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Genetic, Congenital, or Acquired: Our Role in Guiding the Hearing Impaired Patient, presented in partnership with Cincinnati Children's

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1.  What type of hearing loss is genetic?
  1. Conductive
  2. Sensorineural
  3. Progressive
  4. All of the above
2.  What is the most common autosomal recessive cause of hearing loss?
  1. Waardenburg Syndrome
  2. Branchio-Oto-Renal Syndrome
  3. Usher Syndrome
  4. Treacher Collins
3.  Choose the best definition of acquired hearing loss from the following:
  1. Hearing loss identified during preschool screening
  2. Hearing loss identified secondary to dizziness and tinnitus complaints
  3. Conductive hearing loss
  4. All of the above
4.  Choose a genetic hearing test paradigm from the following:
  1. AudioSeq
  2. OtoSeq
  3. Renal panel
  4. CBC
5.  What is the turn-around time to receive test results when using OtoSeq for genetic testing?
  1. 2 days
  2. 14 days
  3. 73 days
  4. 90 days
6.  Which professional would not be involved in a diagnostic referral paradigm?
  1. Herpetologist
  2. Otolaryngologist
  3. Hematologist
  4. Endocrinologist
7.  What are the gestational months of embryological development for the hearing mechanism?
  1. 1-4 months
  2. 3-6 months
  3. 1-7 months
  4. 9 months
8.  What other structure(s) develop at the same time of the ear?
  1. Renal system
  2. Optic system
  3. Musculoskeletal system
  4. All of the above
9.  Choose the best combination of symptoms included in Barakat Syndrome from the following:
  1. 10p deletion, hypopigmentation, and sensorineural hearing loss
  2. 10p deletion, hypoparathyroidism, and sensorineural hearing loss
  3. GJ2B deletion, hyperthyroidism, and sensorineural hearing loss
  4. Connexin 26, hyperpigmentation, and mixed hearing loss
10.  Ideally, when should a patient be referred to Audiology after a diagnosis of Fanconi Anemia?
  1. They are receiving chemotherapy for a head or neck tumor
  2. At diagnosis of Fanconi Anemia
  3. Recurrent ear infections
  4. If that patient is found to have bone marrow failure