ENT Flashcards
Papilledema
Optic disc bulges and its margins are blurred, is seen when there is excessive pressure behind the eye, as an increased cranial pressure
Weber Test
Cranial Nerve VIII
Hearing examination with tuning forks to assess for unilateral hearing loss
Sensorineural loss, sound lateralizes to the normal or better-hearing side
Conductive loss, sound lateralizes to the bad ear
Anisocoria
Unequal pupils
Epitaxis
Bleeding from nose
Adie Pupil
Tonic pupil: dilated with no or slow reactions to light
Hordeolum
Stye
- red painful pustule that is localized infection of hair follicle at eyelid margin
Chalazion
Chronic non-tender inflammation of meibomian glad, usually the result of a blocked duct, commonly presents as swelling on upper or lower eyelid
Miosis
Pupil constriction, less than 2 mm
Diplopia
Double vision
Rinne Test
Hearing examination with a tuning fork that assesses hearing from bone conduction or air conduction
Sensorineural loss
- Good ear AC > BC
- Bad ear AC > BC, but severe is BC > AC as good ear can sense it and tricks the patient
Conductive
- Good Ear AC > BC
- Bad Ear BC > AC
Pinguecula
Benign growth within the medical aspect of the conjunctiva. Can grow to a pteryium and cover the cornea. Due to exposure of dust, wind, sunlight.
Chloesteatoma
Epithelial tissue trapped behind the tympanic membrane. Generally a result of recurrent otitis media or untreated infections.
Strabismus
Condition where both eyes do not focus on simultaneously on an object
Bruxism
Involuntary or unconsciously clenching or grinding the teeth, typically during sleep.
Exophthalmos
Bulging of eye out of orbit
