Ear/Nose/Sinus Flashcards
How do you treat AOM?
Amoxicillin - Augmenton
What is the complication of AOM?
Mastoiditis
How do you tx mastoiditis?
IV abx - Amox/Augmenten, tympanostomy/Myringotomy
OE tx is?
Topical abx + Keep dry
OE complication is?
Malignant OE
What is Malignant OE risk factors?
Diabetics
What is WUS and WAC
talk it out
Acoustic neuroma is a? sxs
Benign growth, unilateral hearing loss - epidermal cyst
Peripheral vertigo cause?
menieres
Central vertigo causes?
Tumor, AVM, multiple sclerosis
What is the dixhall pike test for? what is the Tx
Vertigo - otolith misplaced - Epley
Severe acute vertigo after a URI is? tx?
Labrinthitis, ICS
Tinnitus, vertigo, hearing loss is?
Meniere’s,
Meniere’s tx?
stop salt
sinusitis occurs after URI, sxs?
facial pain, leaning forward
sinusitis complications (3)
osteomyolitis, throbosis, orbital cellulitis
sinusitis tx
Nasal decongestant
sinusitis tx with abx is?
Amoxicillin
IgE is assiated with what type of sinus issue?
Allergic rhinitis
Allergic rhinitis tx is?
remove allergen, Cetirizine, Allegra,
TX of hordeolum?
Warm compress, I&D, Abx
Tx of chalazium?
warm compress and optho excise
bacterial conjuctivitis sxs and tx?
morning discharge - topical abx
viral conjuctivitis sxs
bilateral - cold compress
dacrocyctitis is where?
medial lower eye tx = warm compress
Swollen red eye, ptosis, exopthalmos, cant look side to side bc painfull
orbital cellulitis