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Part A
TIME: 15 minutes
 Look at the four texts, A-D, in the separate Text Booklet.
 For each question, 1-20, look through the texts, A-D, to find the relevant information.
 Write your answers on the spaces provided in this Question Paper.
 Answer all the questions within the 15-minute time limit.
 Your answers should be correctly spelt.
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Acute Otitis Media (AOM): Texts

Questions 1-7
For each question, 1-7, decide which text (A, B, C or D) the information comes from. You may
use any letter more than once.
In which text can you find information about?
1. The way academic staff can help hearing-impaired children? _____________

2. Why AOM is difficult to ascertain _____________

3. The classes of drugs with no desired results for treating AOM _____________

4. Whom to consult for cochlear implants? _____________

5. The age at which the incidence of AOM is high _____________

6. Measures to be taken to prevent spread of disease? _____________

7. What the parent can do during a diagnostic procedure? _____________

Questions 8-15
Answer each of the questions, 8-15, with a word or short phrase from one of the texts. Each
answer may include words, numbers or both.

8. What should be prescribed if the patient displays problems with communication and
learning?

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9. Which populations other than non-aboriginal population are considered low risk
populations?

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 10. Which two procedures are recommended to evaluate hearing ability?

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11. After perforation heals, what should be conducted to assess hearing from about 3 years
of age?

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12. What type of treatment should not be used regularly in pediatric AOM?

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13. What could result in the rupture of the eardrum?

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14. Which condition requires immediate referral to an ENT specialist?

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15. Which medications is prescribed for a 3-year child with a drug allergy?

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Questions 16-20
Complete each of the sentences, 16-20, with a word or short phrase from one of the texts. Each
answer may include words, numbers or both.

16. 40% of the children with an erythematous tympanic membrane and ______________are
found to have AOM.

17. Ciproflaxacin is limited to the patients uder the age of 18 years with ______________of
the tympanic membrane.

18. Among neonates, since AOM cannot be confirmed easily, ______________should be

taken into account fully.

19. In the first one and a half years of age, lack of treatment might increase the risk
of______________.

20. In the patients under 6 months of age, if symptoms improve in the first two days, parents
are advised to seek a medical review after ______________.

END OF PART A
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