Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Issues and Disorders Flashcards
What is a common staphylococcal abcess on the uppor or lower eyelid?
stye
What is another word for a stye?
hordeolum
What has an abrupt onset, is acutely tender, and has pain which is proportional to the amount of edema?
hordeolum (stye)
What is a granulomatous (beady nodule) on the eyelid, which may be from an infection or retention cyst of the meibomian gland?
chalazion
How does a chalazion differ from a hordeolum?
chalazions are usually painless
What type of conjunctivitis causes copious amounts of purulent discharge?
gonococcal
What is an abnormal, uniform, progressive opacity of the eye seen in children with co-morbid syndromes, such as down syndrome, DM, marfan syndrome, and atopic dermatitis?
cataracts
At what age should you refer a patient with strabismus?
if acquired after 6 months of age
What is ocular misalignment as a result of uncoordinated ocular muscles?
strabismus
eyes deviate inward
esotropia
eyes deviate outward
exotropia
eyes deviate upward
hypertropia
eyes deviate downward
hypotropia
Which eye deviations should be referred immediately, even if present before 6 months of age?
hypertropia and hypotropia
What is the term used to describe a pupillary light reflex that is unequal?
hirschberg
what can hypertropia or hypotropia be indicative of?
brain tumors
What is inflammation of the external auditory meatus?
otitis externa
What is another word for otitis externa?
swimmer’s ear
What is the presence of fluid in the middle ears without signs or symptoms of AOM and is also known as chronic otitis media with effusion (OME)?
serous otitis media
What kind of hearing loss is described as decreased ability to conduct sound from external to inner ear?
conductive hearing loss
Cerumen impaction/foreign body, hematoma, otitis media, and perforated TM can all cause what type of hearing loss?
conductive hearing loss
What kind of hearing loss is described as impaired transmission of sound through the nervous system?
sensorineural loss
Acoustic neuroma, syphilis, central nervous system disease, and medication toxicity can all cause what kind of hearing loss?
sensorineural loss
With which test for hearing loss should sound be heard equally in both ears and not lateralize for it to be normal?
weber test