CHAPTER 4/ Head and Neck: Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat^69
- While experiencing an upper respiratory infection, the parents report that their
1-year-old son has become irritable and constantly turns his head from side to
side. He has a fever and drainage from the ear. What would you suspect is the
problem?
a. Otitis media
b. Mastoiditis
c. Legg-Calvé-Perthes
d. Osteomyelitis - Treatment for epistaxis could include all exceptwhich intervention?
a. Packing the nose with cotton
b. Rinsing the nares with warm fluid
c. Applying cool compress to the nose
d. Placing pressure on the exterior nose area - A teen experiencing which of the following conditions would be able to continue
work and regular activities immediately after treatment?
a. Pediculosis capitis
b. Stomatitis
c. Epistaxis
d. All of the above - A child with pediculosis capitis is most likely to exhibit what symptoms?
a. Itching at the bridge of the nose
b. Inflammation of the nasal mucosa
c. Bleeding from the scalp
d. Redness of the tongue - Nursing interventions in the treatment of a child with stomatitis could include
what measures?
a. Administering aspirin to reduce fever
b. Applying ice to the mucosa to reduce inflammation
c. Monitoring for side effects from codeine administered for severe pain
d. Avoiding medications like Maalox that could irritate the oral mucosa - Which symptoms are appropriate for the form of conjunctivitis indicated?
a. Allergic conjunctivitis may reveal bloody drainage tearing.
b. Foreign body-related conjunctivitis will reveal photophobia.
c. Bacterial conjunctivitis may reveal sterile, clear watery drainage.
d. Viral conjunctivitis will reveal swollen lids and serous drainage.