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Question 1

Otitis externa:
- Definition
- Risk factors (6)
- Causes (3)
- Symptoms (4)
- Signs (2)
- Investigations
- Treatment (3)
- Complications (3)

Question 2

Otitis media:
- Definition
- Causes
- Symptoms (4)
- Signs
- Investigations
- Management
- Complications (6)

Question 3

Otitis media with effusion:
- Definition
- Symptoms (7)
- Signs
- Investigations
- Management

Question 4

Mastoiditis:
- Definition
- Symptoms (3)
- Signs (4)
- Investigations
- Management
- Complications

Question 5

Cholesteatoma:
- Definition
- Symptoms (4)
- Signs
- Investigations
- Management
- Complications (4)

Question 6

Dry perforation:
- Causes (4)
- Symptoms (4)
- Signs
- Management

Question 7

Chronic supportive otitis media:
- Definition
- Symptoms (5)
- Investigations
- Management

Question 8

Referred ear pain:
- Name 5 places where it’s referred from
- Investigations
- Management

Question 9

Prescusbysis:
- Definition
- Risk factors (6)
- Symptoms (2)
- Signs
- Management

Question 10

Noise related hearing loss:
- Definition
- Symptoms (4)
- Management

Question 11

Congenital deafness:
- Causes (2)
- Investigations
- Management
- Hearing milestones

Question 12

Ménière’s disease:
- Definition
- Symptoms (8)
- Investigations
- Management

Question 13

Vestibular migraine:
- Definition
- DD (3)
- Symptoms (2)
- Investigations
- Management

Question 14

Vestibulopathy:
- Definition
- Causes (5)
- Symptoms (5)
- Investigations
- Management

Question 15

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo:
- Definition
- Pathophysiology
- Symptoms (4)
- Causes (4)
- Complications
- Investigations
- Management

Question 16

Vestibular neuronitis/acute labyrinthitis:
- Definition
- Symptoms
- Investigations
- Management

Question 17

Examining the ear

Answer 17

• examine outer ear - inflammation?
• otoscope
• webers and rinnies - (in weber’s - sensorineural lateralises to good ear, in conductive heard best in bad ear), (in rinnies, conductive is - BC>AC, in sensorineural + AC>BC)
• examine cranial nerves to exclude focal neurology
• examine h&n for lymphadenopathy

Question 18

Nose red flags (6)
Ear red flags (4)
Throat red flags (5)

Question 19

Cervical lymphadenopathy:
- Definition
- Causes (4)
- Red flags (7)
- Investigations
- Management

Question 20

Thyroid nodules:
- Causes (4)
- Symptoms
- Investigations
- Management

Question 21

Acute sinusitis:
- Definition
- Causes
- Symptoms (4)
- Signs (2)
- Complications (2)
- Investigations
- Management

Question 22

Chronic sinusitis:
- Definition
- Causes (5)
- Signs
- Investigations
- Management

Question 23

Nasal fracture:
- Symptoms (4)
- Signs (3)
- Investigations
- Management

Question 24

Deviated septum:
- Definition
- Causes (2)
- Complications (2)
- Symptoms (5)
- Signs (2)
- Management

Question 25

Nasal polyps:
- Definition
- Symptoms
- Signs
- Red flags
- Investigations
- Management

Question 26

Allergic rhinitis:
- Definition
- Causes
- Symptoms
- Signs
- Investigations
- Management

Question 27

Otosclerosis:
- Definition
- Symptoms
- Management