ENT Flashcards
Cell type present in cholesteatoma
Keratinising squamous epithelium (overgrowth)
Most important question for determining cause of vertigo?
How long does it last?
Otitis externa appropriate initial management
Topical Tx
Branches of facial nerve? (5)
Temporal Zygomatic Buccal Marginal Mandibular Cervical (To Zanzibar By Motor Car)
To Zanzibar By Motor Car
Branches of facial nerve
Temporal Zygomatic Buccal Marginal Mandibular Cervical
Nerve responsible for referred otalgia from pharynx?
Glossopharyngeal nerve
2 most common causes of prominent pinnae?
Lack of antihelical fold
Excess of conchal cartilage
Acute Rhinosinusitis commonest cause
Viral (Cause >90% of time)
Most likely pathology in parotid gland mass?
Pleiomorphic adenoma
First line investigation in parotid gland mass?
Ultrasound Fine Needle Aspiration
Most common bacterial cause of sore throat
Strep pyogenes (aka group A strep)