Intro to emt Flashcards

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

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

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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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investigaion of thorat

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

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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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what are the emergenices of the throat

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stridor
foreign body
tracheostomy
neck space infections

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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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what is a flexible nasolaryngosocpy

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camera that goes dow nose to look at back of throat

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what is the area of the vocal cords called

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glotus

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9
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what is the area above the vocla cords called

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supragloutsw

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hat is the area below the vocla cord called

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subglotus

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what is the cause of vocal cord noduesl

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singer and people who should atle

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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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what is larngeal papillomata

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warts forming on vocal cords

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what is a pharyngeal pouch

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area fod is traped in cuaing reguation

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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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what type of mous does hte parodi sevrete

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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

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whartons duct

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20
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what type of conditon is brahcial and thyrroglossal cysts

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congential

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what is a lipoma

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fatty lump in fornt of motuh,

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what is a submandibular abses

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a dneal infeciton that tranfers though the route of mouth

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what is a pleomoric adenoma

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a enlargem of parotid gland - beingin cancer

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most common being caner of partoids

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pleomorphic adneoma

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where is an emercency tracheotomy found
betwen thydod cartialge and cricoid cartilage
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what to ask about in rhinology
nasal obsution rhiorrhea (runny nose) facial pain post nasa drip sense of smell sneezing tramua cosmesis
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what is the examiaiton for rhiotomy
light, nasal speculum, endoscopy
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what are the investigations rhiology
allerage tests ( skin/ rash tests) cold spatual test ( hold cold tongue depresser under toughe to compare mist from breathing out )
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what are the disoerders of rhionitis
rhinitis sinusits nalal poplys snoring tumours
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what are emergiens in rhiology
epistaxis (nose bleed) fracture foreign body complicaiotn of sinutiis
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sinuses that are in face
frontal eithmoid, maxillary, splemnoid
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what is nasla polpyoids
infecto ro alery, cause a polpy
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what is andenoids swlling investion
camera at back of throat and look up
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what is anosmia
loss of sense of smell
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what type of tumors can cause anosmia
frontal menigioma
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what is rhiosinutis
infection ifn teh nose and sinuses
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for a sinus infection what else in infected
rhionsinutitis
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what is a septal heamotoma of the nsoe
dried blood in large mass from nose bleeds
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what is rhinoloith
stone in nasl cavity due to calium deposit of nose
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what are the otology history of the ear
deafness, tinnitius discaharge disness (veritog facail naerve effects otalgia
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What examiaont is done on the ear
otoscpe tuning fork test whipread voice tests nystagmus ( infvolutary movement of the eye) facial nerve tests
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what is the investigation of the eye
pure tone audiogram tynpanogram ct/ mir
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what is disorders of the external ear
otitis externa
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what is disorders of middle ear
acute otitis media otitis media with effusion (glue ear) chronic suppurative otis meida tymopanosclerosis
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what is disorders of hte inner ear
presbycusis (old age hearing loss) noisce induced deathness meniere's disease (fluid build up in ear) acoustic neuroma ( non cancerous growth on vesibular nerve)
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what are emerencies of the ear
foreign body maligant otis externa auricualr haemotoma bells palsy
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nerves that rusn at back of ear
8th nerve and facila nerv
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what is teh cuase of glue ear
blockage in the euachian tube preventing drainge in mddiel ear
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treatment for ome (glue ear
grommet inseriotn
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what is surfacesr sear
body calicarion addion to ear bone, closing the area
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what is otomycois
fungal infeciton of teh ear
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