bell's palsy

Question 1

what sort of imaging to use to w/u bell’s palsy

Answer 1

MRI

Question 2

tx of bell’s palsy

Answer 2

high dose steroid and antiviral therapy

Question 3

mismanagement of the eye in bell’s palsy can result in

Answer 3

corneal abrasions

Question 4

recovery of bell’s palsy typically takes how long?

Answer 4

3 weeks

Question 5

right sided periauricular and facial pain, vesicles on ear, hearing change, balance issues

Answer 5

ramsay hunt syndrome

Question 6

ramsay hunt syndrome has a direct correlation with….?

Answer 6

herpes zoster

Question 7

slow growing benign tumor of myelin forming cells of vestibular cochlear nerve

Answer 7

acoustic neuromas

Question 8

bilateral acoustic neuromas

Answer 8

NF type 2

Question 9

sudden hearing loss, new onset tinnitus, new onset vertigo, facial palsy, facial pain

Answer 9

acoustic neuroma

Question 10

how to w/u new onset tinnitus, subjective hearing loss, or new balance sx

Answer 10

audiometric testing

Question 11

acoustic neuromas grow at what level

Answer 11

internal auditory canal–>compress the nerve

Question 12

tx of acoustic neuroma

Answer 12

surgery or gamma knife radiation

Question 13

can occur in middle ear and posterior fossa with glomus vagale tumors; presents with objective pulsatile tinnitus

Answer 13

glomus tumors

Question 14

glomus tumors are AKA

Answer 14

paragangliomas