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| Audiologists should perform cerumen management: |
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| to reduce consumer costs, prevent delays and inconvenience of rescheduling, because it is in our scope of practice |
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| Audiologists must be concerned with infection control: |
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| because we treat people with compromised resistance, many objects come in contact with multiple pts, as the scope of practice expands so does our risk of encountering bodily fluids like blood and mucous |
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| The light source on the headband of a head light should be positioned: |
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| between the eyes at the bridge of the nose |
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| Cerumenous glands are a type of: |
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| modified apocrine sweat glands |
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| Case history that may contraindicate performing CM include: |
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| Otoscopic findings that may contraindicate CM include: |
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| dried or cracked ear canal skin, drainage |
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| When performing CM, the audiologist should: |
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| avoid the use of head restraints, maintain eye level on the visual plane of the pts ear, allow the pt to sit upright |
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| Enter the ear with the jaws of the forceps closed because: |
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| It will allow you to see beyond the forceps better, position the tip around the area you wish to grasp, prevent touching the canal walls |
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| Suction is particularly beneficial in managing: |
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| Following cerumen removal, it is necessary to: |
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| perform otoscopy, document in the file the outcome of the procedure and any recommendations, tell the pt about any blood or lesions that might bleed into the ear canal |
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| Stainless steel instruments for CM: |
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| Should be sterilized prior to reuse, are critical instruments |
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| An effective element for cold sterilization for CM instruments is: |
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| 2% gluteraldehide, 7.5% hydrogen peroxide |
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Medicare will reimburse audiologists for CM
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| Bleeding as a result of CM can generally be stopped using: |
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| simple water pressure, cotton ball soaked in saline, cotton ball soaked in Afrin |
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| when performing instrument removal, when blood and drainage is present |
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| The best equipment to view the ear canal during CM is the: |
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| Which instrument does not allow for two handed instrument manipulation? |
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| The video-otoscope can be used for: |
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| CM, pre and post treatment ear canal and TM inspection, to allow the pt to see the EC and TM during examination |
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| The speculum used for otoscopy should be: |
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| the largest size appropriate for the ear canal |
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| Opportunistic infection is: |
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| cause by ubiquitous organisms, aided by a reduced immune system, fairly common in the ear |
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| What medical condition does not typically lead to cerumen impaction? |
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You should begin suctioning at the inferior aspect of the impaction, or where the cerumen is the thickest
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| When performing irrigation, the water temperature should be: |
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| During otoscopy, if the pt complains of pain when you pull back on the ear, you should: |
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| refer the pt to a physician |
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| It has been reported in the literature that tinnitus has been associated with: |
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| use of suction or irrigation |
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| killing 100% of germs and the endospores of the germs |
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| Universal precautions is: |
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| an attitude or mindset, assuming every pt is a potential carrier |
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| What type of medication is not concerning for performing CM? |
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| Wax insufficiency in the ear canal may be caused by: |
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| radiation, swimming, over cleaning |
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| When referring to the EAC, the lateral portion is: |
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| cartilaginous, contains sebaceous glands and hair follicles |
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| Onion-skin-like dry skin attached to the canal wall that may block the HA receiver is best managed by: |
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| matting it down to the EC wall with a little mineral oil |
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| Colase has been used to successfully soften ear wax T/F |
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| Washing hands correctly should take 20 seconds, can be done with alcohol based lotions and is the single most important thing to do to prevent infection T/F |
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| tear-drop shaped, flat serrated loop |
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| short jaw length - open inside the ear |
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| Long jaw length - articulate outside the ear |
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| The EAC is more prone to infection than any other skin surface T/F |
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| Cerumen has anti-biotic and anti-fungal properties T/F |
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| The AAA, ASHA and AD scopes of practice allow audiologists to legally perform cerumen management across the country T/F |
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| Hydrogen peroxide is used to break up ear wax and prevent infection in the ear canal T/F |
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| It is important to remove all the ear wax that is visible from the ear canal T/F |
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| We are concerned with performing cerumen management on diabetics due to poor immune systems T/F |
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| Manipulation of the EAC may induce coughing due to: |
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| stimulation of the auricular branch of the vagus nerve |
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| permits viewing the ear canal through one field and presenting instruments through another |
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| A pneumatic otoscope allows the audiologist to: |
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| determine the mobility of the TM during the otoscopic procedure |
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| The EAC has a self cleaning ability that is enhanced by the: |
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| migration of the keratin layer of the external ear |
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