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ENT Buzzwords Flashcards

1
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fluid level behind drum

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otitis media with effusion

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2
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retracted drum

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otitis media with effusion

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3
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dull colour

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otitis media with effusion

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4
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difficult at school + have to shout loud to hear

A

OME

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5
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feeling of fullness in the ear

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menieres disease

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6
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loss of corneal reflex (+ sensorineural hearing loss, vertigo and tinnitus)

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acoustic neuroma assoc with NF2

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7
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vertigo on rotation movement of head

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BPPV

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8
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battle sign

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bruise on skull specific to mastoid process of temporal bone fracture

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9
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pearl white otoscopy and foul, cheesy discharge

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cholesteatoma

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10
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white patch on red/raw mucous membranes in throat/mouth

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candida/thrush

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11
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how do you treat candida/thrush?

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muconazole gel

fluconazole

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12
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sore throat with a grey-white membrane across the pharynx

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diphtheria

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13
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increased risk if russian

A

diphtheria

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14
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how do you treat diphtheria

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anti-toxin

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15
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commonest cancer in china/hong kong

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nasopharyngeal cancer

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16
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painless lump in neck in posterior triangle asian patient

A

nasopharyngeal cancer

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17
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how is nasopharyngeal monitored?

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measurement of EBV antibodies

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18
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most malignant tumours of oral cavity are ….

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squamous cell carcinomas

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19
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commonest sites of oral cavity cancer ….

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lateral borders of the tongue and floor of the mouth

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20
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what does cleft palate and other maxofacial deformities predispose

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middle ear problems

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21
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what can anticoagulant overdose cause

when should it be considered

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epstaxis

recent surgery patients

22
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attaches to base of tongue and moves when tongue sticks out

A

thyroglossal cyst

23
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what is salolithiasis

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formation of stones within the salivary glands, which obstruct salivary ducts and predispose to infection

24
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where and who is salolthiasis most common

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submandibular gland in men over 40

25
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produces pain and swelling after eating

A

salolithiasis

26
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risk of thyroid surgery

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laryngeal nerve palsy –> hoarseness

27
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commonest salivary gland tumour

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pleomorphic adenoma

28
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slow growing, rubbery consistency, potent for malignant change

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pleomorphic adenoma

29
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indications for tonsillectomy

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  • suspected malignancy
  • obstructive sleep apnea due to tonsillar hypertrophy
  • recurrent tonsillitis: 5 attacks a year for at least 2 years
  • quinsy in a patient with history of recurrent tonsillitis
30
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ototoxic medication

A

aminoglycosides and aspirin

31
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hoarseness > 3 weeks investigation

A

indirect laryngoscopy

32
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new born with stridor

A

laryngomalacia

33
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barking cough

A

croup

34
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hoarse voice, fever, far worse, “looks toxis”

A

epiglottis

35
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investigation for preorbital cellulitis

A

CT to identify any abscess

36
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low frequency sounds stimulate…

A

apical regions of cochlea

37
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high frequency sounds stimulate…

A

basal regions of cochlea

38
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Le fort fractures:

type 1

A

most inferior

39
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Le fort fractures: type 2

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most superior and splits the base of the skull

40
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Le fort fractures: type 2 and 3

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disrupt cribriform plate resulign in spread of infection fromnasal cavity and paranasal sinsues into anterior cranial fossa

41
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pinna haematoma (cauliflower ear) treatment

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aspiration to get rid of blood then suturing flaps together

42
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longitudinal temporal bone fractures (80%)

A

conductive deafness

lateral blows

43
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transverse fracture (20%)

A

sensorineural hearing loss

frontal blow

44
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mild vertigo, dysarthria and ataxia (disorder of speech, balance)
woman 20-40yrs

A

multiple sclerosis

45
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deafness after showers in someone with poor hygiene

A

wax obstruction

46
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deafness + kidney failure

A

alports syndrome

47
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bulging forward lump from the middle third of sternocleidomastoid

A

branchial cyst

48
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commonest cause of hoarsness lasting <3 weeks

A

laryngitis

49
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elderly female with dysphagia, hoarse voice, aspiration pneumonia, cough, halitosis, regurgitation

A

pharyngeal pouch

50
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untreated pharyngeal pouch –>

A

pharyngeal carcinoma

51
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reed-sternberg cells pathogmonic for…

A

hodgkins lymphoma

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