ENT👂🏼 Flashcards
1
Q
Usual episodic symptoms of Ménière’s disease (4)
A
Vertigo
Tinnitus
Aural fullness
Fluctuating hearing loss
2
Q
Key differentiating factor that suggests viral Labrynthitis
A
Sensorineural hearing loss
3
Q
Which side does Weber’s test lateralise to if test shows something?
A
The unaffected ear
4
Q
What does HINTS examination stand for?
A
Head Impulse
Nystagmus
Test of Skew
5
Q
Medication used for symptomatic relief of acute vertigo
A
Prochlorperazine
6
Q
Long term medication used in Ménière’s disease
A
Betahistine
7
Q
2 most common causative organisms for otitis externa
A
Staph. aureus
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
8
Q
1st line treatment for severe otitis externa
A
Neomycin and Betamethasone ear drops
9
Q
1st line treatment for uncomplicated otitis externa
A
Topical acetic acid
