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EENT #5 (Ears) Flashcards

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What are some risk factors for otitis externa?

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  • Water immersion (swimmer’s ear)
  • Local mechanical trauma (use of Q tips)
  • Age 7-12 years
  • Aberrant ear wax (too much or too little)
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MC bacterial etiology of otitis externa?

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Other causes of otitis externa

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  • Staph A
  • Staph Epidermidis
  • GABHS
  • Aspergillus
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Symptoms of otitis externa

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  • Ear pain
  • Pruritus in ear canal (may have recent activity of swimming)
  • Auricular discharge
  • Ear pressure/fullness
  • Hearing loss
  • Pain on traction of canal or tragus
  • Purulent auricular discharge
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How do you diagnose otitis externa?

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Otoscopy: edema of external auditory canal with erythema, debris, and discharge

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How do you manage otitis externa?

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  • Protect ear against moisture (isopropyl alcohol and acetic acid)
  • Removal of debris or cerumen
  • Topical ABX: Ciprofloxacin-Dexamethasone, Ofloxacin
  • -Aminoglycoside combination: Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Hydrocortisone
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Why would you NOT use aminoglycosides for topical antibiotics for otitis externa if TM perforation is suspected?

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They are ototoxic

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What is malignant (necrotizing) otitis externa?

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Invasive infection of external auditory canal and skull base

–Complication of acute otitis externa

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MC etiology of malignant otitis externa

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Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

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Risk factors for malignant otitis externa

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  • Immunocompromised (Elderly diabetics MC)
  • High dose glucocorticoid therapy
  • Chemotherapy
  • Advanced HIV
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Symptoms of malignant otitis externa

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  • Severe auricular pain
  • Otorrhea
  • Cranial nerve palsies (CNVII)
  • May radiate to TMJ pain with chewing
  • Severe auricular pain with movement of tragus or ear canal
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How do you initially diagnose malignant otitis externa?

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  • Otoscopy: edema or external auditory canal, discharge, erythema
  • -Granulation tissue at bony cartilaginous junction of ear canal floor
  • -Frank necrosis of the ear canal skin
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What are the diagnostics that A) confirm malignant otitis externa and B) is the definitive diagnostic?

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Confirm: CT or MRI

Biopsy is definitive and most accurate

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How do you manage malignant otitis externa?

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-Admission + IV ABX (IV Ciprofloxacin is first line)

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Mastoiditis, an infection of ____________, is largely a disease of ________

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Mastoid air cells of the temporal bone

Childhood (especially under 2 years old)

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Symptoms of mastoiditis

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  • Usually a complication of acute otitis media
  • -Otalgia, Fever, bulging and erythematous TM
  • -Mastoid (post auricular) tenderness, edema, erythema
  • -Protrusion of auricle
  • -Narrowed auditory canal
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What is the first-line diagnostic test for mastoiditis?

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CT Scan with contrast

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How do you manage a patient with mastoiditis?

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  • IV ABX + middle ear or mastoid drainage (myringotomy) with or without tympanovstomy tube placement
  • Tympanocentesis can be performed to get cultures

IV Vanco + Ceftazidime, Cefepime, or Piperacillin-Tazobactam

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What ABX are best used for mastoiditis?

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-IV Vanco + Ceftazidime or Cefepime or Piperacillin-Tazobactam

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If the mastoiditis is refractory or complicated, what treatment should be done?

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Mastoidectomy

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What is chronic otitis media?

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Recurrent or persistent infection of the middle ear and/or mastoid cell system in the presence of TM perforation > 6 weeks

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MC etiology of chronic otitis media

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Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

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True or False: Chronic otitis media can become worse after a URI or after water enters the ear?

