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1
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How are nasal septal haematomas managed?

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Incision, drainage and Abx

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Why are nasal septal haematomas managed aggressively?

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Because of the risk of septal necrosis within 3-4 days - this can then result in ‘saddle-nose’ deformity

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What is the audiogram conduction pattern in sensorineural hearing loss?

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Both air and bone conduction are impaired

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What is the audiogram conduction pattern in conductive hearing loss?

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Only air conduction is impaired

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What is the audiogram conduction pattern in mixed hearing loss?

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Both air and bone conduction are impaired, air tending to be worse than bone

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What is the difference between viral labyrinthitis and vestibular neuritis?

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Viral labyrinthitis = hearing loss

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Describe the nystagmus in viral labyrinthitis:

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Spontaneous, unidirectional, horizontal and towards the unaffected side

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How can epistaxis be managed if packing fails?

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Surgically, by means of a sphenopalatine ligation

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What is the name of the plexus of blood vessels in the nose that can be responsible for anterior epistaxis?

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Kiesselbach’s plexus

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10
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What pathologies can present with epistaxis?

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Splenomegaly
Leukaemia
Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia
ITP
Juvenile angiofibroma - adolescent males
Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia - elderly
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Pyogenic granuloma

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11
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In which patient groups should you use Naseptin with caution?

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Peanut, soy or neomycin allergies

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12
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What is an alternative to Naseptin?

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Mupirocin

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What activities should be avoided to reduce the risk of re-bleeding after a period of epistaxis?

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Blowing or picking the nose
Heavy lifting
Exercise
Lying flat
Drinking alcohol or hot drinks

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What are the Centor criteria?

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Presence of tonsillar exudate
Tender anterior cervical lymphadenopathy or lymphadenitis
Fever
Absence of cough

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What is the chance of isolating strep with a Centor score of 0-2?

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3-17%

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16
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What is the chance of isolating strep with a Centor score of 3-4?

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32-56%

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What are the FeverPAIN criteria?

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Fever over 38°C
Purulence (pharyngeal/tonsillar exudate)
Attend rapidly (3 days or less)
Severely Inflamed tonsils
No cough or coryza

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What is the alternative to phenoxymethylpenicillin for those that are penicillin allergic?

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Clarithromycin

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How would normal hearing present on Rinne’s and Weber’s testing?

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Rinne’s - A>B bilaterally
Weber’s - midline

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How would sensorineural hearing loss present on Rinne’s and Weber’s testing?

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Rinne’s - A>B bilaterally
Weber’s - lateralises to unaffected ear

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How would conductive hearing loss present on Rinne’s and Weber’s testing?

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Rinne’s - B>A in affected ear, A>B in unaffected ear
Weber’s - lateralises to affected ear

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22
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What is Samter’s Triad?

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Asthma
Aspirin sensitivity
Nasal polyposis

23
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How is otosclerosis inherited?

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Autosomal dominantly

24
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What type of hearing loss does otosclerosis cause?

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Conductive

25
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What type of hearing loss does Stickler syndrome cause?

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Sensorineural

26
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What is the triad of Meniere’s disease?

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Vertigo
Hearing loss
Tinnitus

27
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What is a branchial cyst?

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An oval, mobile cystic mass that develops between the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the pharynx
Develop due to failure of obliteration of the second branchial cleft in embryonic development

28
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How would a thyroid lump move on swallowing?

29
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How would a thyroglossal cyst move on protrusion of tongue?

30
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Which manoeuvre diagnoses BPPV?

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Dix-Hallpike

31
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Which manoeuvre treats BPPV?

32
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How should simple otitis externa be managed?

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Mild (no signs of hearing loss/discharge) - topical acetic acid
Severe - combined topical Abx/steroid

33
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How do you manage Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome?

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Oral aciclovir and steroids

34
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What is the likely cause of recurrent otitis externa?

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Candida albicans

35
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At what frequency do patient’s with noise-induced hearing loss ‘trough’ - before recovery - on audiogram?

36
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How do you treat patient’s at the severer end of otitis externa?

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1/52 of topical Abx +/- steroid

37
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From what vessels does posterior epistaxis originate?

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Sphenopalatine artery

38
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What is Schwartz’s sign indicative of?

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Otosclerosis

39
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How is tonsillitis treated?

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Phenoxymethylpenicillin 10 days

40
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What is sialolithiais?

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An obstructing salivary stone - most commonly occurs in the submandibular gland, characteristically produces pain and swelling after eating

41
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What are the different types of thyroid cancer?

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Papillary - 60-70% - young patients, betwen 20-40, lymphatic spread, excellent prognosis
Follicular - 20-25% - middle-aged patients, blood spread, good prognosis
Anaplastic - 10-15% - elderly patients, aggressive local extension, poor prognosis
Medullary (C-cell) - 5-10%, usually elderly, but sometimes familial

42
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How does chrondrodermatitis nodularis present?

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Solitary firm nodule with a central crust and surrounding erythema, usually unilateral and tender, may be difficult to sleep on affected side

43
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How does relapsing polychondritis present?

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Recurrent episodes of cartilage inflammation, with or without destruction. Inflammation tends to spare lobes of ear (because of lack of cartilage) and looks like cellulitis. Can lead to cauliflower ears/saddle deformity of the nose

44
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What is the most common type of oropharyngeal cancer?

45
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What are the most common causative organisms in a peritonsillar abscess?

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  1. Streptococcus pyogenes
  2. Viridans strep/S. aureus/Haemophilus
46
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When should children be referred to ENT for consideration for grommets?

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If they have BILATERAL otitis media with effusion (also known as glue ear) or severe hearing loss –>refer to ENT + give Abx (also give Abx if there is evidence of perforation in unilateral disease)

47
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When should patient’s with sudden-onset sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) be referred to ENT?

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For same-day assessment

Majority of cases re idiopathic, but MRI will be performed to exclude vestibular schwannoma. High-dose steroids are used in all patients with SSNHL

48
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Which drugs may be responsible for tinnitus?

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  1. Aspirin/NSAIDs
  2. Loop diuretics
  3. Aminoglycosides
  4. Quinine
49
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What are the causes of gingival hyperplasia?

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  1. Phenytoin
  2. Ciclosporin
  3. Calcium channel blockers
  4. AML
50
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What do you use to treat otitis externa in diabetics, and why?

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Ciprofloxacin, to cover against pseudomonas

51
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Should a suspected diagnosis of Meniere’s be confirmed by ENT?

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Yes –> routine referral

52
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When should antibiotics be given in otitis media?

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  1. Sx > 4 days or not improving
  2. Systemically unwell but not requiring admission
  3. Immunocompromise/high risk of complications
  4. <2y/o with b/l otitis media
  5. Otitis media with perforation and/or discharge in the canal
53
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How is the diagnosis of mastoiditis made, and how is it treated?

A

Clinically
With IV abx

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