EAR, NOSE, and THROAT Flashcards
Newborn with isolated preauricular skin tags
Renal US is not indicated if no other congenital anomalies or risk factors
What is the risk of permanent hearing impairment in a newborn with isolated preauricular skin tags or pits?
5-fold higher compared to the general population
Prior to discharge, newborn hearing screen refers to the right (i.e., did not pass the hearing test in the right ear). Repeat testing also refers to the right. What is the next best step?
Refer for acute brainstem response (ABR) testing
Which antibiotic often used to treat newborn sepsis that may cause ototoxicity?
Gentamicin
Child with acute otitis media or externa and perforation of tympanic membrane—which topical antibiotic drops should be avoided to prevent ototoxicity?
Aminoglycosides
A 12-month-old child with severe bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. What is the best treatment?
Cochlear implant
What is the best audiometric test for an infant 6–9months or for older children with developmental delay?
Visual reinforcement/behavioral audiometry
What is the best audiometric test for a child as young as 2.5years
Play audiometry
What is the best audiometric test for children >4year, and adolescents?
Conventional audiometry: pure-tone, speech
What is the hallmark sign of otitis externa?
Tenderness of the tragus or pinna
Child with persistent purulent otorrhea for more than 2weeks despite treatment with oral and topical antibiotics
Referral to otolaryngologist
Child with persistent otorrhea for more than 6weeks and not responding to oral and topical antibiotics. What is the most frequent cause?
Cholesteatoma (collection of squamous epithelial cells and keratin within the middle ear)
Child presents with persistent ear discharge more than 3months despite the treatment with multiple courses of topical and systemic antibiotics. What is the most common bacteria associated with chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM)?
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is most common isolate, Pseudomonas is also a common cause
Adolescent is complaining of nasal obstruction, pain, and rhinorrhea after nasal trauma. O/E: intranasal cavity reveals a tense red mass on each side of the nasal septum. What is the next best step?
Prompt drainage of nasal septal hematoma to prevent nasal cartilage ischemia, necrosis, and deformity
Adolescent wrestler with blue swelling and redness in the right ear pinna, occurred during a school match
Auricular (ear pinna) hematoma—urgent aspiration of the hematoma and pressure dressing
A 7-year-old child had tympanostomy tubes placed 4years ago because of acute otitis media with effusion and conductive hearing loss. O/E: you clearly visualize a white tympanostomy tube in the right tympanic membrane. What is the next best step?
Referral to ENT for surgical removal (tympanostomy tubes that remain in place for longer than 3years should be surgically removed)
How long is a tympanostomy tube expected to remain in place?
12–18months
Child has otitis media with effusion (OME) less than 3months
Tympanostomy tube insertion is not indicated
Child has OME lasting 3months with conductive hearing loss
Tympanostomy tube insertion is indicated
Child has recurrent acute otitis media with OME at the time of presentation
Tympanostomy tube insertion is indicated