Buzzwords Flashcards
1
Q
Fluid level behind drum; retracted drum; dull colour
A
Otitis Media with effusion
2
Q
Difficulty at school + have to shout loud to head
A
Hearing loss OME?
3
Q
Feeling of “fullness” in the ear?
A
Meniere’s disease
4
Q
Loss of corneal reflex (+ sensorineural hearing loss, vertigo and tinnitus)?
A
Acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma) - associated with NF type II
5
Q
Vertigo on rotation movement of head?
A
BPPV
6
Q
Battle sign:
A
bruising on skull, very specific to mastoid process of temporal bone fractures?
7
Q
Pearly white on otopsy and foul, cheesy discharge
A
Cholesteatoma
