with sinus pain, pressure and yellow nasal discharge. Your exam would include palpation of:
A. Ethmoid and frontal sinuses
B. Maxillary and sphenoid sinuses
C. Frontal and maxillary sinuses
D. Sphenoid and ethmoid sinuse...
NU 650 HEENT EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERS
A 40 year old male patient presents with sinus pain, pressure and yellow nasal discharge. Your exam
would include palpation of:
A. Ethmoid and frontal sinuses
B. Maxillary and sphenoid sinuses
C. Frontal and maxillary sinuses
D. Sphenoid and ethmoid sinuses
C. Frontal and maxillary sinuses
A 60 y.o presents with a 3 day history of left eye irritation. Which of the following findings should be
recorded in the ROS?
A. Patient denies eye pain or change in vision
B. Vision is 20/20 by Snellen Chary
C. Yellow crust is visible at the inner canthus of the left eye
D. all of the above
A. Patient denies eye pain or change in vision
During a P.E of the throat, which of the following structures of the mouth/throat should rise when the
patient says "aah"?
A. Hard palate
B. Soft palate
C. Lingual frenulum
D. Buccal mucosa
B. Soft palate
In conductive type hearing loss, you would expect:
A. sound lateralizes to the good ear when the weber test is used
B. sound lateralizes to the affected (bad) ear when the weber test is used
C. The weber test remains unaltered with conductive type hearing loss and sound will be heard
equally in both ears
D. The weber test can cause discomfort in a patient with conductive type hearing loss and should not
be used in this situation
B. sound lateralizes to the affected (bad) ear when the weber test is used
On exam of the poterior pharynx, you are able to visualize the tonsils bilaterally extending just past
the anterior and posterior pillars. According to the Friedman Scale, how would you document this
finding in your note?
A. tonsils noted to be normal
B. Tonsils visualized grade 3
C. Tonsils visualized grade 1
D. Tonsils visualized grade 2
C. Tonsils visualized grade 1
The NP will assess visual acuity using which of the following tests?
A. Snellen test
, B. Cover test
C. Accomodation test
D. Confrontation test
A. Snellen test
The NP will recognize which of the following findings when assessing the lymph nodes in the head and
neck as worrisome, warranting further workup?
A. Tender tonsillar and submandibular nodes in the presence of a streptococcal infection
B. Any lymph node that the NP is able to roll in two directions: up and down, side to side
C. Enlarged supraclavicular nodes
D. Deep cervical chain nodes that are inaccessible to exam
C. Enlarged supraclavicular nodes
When conducting an ophthalmoscopic exam, the NP will differentiate arteries from veins by noting:
A. Larger size of arteries
B. Bright light reflection of arteries
C. Dark red color of arteries
D. location of the vessel to the optic disc
B. Bright light reflection of arteries
When examining a 3 y.o presenting to your office with right ear pain, which would be the appropriate
order for the assessment?
A. Right ear, left ear, mouth, nose, neck, lungs, heart
B. Neck, lungs, heart, mouth, nose, left ear, right ear
C. Left ear, right ear, neck, lungs, heart and nose
D. Lungs, heart, mouth, nose, and right ear.
B. Neck, lungs, heart, mouth, nose, left ear, right ear
Which of the following describes the proper technique for examination of the ear canal and drum for
a 5 year old?
A. Use the smallest ear speculum, position the pt. head so that you see comfortable, straighten the
ear canal by grasping the auricle firmly and pulling it upward and backward, slightly away from the
head.
B. use the largest ear speculum that inserts easily in the canal, position the patients head so that you
see comfortable, straighten the ear canal by grasping the auricle firmly and pulling it downward and
backward, slightly away from the head
B. use the largest ear speculum that inserts easily in the canal, position the patients head so that you
see comfortable, straighten the ear canal by grasping the auricle firmly and pulling it downward and
backward, slightly away from the head
Which of the following findings on exam of the nasal mucosa and septum would most likely indicate
allergic rhinitis?
A. Reddened nasal mucosa with purulent drainage
B. pale or bluish nasal mucosa with clear drainage
C. fresh blood or crusting of the nasal mucosa
D. Asymmetry in appearance between the right and left sides
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