Heent Flashcards
What is a flat or low amplitude line on tympanogram associated with
Stiff membrane, middle ear fluid, obstructed tympanostomy tube
What is a high line on tympanogram associated with
Hypermobile TM
What does high volume (area under the graph) on a tympanogram represent
Perforated TM
What is the most common organism associated with chronic suppurative otitis media
Pseudomonas
What can be a complication of tympanostomy tubes
Tympanostomy tube granulomas which presents as bloody otorrhea and a large erythematous mass in a pt with PE tubes
How can you prevent swimmers ear
Acidifying the ear canal with boric acid or acetic acid solution before and after swimming
Bacteria commonly causing mastoiditis
Strep pneumonia, non typeable h flu, strep pyogenes and staph aureus
Nasal congestion in an adolescent you would want to r/o what
Cocaine use
What is charge syndrome
Coloboma Heart defect Atresia choanae Retardation of growth and development Genitourinary problems Ear anomalies
Which sinuses develop at birth
Maxillary and ethmoid
Which sinuses develop at 5-6 yrs of age
Frontal and sphenoid
What are the predisposing factors for chronic sinusitis
Allergy, exposure to tobacco, recurrent viral uri, ger, anatomic abnormalities, immune deficiency, primary ciliary dyskinesia and cystic fibrosis
Orbital sinusitis can result from infection of which sinus
Ethmoid
What’s the next step in a patient with worsening epistaxis
CT to rule out a posterior nasopharyngeal mass such as a nasopharyngeal angiofibroma
What are the common causes of delayed tooth eruption
Hypothyroidism Hypopituitarism Hypoplasia (ectodermal) Hypohidrosis Rickets