Exam 6: Ear, Nose, Mouth, and Throat

A 5-year-old patient with a history of chronic otitis media complains of severe unilateral ear pain that worsens at night. The pain has progressively worsened over the past 3 days. Your examination reveals tenderness, erythema, and swelling below the right ear, and diminished hearing on the right. Which of the following is a likely diagnosis?

Which of the following conditions can cause upper airway obstruction?

To examine if there is an intact gag reflex, ask the patient to say "ah" as you observe the:

Nasal discharge of green-yellow mucus, pharyngitis, and otitis media commonly indicate:

Rheumatic heart disease is a complication that can arise from which type of infection?

Which microorganism is the most common cause of peritonsillar abscess?

Which microorganism is the most common cause of tonsillitis in adolescents?

A patient complains of fever, fatigue, and pharyngitis. On physical examination there is pronounced cervical lymphadenopathy. Which of the following diagnostic tests should be considered?

A 26-year-old female who gave birth 1 month ago presents with sudden development of fever, neck pain, sore throat with dysphagia, and radiation of pain to the ear. Which of the following conditions is most important to consider?

Which of the following symptoms is common with acute otitis media?

An 86-year-old patient who wears a hearing aid complains of poor hearing in the affected ear. In addition to possible hearing aid malfunction, this condition is often due to:

With inspection of the mouth and buccal mucosa, Stensen's duct can be seen on the:

Thrush occurs as white patches surrounded by erythematous tissue in oral mucosa. The microorganism that causes this is:

Presbycusis is the hearing impairment that is associated with:

Epistaxis can be a symptom of:

Which disorder commonly presents with vesicular or ulcerated painful lesions with an erythema and a yellow base typically on the oral mucosa?

Hand, foot, and mouth disease often causes vesicular lesions on the palms, soles of the feet, and oral mucosa. The microorganism that causes this disease is:

On physical examination of a 1-year-old patient, you note abnormal placement of the ears, hypertelorism, and strabismus. These are often signs of:

Ear pain related to tenderness over the auricle and ear canal is most commonly related to:

A condition that presents as painless, raised white patches on the oral mucosa that predisposes the patient to squamous cell carcinoma is: