ENT Flashcards
Mild hearing loss?
20-40
Moderate hearing loss?
40-70
Severe hearing loss?
70-90
Profound hearing loss?
> 90
What strains does the HPV vaccine cover?
6,11, 16 and 18
Complications of strep throat?
Glomerulonephritis (1-3 weeks) Rheumatic fever (3 weeks prior)
Which virus is squamous papilloma of throat associated with?
HPV 6 & 11
What drugs can cause gingival hypertrophy?
phenytoin, ciclosporin, calcium channel blockers and AML
Drugs that cause tinnitus
High dose NSAIDs
Quinine
Loop diuretics
What is samters triad?
Asthma + aspirin + nasal polyposis
AVOID ASPIRIN IN ASTHMATICS
When is naseptin contraindicated?
Peanut allergy
Salivary gland tumour associated with smoking?
Warthin’s (benign)
What throat pathology can secrete catecholamines?
Chromatin +ve paraganglioma
Conductive hearing loss + tinnitus + FH
Otosclerosis
Ototoxic drugs?
Gent, quinine