A nurse suspects the patient has an infection of the maxillary sinuses. How can this suspicion be confirmed?

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Option C palpates the maxillary sinuses to detect tenderness, which may indicate sinus congestion or infection. To transilluminate the maxillary sinuses, the nurse places the source of light lateral to the nose, just beneath the medial aspect of the eye, and looks through the patient's open mouth for illumination of the hard palate. Option B palpates the frontal sinuses rather than the maxillary sinuses. Option D is not a correct technique to confirm infection of the maxillary sinuses.

A Nurse Suspects the Patient Has an Infection of the Maxillary