ENT Flashcards
there is a higher incidence of retinal detachment with what?
nearsightedenss (myopia)
how does vision loss occur with open angle glaucoma?
peripheral tocentral
causes of nasopharyngeal carcinoma
ebstein barr virus and HPV
DOC for vasomotor rhinittis (non-allergic, non-inflammatory)
nasal ipratropium
Tx for strep throat if allergic to PCN
Macolide abx (clarithrymycin, azithromycin, or erythromycin)
most common site of posterior nosebleeds
Woodruff’s plexus
preferred imanging for acoustic neuroma
MRI
cyst located anterior to the SCM, ahs a fluctauant character, mostly seen after URIs
branchial cleft cyst
cyst that occurs midline and will raise and lower with movement of the tongue
thyroglossal duct cyst
meds that can cause gingival hyperplasia
phenytoin, CCB, cyclosporine
most appropriate diagnostic tool for mastoiditits
CT can
what condition do B/L aucoustic neuromas occur with
neurofibromatosis type II
IN conductive hearing loss BC > AC
bone conduction > air conduction
in sensorineural hearing loss BC> air conduction
air conduction and bone conduction are both depreciated
Tx for otitis externa
neomycin sulfate, polymyxin B sulfate
if bullae seen in acute otitits media what should you think?
mycoplasma pneumoniae
TM is retracted with bony landmarks preserved
serous otitis media
TM is retracted with bony landmarks preserved
serous otitis media
common bacterial causes of acute sinusitits
strep pneumo and strep pyogenes, h flu, moraxella ctarrhalis
white lesions that can’t be removed by simply rubbing the mucosal surface. Occur in response to chronic irritation
luekoplakia
most common type of oral cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
submandibular gland, most common site for sialolithiaiss
Wharton’s duct
stone formation in the salivary gland duct. Presents with post prandial pain, local swelling
sialolithiaisis
acute swelling of the parotid gland or submandibular gland due to ductal obstruction. Purulent drainage can be massaged from the duct.
sialadenitits
Tx for sialadenitits
dicloxacillin or cephalexin
Tv for epiglotitits
IV 3r d gen cephalopsorins, dexmathasone
cause of croup
parainfluenza virus
hoarseness, inspiratory stridor, brassy cough in children 6 months-3 years old.
croup
