A patient comes to the clinic for evaluation after a sinus infection. To evaluate the therapy, the nurse uses transillumination to assess the sinuses and notes which finding indicating recovery from a frontal sinus infection?

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Finding a reddish light above the eyebrows when the light is placed against each supraorbital rim is consistent with frontal sinuses free of infection. Option A describes incorrect technique for transillumination. An absence of a glow during transillumination of the sinuses may indicate that the sinuses are congested. Option C describes incorrect technique for transillumination.

A Patient Comes to the Clinic for Evaluation After a Sinus