Chapter 215- Evaluation of smell and taste disturbances Flashcards
What are the disturbances in smell, injury to taste buds that cause impaired taste?
Age Smoking Hot liquids Dental disease Sjogrens Syndrome Idiopathic conditions
What are the cranial nerve lesions (seventh or ninth, partial loss only) causes of impaired taste?
Ear surgery
Bell’s palsy
Ramsay-hunt syndrome (herpes zoster infection of the geniculate ganglion)
Cholesteatoma
Cerebellopontine angle tumor (advance disease)
What are the central lesion causes of impaired taste?
Head trauma
Tumors (rare)
What are the psychiatric disorder causes of impaired taste?
Depression
What are the drug causes of impaired taste?
Captopril Imipramine (and other tricyclic agents) Clofibrate Lithium L-Dopa Acetazolamide Metronidazole Glipizide Iron Tetracyclone Allopurinol
What are the metabolic-endocrine conditions causes of impaired taste?
Hypogonadism Uremia Hypothroidism Hepatitis Pregnancy
What are the nasal causes of disturbance in smell?
Upper respiratory tract infection Polyps Ozena Chronic sinusitis Allergic rhinitis Influenza and other virus Chemical injury (Eg, tar, formaldyhyde )
What are the cranial nerve causes of disturbance in smell?
Trauma
Meningioma
Cerebral aneurysm
What are the cranial nerve causes of disturbance in smell?
Seizure disorder
Meningioma
Aneurysm
Schizophrenia
What are the metabolic-endocrine causes of disturbance in smell?
Hypothyroidism
Hypogonadism
Liver disease
What are oral cavity pathologic causes of halotosis?
Poorly fitting dental work
Periodontal disease
Sialadenitis
Abscess
What are posterior pharynx pathologic causes of halotosis?
Tonsillitis
Diverticulum
Tumor
What are sinus pathologic causes of halotosis?
Sinusitis
Tumor
Necrotic disease
What are esophagus pathologic causes of halotosis?
Reflux
Diverticulum
Motor dysfunction
What are the lung pathologic causes of halotosis?
Abscess
