A client comes to the clinic for evaluation after a sinus infection. To evaluate the therapy, the nurse uses transillumination to assess the sinuses and notes which finding indicating recovery from a frontal sinus infection?
a. The soft palate illuminates brightly when the light source is placed against the lateral nose.
b. No illumination is noted when the light source is placed firmly against the lateral nose.
c. A bright glow illuminates the hard palate when the light source is placed against each temporal bone.
d. A reddish light is noted above the eyebrows when the light is placed against each supraorbital rim.
ANS: D
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