ENT Pathophysiology Flashcards

1
Q

low grade fever, throat irritation, sneezing

A

first 2 days of cold

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2
Q

rhinitis, cough, rhinorrhea (runny nose)

A

2-4 days of cold

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3
Q

symptoms of cold start to resolve and are gone by this time

A

7-14 days

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4
Q

peaks of RSV and influenza are which season

A

winter

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5
Q

viral skin rash on cheeks caused by parvovirus B19

A

slapped cheek disease

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6
Q

rash on trunk and neck caused by strains of herpes virus; high fever and FEBRILE SEIZURES
age 2

A

Roseola

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7
Q

preventable w/ MMR vaccine; can lead to congenital rubella syndrome

A

Rubella

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8
Q

very bad cold in babies by age of 2; highly infectious; BRONCHIOLITIS

A

RSV (respiratory syncytial virus)

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9
Q

sinus pressure and tenderness; HIGH FEVER (>102) (voice changes, tooth ache)

A

paranasal sinusitis

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10
Q

2 major complications of sinusitis

A

abscess; osteomyelitis

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11
Q

most common cause of pharyngitis (viral or bacterial)

A

viral

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12
Q

bacterial cause of pharyngitis

A

Group A strep

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13
Q

rash, sore throat, strawberry tongue—consequence of GAS

A

scarlet fever

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14
Q

consequence of GAS

A

rheumatic fever

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15
Q

swelling that affects every layer of heart and we have to be cautious of this from rheumatic fever

A

Pancarditis

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16
Q

painful EAC; erythema; very painful to manipulate ear

A

external otitis

17
Q

main bacteria that causes external otitis

A

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

18
Q

infection of epiglottis and looks like thumb sign on CT/xray

A

epiglottitis

19
Q

vaccine for epiglottitis

A

Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b)

20
Q

barking cough (seal bark), hoarseness, and stridor (wheezing); worse at night

A

Croup

21
Q

pathogen that causes croup

A

Parainfluenza

22
Q

edema during croup looks like what on xray

A

“steeple”

23
Q

HIGH FEVER, cough, runny, nose, watery eyes, KOPLIK SPOTS (in mouth)

A

measles

24
Q

HPV 6,11 (b/c deal w/ benign head and neck tumors) associated w/ this benign tumor

A

sinonasal papilloma

25
Q

another name for sinonasal papilloma

A

nasal polyp

26
Q

nasal polyps are associated with what disease

A

cystic fibrosis

27
Q

malignant neuroblasts
ROSETTES
NSE +, chromogranin +, synaptophysin +

A

olfactory neuroblastoma

28
Q

heavy smokers and people who sing or talk a lot can get these

A

vocal cord polyps

29
Q

this carcinoma is associated w/ smoking; vocal cords; cytokeratin IHC+

A

squamous cell carcinoma of larynx

30
Q

A 65-year-old man presents to your clinic with chief complaints of “ my wife says my voice has changed and I have a lump in my throat”

A

squamous cell carcinoma of larynx