ENT Flashcards
ET 4420 revise
Chronic sinusitis Most approate investigation
Ct
not MRI
But in Sensory neural hearing loss problems
MRI
Ear Wax
1st : Soften only , if symptoms don’t improve Go to step 2
2nd : Irrigation only if fails , go to step 3
3rd : Soften for 3-5days then Irrigation ,
if fails go to step 4
4th : Instill water for 15 min. then Irrigation ,if fails
Go to step 5
5th : Refer to ENT specialist
GS 4363
Quincy
Admit to hospital first
Referal to ent is slower than Hospital Admission
TM membrane and
White chalk / white pearl
a white material on (in front of)
TM: Tympanosclerosis
behind TM: Cholesteatoma
Acquired Cholesteatoma: TM perforated +/- Hx of repeated suppurative ear infections.
Congenital Cholesteatoma: no perforation.
CY 0096
Minierei’s disease
for attacks = prochlorperazine prevention
from further attacks = betahistine