ENT/Max Fax/Plastics Flashcards
3 Ds of epiglottitis
Drooling, dysphagia and distress
Organisms causing epiglottitis
H.influenzae
Beta haemolytic strep
Immediate management of epiglottitis
Keep calm
DON’T EXAMINE THROAT
Oxygen
Nebulised adrenalne
Consider IV cefotaxime or ceftriaxone
Differentiate meniere’s disease and labrynthitits
People with meniere’s have a feeling of ‘fullness’ in their ear
What should be considered if a presentation of croup doesn’t respond to tx
Bacterial tracheitis
CFS rhinnorhea marker
Tau protein / Beta-2 transferrin
Which muscle is most likely damaged in an orbital floor #
Inferior rectus - causing blurred vision on looking up
Antibiotics for dental abscess
If systemically ok but immunocompromised
If severe / spreading
- Penicillin
- Metronidazole
Le fort 1
of anteorlateral nasal fossa margin
(horizontal fracture)
Le fort 2
Inferior orbital rim involvement
Pyramidal shape #
Top is the naso frontal area but then extends down
Le fort 3
zygomatic arch involvement
Horizontal but starts at nasal frontal area and extends across the orbital walls to the zygoma
Complicated crown # =
Fracture that extends into the dental pulp of the tooth