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Symptoms of chronic otitis media

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  • Perforated TM membrane + persistent or recurrent purulent otorrhea (painless)
  • Conductive hearing loss
  • Ear fullness
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How do you manage a patient with chronic otitis media?
- removal of infected debris + Topical ABX drops (Cipro or Ofloxacin) - Avoid water, moisture, and topical aminoglycosides if TM rupture
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Risk factors for Acute otitis media
``` Age 6-18 months Day Care pacifier or bottle use Second hand smoke Not being breastfed ```
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4 MC organisms seen in acute otitis media
A...SMH Strep Pneumoniae (MC) H. Influenzae M. Catarrhalis Group A Strep
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What is the pathophysiology of acute otitis media (AOM)
Most commonly preceded by viral URI | Leading to blockage of Eustachian tube
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Symptoms of AOM
- Fever - Otalgia - Ear tugging in infants - Conductive hearing loss
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However, if the TM ruptures, what symptoms would you expect?
-Rapid relief of pain + Otorrhea (usually heals in 1-2 days)
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What is seen on physical exam of a patient with AOM?
- Bulging and erythematous TM with effusion - Loss of landmarks - Decreased TM mobility (MOST SENSITIVE FINDING)
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Although AOM is a clinical diagnosis, what can be done?
Tympanocentesis for culture is definitive
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Management for AOM
- Children over 2 receive ABX - -Amoxicillin is first line - -Second line: Amoxicillin-Clavulanic acid, Cefuroxime, Cefdinir, Cefpodoxime
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If the child has a PCN allergy, what medications are options for AOM
Azithromycin, Clarithromycin, Erythromycin-Sulfisoxazole, Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole
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If the AOM is severe or recurrent, what should be done?
Myringotomy (surgical drainage) with tympanostomy tube insertion
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In children with recurrent otitis media, they may need _________ and _______
Iron deficiency workup and CT scan
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What is serous otitis media with effusion?
Middle ear fluid + no signs or symptoms of acute inflammation (no fever, no pain, no erythema, no bulging of TM)
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What is seen on otoscopy of a patient with serous otitis media with effusion?
Effusion with TM that is retracted or flat
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Management for serous otitis media with effusion
Observation in most cases (spontaneously resolves)
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Symptoms of eustachian tube dysfunction
- ear fullness or pressure - popping of the ears - underwater feeling - tinnitus - conductive hearing loss that fluctuates
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Management for eustachian tube dysfunction
- Treat underlying cause is the mainstay of treatment - Autoinsufflation (swallowing, yawning, blowing against slightly pinched nostril) - Decongestants for congestive symptoms
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What is barotrauma?
Damage to TM can occur with sudden pressure changes (flying, diving, hyperbaric oxygen, decompression)
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Symptoms of barotrauma
-Ear pain, fullness, hearing loss that persists after etiologic event
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What is seen on physical exam of a patient that has undergone barotrauma?
May have bloody auricular discharge if traumatic | TM visualization may reveal petechiae or rupture
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How do you manage a patient with barotrauma?
- Avoidance is best treatment (do not fly with a cold) | - Autoinsufflation: yawning, swallowing, chewing gum
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cerumen impaction may lead to _______ and _____
Conductive hearing loss and ear fullness
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Conductive hearing loss pattern with cerumen impaction
Lateralization to affected ear on Weber testing | -Bone conduction > air conduction
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What is used to soften the cerumen?
Hydrogen Peroxide or Carbamide Peroxide
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If softening the cerumen doesn't work what other treatment can be done for cerumen impaction?
-Aural toilet: irrigation, curette removal of cerumen, suction
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MCC of sensorineural hearing loss
Presbycusis (normal gradual aging hearing loss)
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MCC of conductive hearing loss
Cerumen impaction
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A weber hearing test is assessed with a tuning fork placed at the top of the head. Normal results are no lateralization. What occurs with conductive hearing loss? With sensorineural hearing loss?
Conductive: lateralizes to affected ear Sensorineural: lateralizes to normal ear
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A Rinne hearing test is assessed with a tuning fork placed on the mastoid by the ear. Normal results are air conduction > bone conduction. However, what occurs in conductive hearing loss? In sensorineural hearing loss?
Conductive: BC > AC (negative) Sensorineural: Normal AC > BC

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