The nurse conducting an otoscopic examination visualizes an eardrum that is shiny and pearl gray in color. The nurse would know that this assessment is consistent with
a. a history of otitis media.
b. a normal tympanic membrane.
c. blood in the middle ear.
d. infection in the ear canal.
B
The normal eardrum is slightly conical, shiny, smooth, and pearl gray in color.
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