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Laryngology Flashcards

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Most common pathogen in viral laryngitis

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Rhinovirus

Can also see parainfluenza, RSV, adenovirus, flu, pertussis

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What are the clinical tools used to assess for LPR?

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Reflux Symptom Index (RSI)

Reflux Finding Score (RFS)

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Where is tuberculous laryngitis typically located?

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Posterior glottis (interarytenoids)

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Forms of chronic infectious laryngitis

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Tuberculous laryngitis
Syphilitic laryngitis
Rhinoscleroma of larynx
Leprosy

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What can cause laryngeal chondritis?

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Relapsing polychondritis (50% of RP pts)
Radiation
Infectious (TB, syphilis, septic laryngitis)

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What is the most commonly involved laryngeal cartilage involved in laryngeal chondritis?

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Thyroid cartilage

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How do the various fungal laryngitis bugs look?

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Candida: White plaques
Histo/Blasto: Ulceration
Coccidio: Nodule

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What are the benign laryngeal tumors?

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Chondroma
Granular cell tumor
Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis

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9
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Most common site in the larynx for a chondroma

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Posterior cricoid cartilage (hyaline)

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Where do laryngeal granular cell tumors arise from?

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Schwann cells in the posterior true vocal fold or arytenoids

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11
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What is seen on histology of laryngeal granular cell tumors?

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Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia
(often confused for SCCa)
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Presentation of laryngeal sarcoid

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Supraglottic submucosal mass

epiglottis most common

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Presentation of laryngeal GPA

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Mucosal ulcerations

Subglottic mass/stenosis

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Presentation of laryngeal amyloidosis

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Supraglottic mass covered by mucosa

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15
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Which laryngeal joint is most commonly affected by RA?

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Cricoarytenoid

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16
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What laryngeal sites are involved in wegener’s, sarcoid, and amyloid?

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Sarcoid: Supraglottis
Amyloid: Supraglottis
Wegener’s: Subglottis

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17
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What should you have patients say if you believe them to have ADductor spasmodic dysphonia?
ABductor?

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ADductor: 80-89
ABductor: 60-69

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18
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Treatment for ADductor spasmodic dysphonia

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Botox injection into the thyroarytenoid muscle

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19
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How does a person’s voice change in response to hearing loss?

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SNHL: Louder
CHL: Louder or sometimes quieter

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20
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What causes diplophonia?

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Recruitment of false cords or asymmetric mass

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21
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What is seen on laryngoscopy in VCD?

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Posterior glottic chink

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What type of stridor is heard with supraglottic obstruction?

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Inspiratory

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What type of stridor is heard with glottic obstruction?

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Inspiratory or biphasic

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What type of stridor is heard with subglottic obstruction?

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Biphasic

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25
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What type of stridor is heard with intrathoracic obstruction?

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Expiratory

26
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What is the maximum trach tube cuff pressure?

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25 mmHg

Any higher will exceed capillary hydrostatic pressure.

27
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What is the most common pathogen in laryngitis?

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Rhinovirus

28
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What is seen on FFL in tuberculous laryngitis?

A

Granulation and ulcerative tissue in posterior glottis. Typically interarytenoid.

29
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What non-classical infectious pathogens can infect the larynx?

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H. flu (epiglottitis)
Syphilis
TB
Leprosy
Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis
Candida, Aspergillus, endemic fungi
30
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What is the most commonly involved cartilage in laryngeal chondritis?

A

Thyroid cartilage

31
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What is seen on endoscopy in laryngeal chondritis?

A

Pale laryngeal mucosa

32
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What are the benign neoplasms of the larynx?

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Chondroma
Granular cell tumor
RRP
Vascular tumors (hemangioma, paraganglioma)

33
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Where is the most common site of laryngeal chondroma?

A

Posterior cricoid cartilage

34
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Where do laryngeal granular cell tumors arise?

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Posterior portion of true cords; arytenoids

35
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From what do laryngeal granular cell tumors arise?

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Schwann cells

36
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What is the risk of malignant degeneration in laryngeal granular cell tumor?

37
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Why are laryngeal granular cell tumors sometimes confused with SCC?

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They can induce pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia around their borders

38
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Where in the larynx can amyloidosis deposit?

A

Glottis & subglottis

39
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What causes hereditary angioedema?

A

C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency

40
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Acute treatment of hereditary angioedema

A

FFP
C1 or kallikrein inhibitors
Bradykinin receptor antagonist

41
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What are the causes of Reinke’s edema?

A 
LPR
Smoking
Hypothyroidism
Vocal abuse
Cough/throat clearing
42
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Where are laryngeal mucus retention cysts found?

A

Supraglottis

43
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What can cause a subglottic cyst?

A

ETT can obstruct a mucus gland

Consider if stridulous after short, non-traumatic intubation

44
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What is seen on FFL in presbylaryngis?

45
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Where do vocal fold granulomas form?

A

Medial arytenoid near the vocal process

Caused by vocal abuse

46
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Where do vocal fold nodules form?

A

Anterior-middle junction of TVF

Bilateral by definition

47
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What are the types of vocal fold polyps?

A

Mucoid

Angiomatous

48
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What should be suspected if voice worse than FFL suggests in a vocal abuser?

A

Sulcus vocalis

49
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What is the PPP rule?

A

In unilateral SLN injury, the Posterior commisure Points to the Paralyzed side

50
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On laryngeal EMG, what indicates good potential for recovery?

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Polyphasic potentials

51
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On laryngeal EMG, what indicates poor potential for recovery?

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Fibrillation potentials

52
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What is seen on FFL with SLN paralysis?

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Bowing deformity

Cricothyroid responsible for VF tension

53
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What is seen on FFL with RLN paralysis?

A

Paramedian VF

54
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What infectious processes can cause VF immobility?

A 
Lyme disease
Syphilis
EBV
TB
Viral
55
Q

How long does gelfoam last after injection medialization?

A

4-6w

Must do 30% overcorrection for saline resorption

56
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How long does fat last after injection medialization?

57
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How long does collagen last after injection medialization?

58
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How long does calcium hydroxyapatite (Radiesses voice) last after injection medialization?

A

Permanently

59
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How long does Radiesses voice gel last after injection medialization?

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1-2mo

Carrier only, no hydroxyapatite

60
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How long does Hyaluronic acid last after injection medialization?

61
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How long does micronized alloderm last after injection medialization?

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