Buzzwords - ENT Flashcards
1
Q
‘Fluid level behind ear drum’
‘Retracted drum’
‘Dull colour’
A
Otitis media with effusion
2
Q
Difficulty at school
Have to shout loud to hear
A
Hearing loss due to Otitis Media with effusion
3
Q
Feeling of ‘fullness’ in the ear
A
Meniere’s disease
4
Q
Loss of corneal reflex
Sensorineural hearing loss
Vertigo
Tinnitus
A
Acoustic Neuroma (Vestibular Schwannoma)
5
Q
Vertigo on rotation movement of the head
A
BPPV
6
Q
‘Battle sign’
A
Mastoid process bruising - temporal bone fracture
7
Q
Pearly white on otoscopy and foul, cheesy discharge
A
Cholesteatoma
8
Q
Saddle nose
A
GPA (Wegener’s granulomatosis)
9
Q
Tympanic membrane innervation
A
CNV3
trigeminal nerve (mandibular division)
