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PHARMACY PRACTICE II > EAR, NOSE AND THROAT > Flashcards

EAR, NOSE AND THROAT Flashcards

1
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Parts of the ear

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Outer ear
Middle ear
Tympanic membrane
Inner ear

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Parts of the outer ear

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Ear canal
Pinna or auricle

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3
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Parts of the middle ear

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Ossicles
Eustachian tube

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4
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Name the three ossicles

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Malleus
Incus
Stapes

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5
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Parts of the inner ear

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Cochlea - nerves
Vestibule - balance
Semicurcular canals - balance

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6
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Otalgia

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Pain in the inner or outer ear

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7
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Otorrhagia

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Bleeding from the ear

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Otorrhea

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ear drainage

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9
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CSF otorrhea

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Spinal fluid drains through the ear

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10
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Autophony

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Hearing your own voice loudly or echoing

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11
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Hyperacusis

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Increased sensitivity to sound

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12
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Constitutional symptoms of ear disorders

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Fever
Chills
Headache
Malaise
Insomnia
Irritability
Vomiting
Abdominal discomfort
Diarrrhoea
Anorexia
Convulsions
Decreased performance

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Congenital ear abnormalities

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Microtia
Macrotia
Acrotia
Wildermuth’s ear
Ear tags
Preauricular sinus
Atresia
Lop ear
Collaural fistula
Auxiliary ears
Bat ear
Ear canal stenosis

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14
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Preauricular sinus

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A small hole or cyst just in front of the ear above the ear canal

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15
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Microtia

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External is small and not formed properly

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16
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Anotia

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External ear is missing

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17
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Macrotia

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Enlarged external ear

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18
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Ear atresia

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Ear canal is closed

19
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Ear canal stenosis

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Narrowing of the ear canal

20
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Risk factors for otitis externa

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PH changes
Anatomic obstructions
Disrupted epithelium

21
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Anatomic obstructions that cause otitis externa

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EAC stenosis
Exostoses
Wax impactions

22
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Exostoses

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Exostoses are defined as benign growths of bone extending outwards from the surface of a bone

23
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Factors that cause disrupted epithelium

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Ear picking
Hearing aid
Hearing plug

23
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Classification of otitis externalities

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Infective or Reactive

Circumscribed or Diffused

23
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Types of Infective (Dermatitis) otitis media

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Bacterial
Malignant otitis
Fungal otomycosis
Viral

24
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Viral causes of otitis media

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Herpes simplex
Herpes zoster

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Types of bacterial otitis externa

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Non-specific
Specific

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Examples of specific bacterial otitis externa

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Lupus vulgaris

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Non-specific bacterial otitis externa

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Furunculosis
Perichondritis
Otitis externa

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Types of reactive (Dermatosis) otitis externa

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Seborrheic or Psoriatic dermatitis
Neurodermatitis
Allergic dermatitis
Eczematous

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Management of otitis externa

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Pain relief
Warm compresses
Aural toileting, suctioing or irrigation
Surgical treatment
Specific treatment for the type
Treatment of risk factors

30
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Otitis media

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Inflammation of the middle ear

31
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Types of otitis media

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Acute: 3-4 weeks
Subacute :3-4 weeks to 3 months
Chronic: >3 months

32
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Types of acute otitis media

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Acute Otitis Media
Acute Suppurative Otitis Media

33
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Types of subacute otitis media

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Chronic non specific OM
Chronic specific OM

34
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Antecedent factor to AOM

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Viral URTI’s- Respiratory synctial virus and Influenza virus

35
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Bacteria implicated in AOM

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S.pneumonae
H. influenzae
M. catarrhalis
Hemolytic streptococcus

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Bacteria implicated in chronic OM

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P. aeruginosa
Proteus spp.
E.coli
Bacteroides fragilis
Staph. albus
Staph. aureus

37
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Stages of acute otitis media

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  1. Hyperemia : acute tubal occlusion phase
  2. Exudation: Presuppurative phase
  3. Suppurative phase
  4. Coalescence/ Surgical mastoiditis phase
38
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At which stage of AOM is the lighhouse sign seen

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Stage 3 or suppurative phase

38
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Surgical treatments for acute otitis media

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Myringotomy
Grommets isertion
Adenoidectomy
Mastoidectomy
Tympanoplasty
Ossculoplasty

39
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Myringotomy

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Surgical incision into the ear drum to relieve pressure or drain fluid

40
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Ossiculoplasty

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Reconstruction of the ossicles in the middle ear

41
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Grommets insertion

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Insertion of a small ventilation tube into the eardrum to allow air into the middle ear and prevent buildup of fluid

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