ENT NOTES FROM DOC CRUZ

Question 1

First to develop embryologically in sinuses

Answer 1

Maxillary sinus

Question 2

What view in X-ray for maxillary sinus

Answer 2

Water’s view

Question 3

What view to look for frontal sinus

Answer 3

Caldwell and lateral

Question 4

Most prominent turbinate

Answer 4

Inferior

Question 5

What drains on upper turbinate (superior)

Answer 5

Sphenoid and posterior ethmoid cells

Question 6

Drainage of sphenoid sinus

Answer 6

Superior meats

Question 7

What view to look for sphenoid sinus

Answer 7

Lateral and submento vertex

Question 8

What sinus is not present at birth?

Answer 8

Frontal sinus

Question 9

Most commonly fractured part of face is

Answer 9

Nasal bone

Question 10

The nasal cavities are partitioned in the midline by the

Answer 10

Nasal septum

Question 11

Separation of cartilage of septum on the peri chondrium because of hematoma or abbess will result to what?

Answer 11

Cartilage necrosis and saddle nose cosmetic deformity

Question 12

Main artery of the nasal cavity

Answer 12

Sphenopalatine branch of maxillary artery

Question 13

Common site of epistaxis

Answer 13

Kiesselbach’s area or little’s area

Question 14

Bony projections on the lateral nasawall;

Answer 14

Turbinates

Question 15

Posterior rhinos-copy where should you breath? Indirect laryngoscopy where?

Answer 15

In posterior rhinoscopy - breath in nose. Indirect laryngoscopy breath through the mouth

Question 16

Why is it important to palpate neck nodes?

Answer 16

Rule out malignancy

Question 17

Vocal cord nodule is it Uni or bilateral?

Answer 17

Bilateral. Commonly occurs at the junction.

Question 18

Vocal cord nodule aka in layman

Answer 18

Singer’s nodule and teacher’s nodule

Question 19

Why is the nodule located in the midline?

Answer 19

Because that is the most mobile part

Question 20

Landmark between oropharynx and laryugopharyx laryngopharynx

Answer 20

Below the epiglottis

Question 21

How are voice produced?

Answer 21

Vibration of the vocal chords as air passes through

Question 22

What is being pierced in emergency airway establishment (cricothyroidotomy)

Answer 22

Median cricothyroid membrane

Question 23

The only abductor- of the vocal fold

Answer 23

Posterior cricoarytenoid

Question 24

Only muscle supplied by external branch superior laryngeal nerve

Answer 24

Cricothyroid

Question 25

Chief pitch changing muscle

Answer 25

Cricothyroid muscle

Question 26

Only unpaired intrinsic muscle

Answer 26

Interarytenoid