ENT- buzzwords Flashcards
1
Q
“retracted drum”
A
otitis media with effusion
2
Q
“fluid level behind drum”
A
otitis media with effusion
3
Q
“dull colour”
A
otitis media with effusion
4
Q
feeling of ‘fullness” in the ear
A
Menieres disease
5
Q
loss of corneal reflex (+ sensorineural hearing loss, vertigo and tinnitus)
A
vestibular schwannoma
6
Q
bilateral vestibular schwannoma
A
think NF-II
7
Q
vertigo on rotation movement of the head
A
BPPV
8
Q
“battle sign”
A
bruising on the skull, very specific to mastoid process of temporal bone fractures
9
Q
Pearly white on otoscopy and foul, cheesy discharge
A
cholesteatoma
10
Q
Little’s area
A
branches from external carotid artery (via maxillary and facial) and internal carotid (via
ophthalmic)
