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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term salpingoscope?

A) salpingo (ear) + scope (instrument to look) = instrument to look in the ear
B) salpingo (eustachian tube) + scope (instrument to look) = instrument to look at the eustachian tubes
C) salpingo (eye) + scope (instrument to look) = instrument to look at the eyes
D) salpingo (sclera) + scope (instrument to measure) = instrument to measure the sclera
E) salpingo (vision) + scope (instrument to measure) = instrument to measure vision

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Question 32

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Build a medical term that means "discharge from the ear."

A) Otalgia
B) Otodynia
C) Otomycosis
D) Otorrhea
E) Otosclerosis

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Question 33

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The tube that connects the middle ear with the nose and throat is the?

Read the excerpt from this patient's health record: HPI Ms) Cloud is a 58-year-old woman who first presented to her ophthalmologist with c/o leukocoria. She was also noted to have nystagmus and strabismus. She was diagnosed with a cataract. She was treated surgically with cataract extraction and lens implantation. She was admitted to the hospital on 6/23/2015 for postoperative observation. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Translate the term phacoscope as literally as possible.

Crying, or the formation of tears, is known as:

Which of the following terms refers to ear pain?

Build a medical term that means "reconstruction of the eye."

Identify the correct pronunciation of the medical term ceruminolysis.

Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term otorhinolaryngologist into its component parts?

Translate the term otoneurologist as literally as possible.

Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term dacryocystorhinostomy into its component parts.

Read the following eye consult excerpt: Her resultant refractive errors have been corrected with glasses, and she had strabismus surgery in 2013 to help improve her binocular vision. Last year, she was noted to have significant corneal clouding that was successfully treated with keratoplasty. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the excerpt?

Translate the root phac/o.

Read the following Ear Consult: Johnny Masur is a 4-year-old boy referred to my clinic for evaluation of chronic otitis media. He began with a 1-week history of nasal congestion, runny nose, and cough. He has had a low-grade temperature up to 100.2. He went to his PCP last week for otopyorrhea on the left side and otalgia on the right side. He was diagnosed with bilateral acute otitis media and treated with oral antibiotics. He has failed three separate courses of oral antibiotics. PMHx Johnny's history is significant for tympanostomy tubes placed bilaterally when he was 2 years old. One tube left a persistent perforation in the tympanic membrane, so he had tympanoplasty at 3 years of age. He has not had any episodes of otitis media in the past 2 years. According to the excerpt, which of the following statements is NOT true?

Select the correct definition for the term otosclerosis.

Read the Hospital course below: Hospital Course On postop day 2, Ms. Cloud began complaining of increasing right ophthalmalgia. She was noted to be febrile to 102.2. Exam revealed conjunctival infection and edema. She was presumed to have postoperative endophthalmitis. Vitrectomy was performed under sterile conditions, and samples were sent to lab for culture. She was given intravitreal antibiotics. Over the next couple of days, her fever curve trended down and her WBC count improved. Cultures came back positive for S. epidermidis. Infectious disease was consulted; they recommended two weeks of IV therapy. A PICC line was placed and she was discharged with care instructions. According to this excerpt, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Translate the medical term xerophthalmia as literally as possible.

Translate the medical term oculomycosis as literally as possible.

Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term endophthalmitis?