ENT

Question 1

Mild hearing loss?

Answer 1

20-40

Question 2

Moderate hearing loss?

Answer 2

40-70

Question 3

Severe hearing loss?

Answer 3

70-90

Question 4

Profound hearing loss?

Answer 4

> 90

Question 5

What strains does the HPV vaccine cover?

Answer 5

6,11, 16 and 18

Question 6

Complications of strep throat?

Answer 6

Glomerulonephritis (1-3 weeks)
Rheumatic fever (3 weeks prior)

Question 7

Which virus is squamous papilloma of throat associated with?

Answer 7

HPV 6 & 11

Question 8

What drugs can cause gingival hypertrophy?

Answer 8

phenytoin, ciclosporin, calcium channel blockers and AML

Question 9

Drugs that cause tinnitus

Answer 9

High dose NSAIDs
Quinine
Loop diuretics

Question 10

What is samters triad?

Answer 10

Asthma + aspirin + nasal polyposis

AVOID ASPIRIN IN ASTHMATICS

Question 11

When is naseptin contraindicated?

Answer 11

Peanut allergy

Question 12

Salivary gland tumour associated with smoking?

Answer 12

Warthin’s (benign)

Question 13

What throat pathology can secrete catecholamines?

Answer 13

Chromatin +ve paraganglioma

Question 14

Conductive hearing loss + tinnitus + FH

Answer 14

Otosclerosis

Question 15

Ototoxic drugs?

Answer 15

Gent, quinine

Question 16

What duration is required for a diagnosis of chronic otitis media with effusion?

Answer 16

3 months

Question 17

Appearance of TM in glue ear?

Answer 17

Retracted and dull

Question 18

New onset UMN facial nerve lesion

Answer 18

Immediate referral to exclude stroke

Question 19

Most common cause of otitis media?

Answer 19

Strep pneumonia

Question 20

Management of strep throat?

Answer 20

Phenoxymethyl penicillin for 10 days

Clarithromycin if pen allergy

Question 21

A score of what on the cantor criteria would suggest abs?

Answer 21

3 or 4 out of 4

Question 22

Vertebral level of hyoid?

Answer 22

C3

Question 23

Vertebral level of oesophagus?

Answer 23

C6