ENT Flashcards
sore ear in a swimmer
pseudomonas
otitis externa
bulging TM
otitis media
retracted ear drum
OME
child with behavioural problems and impaired speech
OME
pearly white on otoscopy and foul smelling discharge
cholesteatoma
decreased hearing in 20-30y/o, parents started to lose hearing at this age also
otosclerosis
“don’t shout, I’m not deaf”
presbycusis
loss of corneal reflex + cafe aut lait macules
acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma)
Dizziness when turning in bed
BPPV
Dizziness, ear pain and cold/URTI
labyrinthitis
sudden dizziness leaving patient bed bound with no associated ear problems
vestibular neuronitis
feeling of aural fullness
meniere’s disease
rash on ear with vertigo, ipsilateral hearing loss and facial muscle weakness
Ramsay-hunt syndrome
Facial weakness, loss of taste
Bell’s palsy (CNVII damage)
runny nose only present in summer
allergic rhinitis
skinned grape appearance
nasal polyp
child with unilateral nasal discharge
foreign body
singer with breathy, harsh voice
nodules
battle sign
bruising on skull, very specific for mastoid process of temporal bone fracture
white patches on red raw mucousa
candida
grey white membrane across pharynx
diptheria
moves upwards on sticking tongue out
thyroglossal cyst
pain and swelling of tonsils after eating
salolithiasis
barking cough
croup - parainfluenza
stridor and drooling in a young child
epiglottitis - HiB
rugby player with sore swollen pinna
pinna haematoma (cauliflower ear)
deafness and kidney failure
Alports syndrome
Reed-sternberg cells
Hodgkins lymphoma
