While Working with a 10-Year-Old Boy Who Is Having a Well-Child

Multiple Choice

While working with a 10-year-old boy who is having a well-child checkup, the nurse would expect which of the following findings when inspecting the ear using an otoscope? Select all that apply.

A) Tympanic membrane appears to be bulging.
B) Cone of light noted at the 4 o'clock position.
C) Retraction of the tympanic membrane is noted.
D) There is a shiny, pearl-gray color to the tympanic membrane.
E) Pinna appears red and swollen.
F) S-shaped external auditory canal lined with fine hairs.