This Week’s Question:
What is a cause of modifiable risk factor for epistaxis?
a. Vascular abnormality
b. Septal deviation
c. Digital trauma
d. Malignant process
Answer: c. Digital trauma
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Previous “Question of the Week” and answers:
02/01/2018: Question: What are the names of the three middle ear bones? Answer: Malleus, Incus and Stapes
02/08/2018: Question: By 2020, the National Cancer Institute predicts that approximately how many people will have been diagnosed with head and neck cancer? Answer: 300,000
02/16/2018: Question: What are two major risk factors for head and neck cancer? Answer: tobacco and alcohol use
02/22/2018: Question: What is one of the most distressing side effects of treatment for patients with head and neck cancer? Answer: Oral Mucositis
03/01/2018: Question: What does the acronym FESS stand for? Answer: Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
03/08/2018: Question: Cancers of the Head and Neck amount for what percent of all cancers in the US? Answer: 6%
03/15/2018: Question: True or False? Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for the rise in cancers of the oropharynx (tonsil and base of tongue) in younger non-smokers and is related to oral sex. The more oral sex partners, the greater the risk of HPV cancer. Answer: True
03/22/2018: Question: True or False? Cigarette smoking increases your risk of head and neck cancer by 15 times compared to a non-smoker. Answer: True
03/29/2018: Question: How many billions of dollars are spent in the United States each year on the treatment of head and neck cancers? Answer: 3.2 Billion
04/05/2018: Question: What percent of people with head and neck cancers have very advanced cases by the time they first see a doctor? Answer: 50%
04/12/2018: Question: Approximately how many patients are diagnosed with oral head and neck cancer each year in the United States? Answer: 11,000
04/19/2018: Question: True or False? Only 1 in 20 thyroid nodules are cancerous. Answer: True
04/26/2018: Question: Who is diagnosed with head and neck cancer more: men, or women? Answer: Men are diagnosed with head and neck cancers about twice as often as women.
05/03/2018: Question: Cancers of the nose and sinuses are rare. Approximately how many people develop these cancers every year? Answer: 2000 people are diagnosed each year
05/10/2018: Question: Worldwide, how many new cases of oral head and neck cancer are diagnosed each year? Answer: >550,000
07/20/2018: Question: Voice problems affect one in how many adults on an annual basis? Answer:1 in 13 Adults
07/27/2018: Question: What causes the majority of neck masses in children? Answer: Infections
08/02/2018: Question: A primary complaint of dizziness accounts for how many clinic visits each year in the United States? Answer: 5.6 million
08/09/2018: Question: What is the name of the disorder of the inner ear characterized by reported episodes of positional vertigo? Answer: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
08/16/2018: Question: What percentage of the adult population in the United States is affected by chronic rhinosinusitis? Answer: 12%
08/23,2018: Question: The incidence of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx is increasing – partly as a consequence of infection with what? Answer:Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
08/30/2018: Question: In what year did the United States Food and Drug Administration approve sinus ostial dilation for diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to the paranasal sinuses? Answer: 2005
09/14/2018: Question: Dysphonia (impaired voice production) affects approximately what portion of the population at some point in life? Answer: one-third
09/21/2018: Question: What type of hearing loss is caused by a cerumen impaction? Answer: Conductive Hearing Loss
09/28/2018: Question: To control epistaxis the FIRST action should be to? Answer: Apply pressure by squeezing the nostrils together
10/11/2018: Question: What do the acronyms AOM and OME stand for? Answer: Acute Otitis Media and Otitis Media with Effusion
10/26/2018: Question: What are the two most common indications for tonsillectomy in children? Answer: Recurrent Throat Infections and SBD (Sleep Disordered Breathing)
11/01/2018: Question: True or False: Rhinoplasty is one of the most commonly performed cosmetic procedures in the US Answer: True
11/08/2018: Question: What does the acronym TIPP stand for? Answer: Tubes In Place and Patent
12/05/2018: Question: How many tonsillectomy procedures are performed annually on children younger than 15 years of age in the US? Answer: 530,000
12/20/2018: Question: How many infants are born in the U.S. each year with cleft lip/palate? Answer: 7000 or 1 in 600-700 live births
12/27/2018: Question: True or False: Acute Otitis Externa (AOE) is more common in regions with warmer climates, increased humidity, or increased water exposure from swimming. Answer: True
01/10/2019: Question: How many children younger than 15 years of age receive tympanostomy tubes each year? Answer: 667,000
01/22/2019: Question: True or False: By the age of 3 years old, 1 out of 15 children will have tympanostomy tubes. Answer: True
01/31/2019: Question: What is the number 1 cause of hearing loss: a. Chronic ear infections b. Genetic conditions c. Presbycusis d. Autoimmune disease Answer: c. Prebycusis
02/14/2019: Question: When seeing a patient for sinus complaints, which symptom would you ask to justify antibiotic therapy? a. Duration of symptoms b. Color of nasal drainage c. Pain in the lower teeth or d. Progressive fatigue Answer: a. Duration of symptoms
03/01/2019: Question: The most common location of a nose bleed is: a. Posterior nose b. Anterior nose c.Turbinate d. Sinus Answer: b. Anterior nose
03/14/2019: Question: What are the most common sites of oral cancer? a. Lip and Tongue b. Tonsil and Tongue c. Gingiva and Tongue d. Buccal mucosa and Tongue Answer: a. Lip and Tongue
04/11/2019: Question: According to the 2nd Edition of the Core Curriculum for ORL and Head-Neck Nurses, the most frequent diagnosed thyroid cancer is: a. Papillary carcinoma b. Follicular carcinoma c. Medullary carcinoma d. Anapestic carcinoma Answer: a. Papillary carcinoma