PPT-OTOSCOPIC

EXAMINATION and TYPANOMETRY BASICS HEARING CONSERVATION PROGRAM 28 Jan 2013 Learning Objectives Explain the purpose of otoscopic examination and tympanometry Describe the basic characteristics of a normal and an abnormal . Physical Assessment for the Certified School Nurse. Jackie Zolotsky, RN, MSN, CRNP, CSN. Parkland School District. August 12, . 2015. Goals. Be able to identify the anatomy of the ear and pharynx and their purpose.. TYPANOMETRY BASICS. . HEARING CONSERVATION. PROGRAM. 28 Jan 2013. Learning Objectives. Explain the purpose of . otoscopic. examination and . tympanometry. Describe the basic characteristics of a normal and an abnormal . Otitis Media Definition Otitis media (OM): second most common disease of childhood (after upper respiratory infection) most common cause for childhood visits to a physician's office Roughly 16 million office visits annually second most common disease of childhood (after upper respiratory infection). most common cause for childhood visits to a physician's office . Roughly 16 million office visits annually. Infection or inflammation of the middle ear cavity. Causes. . can include:. Post-nasal epistaxis with dysfunction of the Eustachian tubes. Severe head trauma. Coagulopathy . Chronic otitis media. Spontaneous . hemotympanum. (rare cause). Vascular lesions (.