A mother telephones you because her physician told her that her son has wax in one ear canal. What advice would you give the mother?
A) Observe her son carefully for hearing impairment for the next week.
B) Teach her son to clean his ear with a Q-tip and tap water weekly.
C) Inform her that ear wax is helpful in removing dirt from the ear canal.
D) Apply ear drops daily for at least 3 days.
C
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Before enucleation, the patient is taught that, aside from removing the eye, the surgeon will:
a. suture an artificial eye in the socket to preserve normal appearance. b. suture an implant to eye muscles to which the prosthesis can be attached. c. place iodoform dressing in the socket to preserve shape for the prosthesis. d. suture the orbit closed and apply a re-movable eye patch to wear until a pros-thesis is fitted.