ENT Flashcards
1
Q
Labyrinthitis
Sx & tx
A
Sx: vertigo, gait instability, NV, UNILATERAL hearing loss
Tx: resolves on its own but can be sped up with 10 day taper of steroids
2
Q
Acute bacterial rhinosinusitis
sx & tx
A
sx: rhinosinusitis >10 days without evidence of improvement, fever, purulent nasal discharge or facial pain lasting at least 3-4 days
tx: augmentin
3
Q
Pt with progressive difficulty swallowing of both SOLIDS and LIQUIDs, hearburn, saliva regurgitation, foods getting stuck, squeezing retrosternal chest pain after eating, XR = widen mediastinum without gastric bubble. EDG w/bx were negative. whats your next test to dx? whats the dx?
A
High res Esophageal Manometry to properly dx ACHALASIA – barium swallow can nondiagnostic in 1/3 of pts
