buzzwords Flashcards
loss of corneal reflex ( + sensorineural hearing loss, vertigo and tinnitus)
acoustic neuroma associated with NF2
pearly white on otoscopy and foul cheesy discharge
cholesteatoma
how to treat candiida / thrush
nyastatin
how to treat diptheria
anti-toxin
who has increased risk to diptheria
russians
commonest cancer in china / hong kong
nasopharngeal cancer
most malignant tumour of oral cavity
squamous cell carcinoma
commonest sites of squamous cell carcinoma
lateral borders of tongue and floor of mouth
which drug overdose can cause epistaxis
anticoagulant
what do thyroglossal cycts do re tongue
attached to base of tongue and move when the tongue sticks out
most common place for salolithiasis in men >40
submandibular duct
sympoms of salithasis
pain and swelling after earing
which are the most common salivary gland tumours
pleomorphic adenomas
describe pleomorphic adenomas
slow growing
rubbery constistency
potential for malignant change
what are 4 indications for tosillectomy
suspected malignancy
OSA due to tonsillar hypertrophy
recurrent tonsilitys - 5 attacks a year for atleaast 2 yeras
quinsy in a patient with a history of recurrent tonsillitis
which drugs are ototoxic
aminoglycosides + aspirin
what shoudl you do for hoarseness > 3 weeks
indirect laryngoscopy
newborn baby with stridor
laryngomalacia
what investigation for preorbital cellulitis
CT to indentify any abscess
which part of the cochlea do low frequency sounds sitmulate
apical regions of cochlea
which part of cochlea do high frequency sounds stimulate
basal regions
type 1 le fort fracture
horixontal
most inferior
teeth apices
type 2 le fort fracture
most superior and splits the base of the skull
type 2 and 3 can cause infetction how
by disrupting the cribiform plate of the ethmoid bone
infection spreads from nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses into the anterior cranial fossa
alport syndrome
deafness + kidney failure
hoarsness < 3 weeks
probs laryngitis
where do brachial cysts buldge
forward from the middle third of the sternocleidomastoid
who gets pharyngeal pouches
elderly
male
symptoms of pharyngeal pouches
dysphagia hoarse voice aspiration pneumonia cough halitosis regurgitation
