Otoscopy
General
Synonym/Acronym:
Ear examination.
Rationale
To visualize and assess internal and external structures of the ear to evaluate for pain or hearing loss.
Patient Preparation
There are no food, fluid, activity, or medication restrictions unless by medical direction.
Normal Findings
- Normal structure and appearance of the external ear, auditory canal, and tympanic membrane.
- Pinna: Funnel-shaped cartilaginous structure; no evidence of infection, pain, dermatitis with swelling, redness, or itching
- External Auditory Canal: S-shaped canal lined with fine hairs, sebaceous and ceruminous glands; no evidence of redness, lesions, edema, scaliness, pain, accumulation of cerumen, drainage, or presence of foreign bodies
- Tympanic Membrane: Shallow, circular cone that is shiny and pearl gray in color, semitransparent whitish cord crossing from front to back just under the upper edge, cone of light on the right side at the 4 o’clock position; no evidence of bulging, retraction, lusterless membrane, or obliteration of the cone of light
Critical Findings and Potential Interventions
N/A
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Citation
Van Leeuwen, Anne M., and Mickey Lynn. Bladh. "Otoscopy." Davis's Lab & Diagnostic Tests, 10th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2023. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Davis-Lab-and-Diagnostic-Tests/425257/all/Otoscopy.
Van Leeuwen AMA, Bladh MLM. Otoscopy. Davis's Lab & Diagnostic Tests. F.A. Davis Company; 2023. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Davis-Lab-and-Diagnostic-Tests/425257/all/Otoscopy. Accessed December 5, 2024.
Van Leeuwen, A. M., & Bladh, M. L. (2023). Otoscopy. In Davis's Lab & Diagnostic Tests (10th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Davis-Lab-and-Diagnostic-Tests/425257/all/Otoscopy
Van Leeuwen AMA, Bladh MLM. Otoscopy [Internet]. In: Davis's Lab & Diagnostic Tests. F.A. Davis Company; 2023. [cited 2024 December 05]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Davis-Lab-and-Diagnostic-Tests/425257/all/Otoscopy.
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