Ear/Nose/Mouth and Throat/ Head and neck

Question 1

Schwannoma is a

Answer 1

benign tumor of CN8

Question 2

Acoustic neuroma causes

Answer 2

hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo.

benign tumor of CN 8

Question 3

Acute Mastoiditis is

Answer 3

infection of the mastoid process, same signs and symptoms as acute otitis media with addition of tenderness over mastoid.
Hearing loss is commonly associated

Question 4

Acute Otitis Externa

Answer 4

AKA swimmers ear, infections of OUTER ear.

Tugging on the ear will be painful

Question 5

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

Answer 5

Position based vertigo.

Confirmed with Hallpike and Epley’s manuever

Question 6

A retracted tympanic membrane indicates

Answer 6

Eustachian tube block

Question 7

Meniere’s disease is

Answer 7

recurrent prostrating vertigo, sensory hearing loss, tinnitus and a feeling of fullness in the ear

Question 8

Presbycussis is

Answer 8

SENSORINEURAL hearing loss that happens as we age

Question 9

Purulent Otitis Media is

Answer 9

infection of the middle ear. tympanic membrane presents with redness, dilated blood vessels and a BULGING TM

Question 10

Serous Otitis Media is

Answer 10

Chronic condition from effusion in the middle ear resulting from incomplete resolution of acute otitis media or obstruction of the eustachian tube

Question 11

Allergic Rhinitis presents with

Answer 11

pale or blue and boggy nasal mucosa

Question 12

Atrophic Rhinits presents with

Answer 12

Sclerosis, crust formation, and foul odor inside the nostrils

Question 13

Viral Rhinits presents as

Answer 13

red and swollen mucosa with a clear runny nose

Question 14

Angular Stomatitis is

Answer 14

red sores at the corner of the mouth

Question 15

Angular Stomatitis is associated with what

Answer 15

Vitamin B2(riboflavin) deficiency

Question 16

Atrophic Glossitis is

Answer 16

a deficiency of Vitamin B12 that makes the tongue appear smooth and glossy

Question 17

Candidiasis is aka

Answer 17

thrush, thick white fungal patches that are easily scraped off

Question 18

Fissured tongue indicates

Answer 18

normal anatomy, looks like deep furrows on surface of tongue

Question 19

Leukoplakia is

Answer 19

pre-cancerous lesion of white patches that are hard to remove

Question 20

Acromegaly is

Answer 20

excessive growth hormone beginning in middle age people. bigger hands, feet, and facial bones

Question 21

Gigantism is

Answer 21

excessive production of growth hormone prior to skeletal maturation

Question 22

Hyperthyroidism is MC caused by

Answer 22

Grave’s disease, TSH is decreased and T3/T4 are produced in excess

Question 23

Hypothyroidism is MC caused by

Answer 23

Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

When it is congenital it is called Cretinism

Question 24

Cretinisim presents in patients as

Answer 24

diminished physical and mental capacity, congenital HYPOthryiodism