General Flashcards

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5 nasal symptoms

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obstruction
runny nose (anterior rhinorrhoea)
loss of sense of smell (hyposmia)
nose bleeds (epistaxis) 
facial pain
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5 ear symptoms

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earache (otalgia)
ear discharge (otorrhoea)
hearing loss
tinnitus
dizziness
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5 throat symptoms

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sore throat
difficulty swallowing (dysphagia)
pain on swallowing (odynophagia)
hoarse voice (dysphonia)
regurgitation
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Quinsy

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peri-tonsillar abcess
can occur as a complication of severe bacterial acute tonsillitis
doesn’t normally respond to AB alone, abscess needs draining
local anaesthetic and either aspirate pus or incision and drain
not pleasant but immediate relief

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