Little Sarah is 8 months old and has acute pain in her right ear (_____). This i

Question

Little Sarah is 8 months old and has acute pain in her right ear (_____). This is the third time this spring that Sarah has suffered from middle ear infection (_____). Her mother is anxious and takes her to see an ear, nose, throat specialist (_____). The specialist, Dr. Powell is an expert in this field (_____). Dr. Powell probes Sarah's ear with an instrument (_____) and concludes that her eardrum (_____ membrane) is inflamed (_____). Dr. Powell wants to be sure and so he measure the activity within the middle ear (_____). He uses an instrument known as the _____ to ascertain the extent of the infection. A few months later, Sarah is back at the doctor's office but this time, her ear is bleeding profusely (_____). Dr. Powell states that Sarah's eardrum has ruptured (_____). Dr. Powell states that Sarah's eardrum has ruptured (_____) and recommends surgery to restructure Sarah's eardrum (_____).

Explanation / Answer

Sarah has acute pain in her right ear in the area behind the ear drum Sarah has suffered from middle ear infection known as otitis media caused by virus or bacteria. Tympanic membrane is effected in the middle ear infection Doctor uses an instrument known as pneumatic otoscope to diagnoise the middle ear infection The ear drum has ruptured internally and sarah has to take surgery so the sarah's ear drum can be restructured perfectly again.

Related Questions

Navigate

• Browse (All)
• Browse L
• Subjects

---

---

Integrity-first tutoring: explanations and feedback only — we do not complete graded work. Learn more.