Hoarseness Flashcards
1
Q
Order
A
Bloods
CXR
2
Q
Drug related
A
Inhaled steroids
3
Q
Months to years
A
Chronic laryngitis
4
Q
Onset months. Singers, voice strain
A
Singer’s nodes in the larynx
5
Q
Progressive hoarseness weeks to months
Dysphagia
A
Laryngeal carcinoma
6
Q
Onset weeks to months or after surgery
Bovine cough! Symptoms of cause
A
Vocal cord paresis
- vagal nerve trauma
- cancer
- MS
- TB
- Idiopathic
7
Q
Stress induced
A
Functional hoarseness
8
Q
Onset months to years
Fatigue, puffy face, obesity, cold intolerance
A
Myxedema (hypothyroidism)
9
Q
Large, wide face. Prominent forehead and jaw. Big tongue. Big hands.
A
Acromegaly !!
10
Q
Onset months to years
Dry mouth and eyes
A
Sjogrens
11
Q
Onset over months with other sytemic symptoms;
A
Granulomas - due to;
- Syphilis
- TB
- Sarcoidosis
- Wegener’s granulomatosis
