ENT: benign vs abnormal Flashcards
1
Q
EARS
normal tympanic membranes (TM) (ears)
__
A
TM erythema (ottis media) TM bulging (ottis media) TM dullness (ottis media)
–TM obscured by cerumen (ear wax)
2
Q
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)
3
Q
MOUTH/THROAT
moist mucous membranes
A
dry mucous membranes (DMM)
4
Q
MOUTH/THROAT
oropharynx normal (OP)
A
Pharyngeal erythema (pharyngitis) tonsillar exudates (tonsillitis) tonsillar hypertrophy (tonsillitis)
5
Q
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