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EENT Flashcards

1
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What type of infxn are steroid inhalers most likely to have?

A

Fungal infxn

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What underlying disorders are patients with nasal polyps most likely to have?

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Asthma, ASA/NSAID allergy (ASA triad)

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What is the most aggressive and worst type of thyroid CA?

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Anaplastic

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4
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What are the RF for thyroid CA?

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Female, Asian, hx of goiter, hx of radiation

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5
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What is the most common thyroid CA?

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Papillary

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What are the types of thyroid CA?

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Papillary, follicular, anaplastic, medullary

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What is the most common laryngeal CA?

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Squamous cell

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What is bacterial infxn on the floor of the mouth that could be potentially life threatening?

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Ludwing angina

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What is L sided supraclavicular adenopathy?

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Virchow’s node

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10
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What is painless, unilateral adenopathy?

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Hodgkin’s lyphoma

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11
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What drugs can cause gingival hyperplasia?

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CCB, phenytoin (seizure meds), cyclosporine (DMARDS)

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12
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What bug causes mumps?

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Paramyxovirus

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13
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What bug causes sialadenitis?

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S. Aureus

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14
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What glands are affected in sialadenitis? Sialolithiasis?

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1) parotid 2) submandibular

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15
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What bug causes epiglottis?

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H. influenzae

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16
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What bug causes mono?

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EBV

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17
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Most common area for posterior epistaxis?

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Woodruff

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18
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What are the 3 common bugs causing bacterial sinusitis?

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M. Catarrhalis, H. influenzae, S. Pneumonia

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Is Meniere’s peripheral or central cause of vertigo?

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Peripheral

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20
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Patient has positive Dix Hallpike?

A

BPPV

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21
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What systemic disease can lead to hearing loss?

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Lyme, neurosyphilis

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22
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What drug can be used to perforated TM?

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Fluroquinolones

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23
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What is the common non-suppurative cause of sialadenitis?

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Mumps/paromyxovirus

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24
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45yo male presents with progressive enalargement of R submandibular gland over last week?

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Sialolithiasis

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What GI disorder can lead to laryngitis if not treated?

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GERD

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26
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68yo male drinker presents with 3mo of hoarseness?

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Squamous cell carcinoma

27
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How to treat peritonsillar abscess?

A

IV ampicillin or IV clindamycin

28
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Patient has dark urine after pharyngitis couple weeks ago. UA reveals RBC casts, what lab should you order next?

A

ASO titers for post-strep glomerulonephritis

29
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6yo male presents with chronic sinusitis, what to expect on PE?

A

Enlarged adenoids

30
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Bilateral acoustic neuroma occurs only when?

A

Neurofibromatosis II

31
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How to differentiate labyrinthitis vs vestibular neuritis?

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Labyrinthitis has hearing loss, vestibular neuritis does not

32
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What disease should be considered with a patient who has a recent diagnosis of toxoplasmosis?

A

Vestibular neuritis

33
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What must be r/o’d if patient has vertigo + syncope?

A

Vertebral basilar insufficiency

34
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What is the most common fungal otitis externa?

A

Aspergillus

35
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Most common cause for retinal artery occlusion?

A

carotid plaque from carotid

36
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Central vision loss vs peripheral vision loss dx?

A

central - macular degeneration, peripheral - glaucoma

37
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“Blood and thunder” on otoscopy exam?

A

central retinal vein occlusion

38
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What congenital infxn can lead to childhood glaucoma?

A

TORCH infxn

39
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Dendritic ulcers on cornea with fluorescein stain?

A

herpes simplex

40
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4 drug classes to treat open angle glaucoma?

A

alpha agonist, beta blockers, topical carbonic anhydrase, prostaglandins

41
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What nerve could be damaged with a blowout fracture?

A

infraorbital nerve

42
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What PE will show with infraorbital nerve damage?

A

paresthesia in the gums, upper lips and cheek

43
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What are 3 concerns for blowout fracture?

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loss of EOM, parestheisa, diplopia

44
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What congenital malformation leads to dacroadenitis and resolves w/in the first year?

A

dacryostenosis

45
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Common cause for optic neuritis?

46
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What must be r/o’d with acute loss of monocular vision/amaurosis fugax?

A

artery occlusion, optic neuritis, giant arteritis

47
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Patient complains of floaters, bright lights, loss of vision in one field?

A

retinal detachment

48
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Common cause for orbital cellulitis?

A

staph, strep

49
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Common cause of viral conjunctivitis?

A

adenovirus

50
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Pressure to dx glaucoma?

51
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Unilateral deep painful red eye decreased vision, halos, steamy/cloudy cornea pupil, fixed, dialted?

A

acute angle glaucoma

52
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Other sx/PE for acute angle glaucoma?

A

unilateral HA, N/V, photophobia

53
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What is term for inflammation of the lacrimal gland?

A

dacryoadenitis

54
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Swelling of the medial corner of eye with erythema, tenderness, d/c, and excess tearing?

A

dacryocystitis

55
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What muscle may become entrapped with blowout fracture?

A

inferior rectus muscle

56
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Patient has hyphema with no trauma, what must be r/o’d?

A

blood disorders

57
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Patient has gradual onset of central vision loss?

A

macular degeneration

58
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HIV patient has retinopathy, what’s the bug?

59
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Immunocompressed patient with retinopathy, 2bugs?

60
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Patient has sudden blurred vision and retinal vein occlusion will have what kind of occlusion?

61
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What are the bugs with bacterial conjunctivitis?

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s. aurues, s. pneumonia, m. catarrhalis, h. influeanzea

62
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When to start screening for glaucoma?

63
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Patient has disk ratio of 0.7, what must be done to r/o?

A

tonometry for acute close angle glaucoma

64
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What disorder is characterized by congenital malformation or failure to open nasolacrimal duct?

A

dacryostenosis

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