What Assessment Technique Should Be Used to Assist in the Diagnosis

question 23

Multiple Choice

What assessment technique should be used to assist in the diagnosis of otitis media in a child?

• A) Cotton tip applicator to gather sample for culture
• B) Curettage removal of cerumen
• C) Pneumatic otoscopy
• D) Hearing evaluation

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Definitions:

Independent

Refers to a variable in an experiment or study that is purposely manipulated or changed to observe its effect on other variables.

Successful Operations

Activities or series of activities within a process which achieve the intended goals or objectives efficiently and effectively.

Poisson Approximation

A statistical technique used to approximate the probabilities of events with a very low probability over a large number of trials.

Binomial Random Variable

A type of random variable that takes the number of successes in a fixed number of trials of a binomial experiment, where each trial results in a success or failure, with the probability of success being the same for all trials.