HEENT Flashcards
Ectropion and Entropion are v similar, but with ENtropion- worry about eyeball damage (corneal abrasion or ulcer)
Tx for both:
Eye drops vs Surgery
Dacryocystitis
inflection of lacrimal sac, NASAL/MEDIAL side of eye
Tx for Acute: Warm compress and BIG GUY ABX
-Clinda or Vanco + Ceftriaxone
Blepharitis- inflammation of eyelid margin, crusting, scaly, red-rimming
Assoc w: Down syndrome, Rosacea, Seborrheic dermatitis
Tx: Eyelid hygeine (warm compress, scrub, wash w baby shampoo)
Hordeolum aka
Stye
Hordeolum (stye) is caused by:
Staph Aureus
Hordeolum (stye) can be inside or outside of eyelid
Tx:
Warm compress
Most pop and drain spont within 2 days
If not gone in 2 days: IandD + Abx maybe
Chalazion- painless granuloma of internal Mebomian sebaceuous gland
Non tender, localized eyelid swelling
Conjunctival surface of eyelid
Larger and slower growing than stye
Tx for Chalazion
Eyelid hygiene and Warm compress
often resolve in days-weeks
Refractory- eye doc referral for Steroid injection
Pterygium “TERY is SCARY”
triangular shaped, growing mass that starts medially and extends across eye
Red, annoying, feels liek FB
Tx for Pterygium
Observation
Removal IF the growth affects vision
Retinoblastoma
Most diagnosed <3 YO
messed up RB1 gene
Abnormal WHITE REFLEX on eye exam
Tx for Retinoblastoma
Radiation, Chemo, Enucleation
Assoc with BONE NEOPLASMS
Prognosis for Retinoblastoma
Survival >95% if treated promptly
Most common cause of permanent blindness in OLDER folk (>75YO)
Macular Degeneration
Macular Degeneration
Dry vs Wet
Dry:
-Most common type, progressive over decades
Wet:
-not as common but more aggressive, in months
Macular Degeneration vision loss
Central
Metamorphopsia- straight lines appear bent
What will you see on Fundoscopic exam with Macular Degeneration?
Dry: Drusen bodies (small round yellow/white spots on outer retina)
Wet: new, abnormal vessels
Tx of (Dry) Macular Degeneration
Zinc
Vitamins (C, E)
Tx of (Wet) Macular Degeneration
Bevacizumab (intravitreal VEGF inhib)
Laser
Most common cause of Retinopathy in younger ppl
20-74 YO
Diabetic Retinopathy
Tx for Diabetic Retinopathy
Strict glucose control
Laser therapy
for Proliferative type: Add Bevacizumab
Cotton wool spots can be seen with both
DM and HTN Retinopathy
Central vision loss
Macular Degeneration
Tx for Otitis Externa
Corticosporin Otic (combo-poly, neo, hydroc) if TM is okay
if not- Ofloxacin Otic “Floxin Otic”
Otitis Externa can lead to—>
Malignant Otitis Externa
necrotizing
Pseudomonas is most common cause of
Otitis externa
Malignant otitis externa
Chronic Otitis media
Risk factor for Necrotizing Malignant Otitis externa
Old Diabetic pts!!
Tx for Necrotizing Malignant Otitis externa
IV Cipro
Mastoiditis
a complication of Acute Otitis Media
Mastoiditis
Deep ear pain, worse at night
fever
Bulging, red TM
Tx for Mastoiditis
IV Vanco +
Ceftazadime, Cefepime, or Piper-tazo
Tx for Chronic Otitis Media
Cipro, OR
Ofloxacin
Acute Otitis Media
6 mo-18 mo common
Cause of AOM
Strep PNA
Preceded by viral, Ear tugging, fever, bulging and red TM
AOM - acute otitis media
Tx for AOM- Acute Otitis Media
Amoxicillin 90 mg/kg/day
or
Augmentin
tx for AOM if PCN allergy
Cephalosporin!
Oral- Cefdinir, Cefuroxime
IM- Ceftriaxone (Rocephin)
Severe allergy: Azithro
Most common cause of Positional Vertigo
BPPV
Rolling over in bed
Sudden, episodic, lasting <60 seconds
Tx: Canalith reposition- Epley Maneuver
Why are meds pretty useless in BPPV?
bc sx only last <60 seconds
Tx for “Sinus Infection”
Acute Rhinosinusitis
AUGMENTIN
Amoxicillin-Clavulanic acid
2nd line tx for ‘Sinus infection”
Acute Rhinosinusitis
Doxy
Levofloxacin (Levaquin)
Most sinus infections are
viral
If sinus infection is bacterial
Strep PNA
When to give abx for Sinus infection?
sx present for >10-14 days w worsening, or earlier if sx are severe
Chronic sinusitis (chronic sinus infection)
> 12 weeks
MORE THAN 3 MONTHS OF THIS ISH
Tx of chronic sinus infection
Irrigate
Steroids
ENT f/u
may need abx
Rhinitis
Allergies
Common cold
Vasomotor
1st line tx for Rhinitis
Intranasal Steroids
- Mometasone
- Fluticasone
Tx for Rhinitis (intranasal steroids) are most effective for
Allergic type
esp w Nasal polyps
1st line Tx for Strep throat
PCN
or Keflex