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ENT Extra Clinical Flashcards

1
Q

What type of hearing loss is presbyacusis?

A

sensorineural

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2
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What type of fracture causes conductive hearing loss?

A

longitudinal

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3
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Which type of blows cause longitudinal fractures to the temporal bone?

A

lateral blows

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4
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What are 3 reasons for development of retropharyngeal abscess?

A

viral/bacterial sore throat (children), foreign bodies, spread of TB from cervical spine

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5
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What is the most serious complication of a retropharyngeal abscess?

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compromised airway

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6
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What is the most important underling consideration in a a patient with oral candida causing sore throat?

A

underlying cause

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7
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What is the commonest cause of epiglottitis?

A

Haem Influenza type B

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8
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What should not be done in pediatric patients with a suspected epiglottitis?

A

examination of throat, taking bloods, cannulation

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9
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Complications of nasal trauma?

A

epistaxis, septal haematoma, CSF leak, meningitis, anosmia

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10
Q

Fracture of which bone can cause anosmia?

A

cribiform plate

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11
Q

What is the pinna?

A

part of ear visible from outside

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12
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What is AOM usually preceded by?

A

upper resp tract infection

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13
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What are 1st and 2nd line antibiotics for sinusitis?

A

1st - penicillin

2nd - doxycycline

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14
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Who should doxycycline not be given to?

A

children

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15
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What are the fungal causes of OE?

A

asp niger, candida albicans

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16
Q

What would be the treatment for aspergillus niger otitis externa?

A

Clotrimazole (canesten) and an aural toilet

17
Q

What is the pharmacological treatment for Meniere’s?

A

intratympanic gentamycin

18
Q

Commonest cause of vertigo on looking up?

A

BPPV

19
Q

What is the difference between clinical presentations of labyrinthitis and vestibular neuronitits?

A

VN - no tinnitus or hearing loss

Lab will

20
Q

In which age group would you find laryngomalacia?

A

infant

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