HEENT Flashcards
Whats the diagnosis?
Exotosis: benign, bony growths
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Keloid: firm, nodular, hypertrophic mass of scar tissue, may occur after ear piercing
Whats the diagnosis? And what do you do?
Chondrodermatitis helicis: chronic inflammatory lesion that starts out painful or tender papules on the helix of antihelix
Biopsy to rule out carcinoma (benign, sometimes self resolves: unknown cause
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Tophi: deposit of uric acid crystal’s characteristic of gout
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Basal cell carcinoma: raised nodule shows the lustrous surface and telangiectatic vessels or basal cell carcinoma, common, slow growing malignancy, growth and ulceration may occur
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Cutaneous cyst/sebaceous cyst: dome shaped lump in the dermis that forms a benign, closed sack attached to the epidermis
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Rheumatoid nodules: seen in chronic rheumatoid arthritis (may be on hands or elbows)
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Periauricular tag: maybe benign and occur by themself OR be associated with congenital syndromes
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Preauricular sinus/preauricular pit:
May be associated with hearing loss, renal development issues
Screen and repeat hearing screen
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Acute otitis externa (acute swimmers ear)
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Acute otitis externa (acute swimmers ear)
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Perforation of the tympanic membrane
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Perforation of the tympanic membrane
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Tympanosclerosis
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Tympanosclerosis
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Serous otitis or OME (otitis media with effusion) aka same thing
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Serous otitis or OME
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Acute otitis media
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Acute otitis media
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Bullous myringitis
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Bullous myringitis
Ear exam under 12 months
Pull auricle down and out
Whats the diagnosis?
Allergic sinuses
(Pale, bluish, red) boggy
What is the diagnosis?
Viral sinuses
Red swollen