A nurse has just received a client into the PACU after a tympanoplasty. What is a tympanoplasty is defined as?
A) Surgical repair of the eardrum
B) Surgical reconstruction of the middle ear bones
C) Incision into the tympanic membrane
D) Incision into the eardrum
Ans: A
Feedback: Surgical repair of the eardrum is termed tympanoplasty. Ossiculoplasty refers to surgical reconstruction of the middle ear bones and is performed to restore hearing. Tympanotomy or myringotomy is the term used to refer to incision into the tympanic membrane.
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