ENT Investigations

Question 1

Throat swabs are recommended in tonsillitis. True/false?

Answer 1

False

Question 2

What criteria is used for tonsillitis treatment?

Answer 2

Centor criteria

Question 3

How is infectious mononucleosis diagnosed?

Answer 3

EBV IgM on Monospot

Atypical lymphocytes in peripheral blood

Question 4

What test is used to diagnose BPPV?

Answer 4

Hallpike’s test

Question 5

What imaging is used for a cholesteatoma?

Answer 5

CT

Question 6

A young child is suspected to have swallowed a coin. What imaging is used?

Answer 6

X-ray

Question 7

How is dysphagia investigated?

Answer 7

Endoscopy - if nothing found then barium swallow studies

Question 8

What imaging is used for neck lumps?

Answer 8

USS

Question 9

How are thyroid lumps investigated?

Answer 9

USS guided FNA

Question 10

What imaging is used for salivary gland disease?

Answer 10

USS

Question 11

What imaging is used for inflammatory masses?

Answer 11

USS

Question 12

What imaging is used to stage cancer in the head and neck?

Answer 12

CT

Question 13

What imaging is used for skull base pathologies?

Answer 13

MRI

Question 14

Sensorineural deafness is investigated with CT/MRI and conductive deafness is investigated with CT/MRI

Answer 14

Sensorineural - MRI

Conductive - CT

Question 15

What imaging (if any) is used for allergic rhinitis?

Answer 15

None - do a skin prick

Question 16

How is nasal fracture investigated?

Answer 16

Clinical diagnosis - no imaging needed

Question 17

What imaging is done for orbital trauma?

Answer 17

CT sinuses

Question 18

What imaging is done for Le Fort fractures?

Answer 18

CT