ENT tx

Question 1

Tx if TM perforation

Answer 1

Floxin drops

Question 2

Tx for dental abscess

Answer 2

Ceftriaxone IM, followed by PO amoxicillin

Question 3

Tx for epiglottitis

Answer 3

Admit for observation, humidified O2, IV antibiotics (ceftriaxone + clindamycin), and IV corticosteroids

Question 4

What supplement should patients with measles receive

Answer 4

Vitamin A

Question 5

tx for retinopathy

Answer 5

retinal laser photocoagulation,

intravitreal injection of antivascular endothelial growth factor drugs (eg, ranibizumab, bevacizumab),

intraocular corticosteroids,

vitrectomy,

combination

Question 6

In patients with diabetic retinopathy, what clinical intervention is most successful in preserving vision?

Answer 6

Parenteral laser photocoagulation

Question 7

Tx for optic neuritis

Answer 7

IV methylprednisone

Question 8

tx for retinal artery occlusion

Answer 8

topical timolol 0.5%

acetazolamide 500 mg IV or PO

Question 9

tx for sinusitis- adults

Answer 9

1st line= augmentin

Doxy

Levo (for resistant cases)

Question 10

Tx for sinusitis- Kids

Answer 10

Augmentin

Question 11

tx for peritonsillar abscess

Answer 11

parenteral amoxicillin, amoxicillin-sulbactam, and clindamycin.

In less severe cases, oral antibiotics can be used for 7 to 10 days (i.e., amoxicillin, amoxicillin-clavulanate, clindamycin).

Question 12

tx of sialadenitis

Answer 12

IV antibiotics active against S. aureus (eg, dicloxacillin, 250 mg PO qid, a 1st-generation cephalosporin, or clindamycin), mo