Exam Preview for 41177: Case Studies in Pediatric Audiology: Wins W

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1. Which of the following are possible findings in a patient with congenital CMV? Hearing Loss Interuterine growth restriction (IUGR) White matter hyperintensities on MR Ventriculomegaly All of the above
2. Which of these is an example of an open ended question you could use in your appointments? How about you wear the hearing aid 6 hours a day for the next week? Can you bring the baby hungry and tired for the repeat test next time? How are you feeling after today’s test results and how they differ from the previous testing? What if you signed this release form so I can obtain further records?
3. When may a cochlear implant be an option for patients with mixed hearing loss? When air conduction thresholds are in the severe to profound range, regardless of bone conduction thresholds When bone conduction thresholds exceed the fitting range for the strongest available bone conduction hearing device When the patient requests a cochlear implant instead of a bone conduction device When the patient's bone conduction device is out of warranty
4. The use of contralateral masking when measuring the ABR in children: Is always indicated Is never indicated Is often not indicated because comparisons between ipsilateral and contralateral recordings give clues to the laterality of the response None of the above
5. Which of the following is true regarding GJB2 mutations? Mutations in this gene are often associated with sensorineural hearing loss Patients with these mutations often have hearing loss ranging from mild to profound Mutations were first reported in 1997 All of the above