Clinical Guidelines for Common ENT Conditions

1. 0 1. AAO currently has guidelines in place for: • Hoarseness • BPPV • Cerumen Impaction • OSA • All • A, B, C

2. 0 2. Recommendations for management of OME include hearing testing when OME persists for 3 months or longer. • True • False

3. 0 3. Initial management of AOE should include pain assessment, use of topical preparations, and systemic antibiotics to prevent spread outside the ear canal. • True • False

4. 0 4. Clinicians should obtain radiographic imaging when trying to differentiate ABRS from AVRS. • True • False

5. 0 5. A characteristic of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis includes double worsening. • True • False

6. 0 6. Observation without use of antibiotics is an option for selected patients with uncomplicated ABRS who have mild illness. • True • False

7. 0 7. If the patients has a history consistent with BPPV and Dix-Hallpike testing is negative, clinicians should perform the supine roll test to assess for lateral canal BPPV. • True • False

8. 0 8. Radiographic imaging should be ordered when a patient presents with symptoms of vertigo consistent with BPPV. • True • False

9. 0 9. Clinicians should advocate for voice therapy if symptoms of hoarseness are affecting patient quality of life. • True • False

10. 0 10. Guidelines are intended to reduce inappropriate variations in clinical care, to produce optimal health outcomes, and to minimize harm. • True • False