EENT #3 Flashcards
MCC of nasal polyps
Allergic rhinitis
What do nasal polyps look like?
Pale boggy mass on nasal mucosa
Treatment of choice for nasal polyps
Intranasal glucocorticoids
With neonatal hearing loss, if not identified before _____, may get delays in speech and language.
6 months
How to screen newborns for hearing loss
-Auditory brain stem response (ABR)
What is optic neuritis?
Acute inflammatory demyelination of the optic nerve
Causes of optic neuritis
Ethambutol
MS
Symptoms of optic neuritis
Painful loss of vision Decrease in color vision Central scotoma Unilateral Ocular pain worse with movement
With optic neuritis, what is a Marcus-Gunn Pupil?
During swinging light flashlight test from the unaffected eye into the affected eye, the pupils seem to dilate
Treatment for Optic Neuritis
IV Methylprednisolone
Oral Lichen Planus is associated with
Hepatitis C infection
Appearance of oral lichen planus
-lacy, reticular (Wickham Striae)
Treatment for oral lichen planus
Local glucocorticoids (Clobetasol, Betamethasone)
Symptoms of orbital cellulitis
- Ocular pain with movement
- Ophthalmoplegia (EOM muscle weakness)
- Proptosis
- Eyelid edema
Diagnostic of choice for Orbital Cellulitis
-High resolution CT scan
Treatment for Orbital Cellulitis
Admission + IV Antibiotics (Vancomycin + Ceftriaxone)
MCC of Otitis Externa
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Otitis Externa is also called
Swimmer’s Ear
Symptoms of Otitis Externa
- Ear pain, pruritus, discharge, pain on traction of ear canal/tragus
- Purulent discharge