ENT

Question 1

Risk factors for otitis externa include

Answer 1

Water exposure, trauma, foreign bodies, dermatologic conditions

Question 2

Microbes typically responsible for otitis externa

Answer 2

Pseudomonas, s. Aureus,

Question 3

Is the tympanic membrane affected in otitis externa?

Answer 3

No, just the canal

Question 4

Treatment for otitis externa

Answer 4

Topical antibiotic (e.g. fluoroquinolone), +/- topical glucocorticoid

Question 5

Swimmers ear is also known as

Answer 5

Acute otitis externa

Question 6

Topical therapy for acute otitis externa

Answer 6

Ciprofloxacin +/- glucocorticoid drops

Question 7

Fungal otitis (otomycosis) occurs most commonly after

Answer 7

Treatment for AOE

Question 8

Treatment for otomycosis (fungal otitis)

Answer 8

Debridement and topical antifungals (like clotrimazole)

Question 9

Bisphosphonate related osteonecrosis of the jaw is caused by

Answer 9

Impaired remodeling of the bone

Question 10

Bisphosphonate related osteonecrosis of the jaw typically presents

Answer 10

As an area of exposed, necrotic bone following tooth extraction or other dental procedure

Question 11

Treatment for osteonecrosis of the jaw

Answer 11

Largely supportive, carful oral hygiene and antibacterial rinses

Question 12

Aphthous ulcers and herpetic stomatitis present with

Answer 12

Painful superficial oral ulcers that heal spontaneously in 7-10 days

Question 13

A common cause for social withdrawal in the elderly is

Answer 13

Presbycusis

Question 14

What type of hearing loss is presbycusis

Answer 14

Bilateral, progressive, sensorineural hearing loss

Question 15

Presbycusis mechanism of hearing loss is

Answer 15

Cochlear hair cell loss and cochlear neuron degeneration

Question 16

Which structure is damaged in presbycusis

Answer 16

The cochlea

Question 17

Which sound frequency is lost first in presbycusis?

Answer 17

High frequencies

Question 18

Otosclerosis is caused by

Answer 18

Abnormal bone deposition leading to stiffening of the ossicular chain

Question 19

Rhinitis without other signs of allergy is called

Answer 19

Non allergic rhinitis aka vasomotor rhinitis

Question 20

First line treatment for allergic rhinitis and non allergic rhinitis is

Answer 20

Intranasal glucocorticoids

Question 21

How is non allergic rhinitis diagnosed

Answer 21

Clinically

Question 22

Untreated acute bacterial rhinosinusitis can lead to

Answer 22

Orbital cellulitis, meningitis, or brain abscess due to intracranial extension

Question 23

Symptoms of a brain abscess include

Answer 23

Focal headache, early morning vomiting, altered mental status, focal neurologic changes

Question 24

On CT a brain abscess can look like

Answer 24

Ring enhancing lesion