The young woman being admitted to the clinic service states that all the members of her family have been hard of hearing. She says her hearing loss became much more pronounced when she was pregnant
You suspect that this patient has a type of hearing loss called: 1. otosclerosis.
2. ototoxicity.
3. otalgia.
4. otitis media.
1
Otosclerosis is hereditary and develops in young women, worsening with pregnancy.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: 1201
OBJ: 1 TOP: Otosclerosis KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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