ENT: benign vs abnormal Flashcards

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EARS

normal tympanic membranes (TM) (ears)

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A
TM erythema (ottis media)
TM bulging (ottis media)
TM dullness (ottis media)

–TM obscured by cerumen (ear wax)

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NOSE

normal nares
singular= naris
plural=nares (there is no i in team)

A

epistaxis
Rhinorrhea
boggy turbinates (swollen inner nose)

—septal hematoma (blood accumulation in the septum)

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3
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MOUTH/THROAT

moist mucous membranes

A

dry mucous membranes (DMM)

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4
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MOUTH/THROAT

oropharynx normal (OP)

A
Pharyngeal erythema (pharyngitis) 
tonsillar exudates (tonsillitis)
tonsillar hypertrophy (tonsillitis)
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MOUTH/THROAT

normal dentition (teeth)

A

edentulous-lacking teeth (sings of peritonsillar abscess)
dental caries-known as cavities (signs of peritonsillar abscess)

  • –uvular shift -dangly fleshy object at the back of the mouth, the PTA pushes it back (sings of peritonsillar abscess PTA)
  • –tonsillar asymmetry
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