ENT Flashcards
Maximum duration of acute rhinosinusitis is:
under 4 weeks
Untreated acute otitis media may lead to:
Mastoiditis
Important aspect of Leukoplakia is that it can be:
precancerous
Characteristic of vertigo’s
Labyrinthitis=Continuous
Meniere = Episodic
Benign = Positional
deviation of uvula
muffled / potato voice
odynophagia
tonsillar buldge
trismus (diffeculty opening month)
are descriptive of:
Peritonsillar Abscess
Most common salivary gland tumor occurs in:
Parotid gland
typical cause of Gingivitis is:
poor dental hygine
Tx for Strep Pharyngitis in pt who are allergic to penecillin:
Azithromycin
Clyndamycin
Clarithromycin
Parotid gland is drained by:
Stensen’s duct
Stensen’s check aread
typical organism that causes Sialadenitis is:
S. aureus
Cholesteatoma results in what hearing loss
Conductive
Cholesteatoma=Conductive loss
acute onset of vertigo without any other sx is:
Vestibular Neuritis
Otitis externa / swimmer’s ear is most often caused by:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
bilateral infection of submandibular space (mouth floor) is known as:
Ludwig’s angina
tx for Mastoiditis:
IV cefazolin
autophony is usually seen in pt. with:
overly patent eustachian tube
2nd line treatment for allergic sinusitis:
Antihistamines
Decongestants (sympathomemetics)
Cromolyn
Montelukast
Postauricular erythema and pain are sx of:
Mastoiditis
Benight Migratory Glossitis is known as:
Georgraphic Tongue
Neural hearing loss is often caused by:
Acoustic Neuroma (CN 8 Schwannoma)
Deterioration of chochlear hair cells will result in:
Sensory hearing loss
Episodic
Sensorineural hearing loss
Vertgo
Tinnitus
Aural pressure
are signs of:
Meneire syndrome
Pott Puffy Tumor means:
Frontal sinus osteomyelitis
Low frequency hearing loss is associated with:
Meniere Dz
Acute Sinusitis is most commonly caused by
Rhinovirus
unilateral Tinnitus is a concern for:
Schwannoma
Acute laryngitis usually occures in the settings of:
viral URI
Most common age for Strep Phayrngitis is:
5-15 y.o
1st line tx for allergic sinusitis is:
continious use of intranasal corticosteroids
Centor Criteria for Step Pharyngitis includes:
Fever>38C
Anterior cx lympadenopathy
Absence of a cough
Tonsillar exudate
Episodic
vertigo
lower frequency hearing loss
tinnitus
aural pressure
is associated with:
Menier Syndrome
Menier = episodic=recurrent.
Ototoxic medications are:
Aminoglycosides -mycins-
Vancomycin
Furosemide
ASA
Cisplatin
typical organism that cause mastoiditis:
S. Pneumoniae
H. influenza
S. pyogenes
Ecchymosis of pinna
loss of cartilaginouse landmarks
are signs of:
Auricular Hematoma
Hot potatoe voice is indicative of:
Peritonsillar Abscess
description of vertigo in vestibular neuritis
acute w.o any other sx
acute vestibular neuritis
red smooth surface tongue is known as:
Glossitis
Dix-Hallpike maneuver is used to assess
for benign positional vertigo
acute onest of sever continuous unilateral:
vertigo
hearing loss
tinnitus
nystagmus
is known as:
Labyrinthitis
BC>AC in Rinne test is indicative of:
Conductive hearing loss
Inflamation of salivary gland is known as:
Sialadenitis
white coating in mouth that CAN be scraped off
Candidiasis
Mastoiditis diagnosing test is:
CT
Nectorizing ulcerative gingivitis is typical in:
young adults under stress
Lateralization to the affected ear in weber test is a signs of
Conductive hearing loss
Affected = conductive hearing
Maintanence medication for Meniere Dz is:
Diuretics
Salt restriction
Intratempanic steroid injections
side effects of nasal decongestants:
HTN
headache
insomnia
most common cause of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is:
calcium debris within posterior semicircular canal (canalithiasis)
Samter’s triad:
Asthma
Apririn sensitivity
Nasal polyps
Tx for Strep Pharyngitis:
Penicillin
or
Amoxicillin
central vertigo is often an early sign of:
Multople Sclerosis