Exam 53: Nose, Sinus, and Throat Disorders

A 68-year-old patient tells the nurse that her sense of smell is not as acute as before; her nose is drier,and she occasionally gets a nosebleed.The nurse explains that she may have:

The nurse reminds the patient,who is to have a partial laryngectomy,that the temporary tracheostomy that he will have after the original surgery will be closed within _______ days.

When the patient with sleep apnea says,"I'm not wearing that silly mask.I look like something out of Star Wars." The nurse reminds the patient that the mask:

The nurse explains that when giving first aid to a person with spontaneous epistaxis,the initial action would be to:

The nurse recognizes the candidate for a tonsillectomy as the:

The most significant topic in a teaching plan for a patient with frequent episodes of laryngitis should include:

A patient complains of morning headaches,a feeling of fullness in her head,and a pain similar to that of a toothache under her eye.The nurse recognizes the symptoms of:

One difference between viral and bacterial pharyngitis is that bacterial pharyngitis:

The nurse points out that the most common causes of laryngitis are: