ENT Flashcards
AAP guidelines to get ear checked?
newborn
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10yo
Cx for hearing loss?
craniofacial
external: cerumen, FB
middle: otits media
inner ear: meds (gentamycin)
What does peds ask re: hearing?
family hx of hearing loss? meds? anatomy of ear FB infxn
Hearing loss for external-cerumen impaction -tx?
DO NOT USE Q TIP
Otits externa - sx?
tugging of ear
hearing loss
discharge
Otitis externa - bug?
pseudomonas
staph
Otitis externa -tx?
quinolone abx drops
Ear pain DESPITE tx?
malignant OE
Acute otitis media - sx?
OE sx (ear pain, discharge, hearing loss)
URI sx
fevers
Acute otitis media - bugs?
VIRAL > BACTERIAL
s. pneumonia
h. influenzae
m. catarrhalis
Acute otitis media - tx?
first line: HD Amox 80mg/kg/day
severe: Augmentin 90mg/kg/day BID
failure: Ceftriaxone 50mg/kg/day x 3 days
Acute otitis media - criteria?
1) abrupt onset
2) effusion
3) inflammation: erythema, otalagia
Gold standard for acute otitis media?
insufflation to check for effusion
if it doesn’t move - EFFUSION
Complication of acute otitis media: Bullous myringitis - tx?
azithormyocin to cover mycoplasma
Complication of acute otitis media: cholesteatoma?
epithelial tissue gets stuck and will not go away unless surgically removed
Cholesteaetoma - cx?
complication of acute otitis media
progress hearing loss
destruction of the bones
erosion of the mastoid bone
Acute serious otitis media?
d/t URI
Acute serous otitis media -tx?
nothing
Chronic serous otitis media?
more than 3mo
Chronic serous otitis media - tx?
tubes
Purpose of tympanostomy tubes?
stabilizes the pressure in the eustachian tube until child grows
Indications for tympanostomy tubes?
1) chronic serous otitis media (even w/ 6-12wks)
2) recurrent AOM (3x/6mo or 4x/12mo)
3) complication of AOM
4) complication of eustachian tubes
Choanal atresia?
blockage of the nasal passage way
Choanal atresia - bilateral at birth?
respiratory probs
Choanal atresia - unilateral?
discharge unilateral
Choanal atresia - dx?
endoscopy
Nasal polyps >10yo?
allergies
Nasal polyps <10yo?
cystic fiborsis - do Cl sweat test
Foul smell from <5yo?
FB!
Medical emergencies w/ nose?
displaced fractures
septal deviations
naso septal hematomas
Epistaxis <2yo?
rare
Epistaxis unilateral/bilateral?
unilateral: minor trauma
bilateral: major trauma