Intro to emt Flashcards

1
Q

what are general things to ask about in the history of a throat

A

soreness
dysphonia (change in pitch)
dysphagia
odophangia ( painful swallowing)
neck swelling
mouth ulcer

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2
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exampinato of neck for throat problems

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neck - thouhg z line examination
oral cavity/ orophynx

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3
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investigaion of thorat

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fnac - fine need aspiation cytology
barium swallow
ct / mri
us scan

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4
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what are the disorders of the thorat which are common

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tonsalitits
head and neck cancer
saliavary gland disease
vocal cord nodules/ laryngitis
brahcla cyst/ thyroglossl cyst
pharnygela ouch
globus pharngeuss

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5
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what are the emergenices of the throat

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stridor
foreign body
tracheostomy
neck space infections

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6
Q

what is quinsy

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when the tonsils enlarge so much in tosilitis that they cause the uvula to move to the other sid of the thorat

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7
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what is a flexible nasolaryngosocpy

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camera that goes dow nose to look at back of throat

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8
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what is the area of the vocal cords called

A

glotus

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9
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what is the area above the vocla cords called

A

supragloutsw

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10
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hat is the area below the vocla cord called

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subglotus

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11
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what is the cause of vocal cord noduesl

A

singer and people who should atle

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12
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effect of vocal cord noduled

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effect pitch of voice

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13
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what is the cuase of laryngela papillomata

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human papiloma virus

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14
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what is larngeal papillomata

A

warts forming on vocal cords

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15
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what is a pharyngeal pouch

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area fod is traped in cuaing reguation

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16
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what is the z shape nex examine in order

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1 (submenal
2 - tonsual
3 - antear chain
4 - natair cheain base
5 - base of ostiar chain
6 - supra calvial area

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17
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what type of mous does hte parodi sevrete

A

serous and calcium liquid

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18
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what is th euct form the partoid to mouth

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stensen’s duct

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19
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duct rom submandibular to mouth

A

whartons duct

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20
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what type of conditon is brahcial and thyrroglossal cysts

A

congential

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21
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what is a lipoma

A

fatty lump in fornt of motuh,

22
Q

what is a submandibular abses

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a dneal infeciton that tranfers though the route of mouth

23
Q

what is a pleomoric adenoma

A

a enlargem of parotid gland - beingin cancer

24
Q

most common being caner of partoids

A

pleomorphic adneoma

25
Q

where is an emercency tracheotomy found

A

betwen thydod cartialge and cricoid cartilage

26
Q

what to ask about in rhinology

A

nasal obsution
rhiorrhea (runny nose)
facial pain
post nasa drip
sense of smell
sneezing
tramua
cosmesis

27
Q

what is the examiaiton for rhiotomy

A

light, nasal speculum, endoscopy

28
Q

what are the investigations rhiology

A

allerage tests ( skin/ rash tests)
cold spatual test ( hold cold tongue depresser under toughe to compare mist from breathing out )

29
Q

what are the disoerders of rhionitis

A

rhinitis
sinusits
nalal poplys
snoring
tumours

30
Q

what are emergiens in rhiology

A

epistaxis (nose bleed)
fracture
foreign body
complicaiotn of sinutiis

31
Q

sinuses that are in face

A

frontal eithmoid, maxillary, splemnoid

32
Q

what is nasla polpyoids

A

infecto ro alery, cause a polpy

33
Q

what is andenoids swlling investion

A

camera at back of throat and look up

34
Q

what is anosmia

A

loss of sense of smell

35
Q

what type of tumors can cause anosmia

A

frontal menigioma

36
Q

what is rhiosinutis

A

infection ifn teh nose and sinuses

37
Q

for a sinus infection what else in infected

A

rhionsinutitis

38
Q

what is a septal heamotoma of the nsoe

A

dried blood in large mass from nose bleeds

39
Q

what is rhinoloith

A

stone in nasl cavity due to calium deposit of nose

40
Q

what are the otology history of the ear

A

deafness,
tinnitius
discaharge
disness (veritog
facail naerve effects
otalgia

41
Q

What examiaont is done on the ear

A

otoscpe
tuning fork test
whipread voice tests
nystagmus ( infvolutary movement of the eye)
facial nerve tests

42
Q

what is the investigation of the eye

A

pure tone audiogram
tynpanogram
ct/ mir

43
Q

what is disorders of the external ear

A

otitis externa

44
Q

what is disorders of middle ear

A

acute otitis media
otitis media with effusion (glue ear)
chronic suppurative otis meida
tymopanosclerosis

45
Q

what is disorders of hte inner ear

A

presbycusis (old age hearing loss)
noisce induced deathness
meniere’s disease (fluid build up in ear)
acoustic neuroma ( non cancerous growth on vesibular nerve)

46
Q

what are emerencies of the ear

A

foreign body
maligant otis externa
auricualr haemotoma
bells palsy

47
Q

nerves that rusn at back of ear

A

8th nerve and facila nerv

48
Q

what is teh cuase of glue ear

A

blockage in the euachian tube preventing drainge in mddiel ear

49
Q

treatment for ome (glue ear

A

grommet inseriotn

50
Q

what is surfacesr sear

A

body calicarion addion to ear bone, closing the area

51
Q

what is otomycois

A

fungal infeciton of teh ear

52
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