Myringotomy Is Often Accompanied by the Aspiration of Fluid Under

question 14

Multiple Choice

Myringotomy is often accompanied by the aspiration of fluid under pressure in the tympanum,and the subsequent placement of small,hollow pressure equalization tubes.It is indicated for acute otitis media (AOM) in the presence of an exudate that has not responded to antibiotic therapy.If left untreated,what is the main concern for a child with chronic otitis media?

• A) Impaired language development
• B) Encephalitis
• C) Hearing loss
• D) Impaired language development and hearing loss

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Definitions:

Population Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of values in a population, indicating how much variation exists from the average.

Variance

The measure of how far each number in the dataset is from the mean and from each other, indicating the spread of the distribution.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values; a high standard deviation indicates that the values are spread out over a wider range.

Coefficient Of Variation

The coefficient of variation is a standardized measure of dispersion of a probability distribution or frequency distribution, expressed as a percentage of the mean.