Lecture 11 (HEENT)-Exam 4 Flashcards
Where are all the sinuses?
The framework of thenoseconsists ofboneandcartilage. Two smallnasalbones and extensions of themaxillaeform the bridge of the nose, which is the bony portion. The remainder of the framework is cartilage and is the flexible portion.Connective tissueand skin cover the framework.
Examination of the Nasal Cavity- Basics
What is an nasal speculum and flexible rhinolaryngoscope?
Nasal Polyps
* What are they?
* What do you they look like?
* How many adults have them? What is the peak age?
- Benign lesions arising from mucosa
- Usually semitransparent
- 1-4% of adults
- Peak age 20-40 years
Nasal Polyps
* Associated with that?
* May be what?
* What is the mainstay treatment? What about if infection present?
- Associated with asthma, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, CF, alcohol intolerance
- May be surgically removed
- Mainstay treatment: intranasal steroids
- Consider decongestants, doxycycline or amox/clavulanic acid if infection suspected
Allergic Rhinitis
* What is it?
* What are the sx?
- Immunoglobulin E mediated chronic and recurrent u inflammatory response often accompanied by
conjunctivitis - Sneezing, itching, boggy mucosa
- Affects 10-30% of adults and children in US
What is the txt for allergic rhinitis?
Treatment includes intranasal steroids, antihistamines
* Most effective single therapy is glucocorticoid nasal spray (2nd gen less systemic side effects)
* 2nd generation: fluticasone (Flonase), mometasone (Nasonex), ciclesonide (Omnaris)
* Antihistamines-po (loratadine, cetirizine, etc)
* Antihistamine sprays- Azelastine, Olopatadine
* Nasal irrigation 1-2 times daily (nonspecific improvement)
- 1st generation: beclomethasone (Qnasal), flunisolide (Nasalide), triamcinolone (Nasocort), budesonide (Rhinocort)
Irrigation
* What do you need to tell your patient?
If instructing patients to perform this-
* Recommend saline solution, room temperature or warmed
* Only use distilled, sterilized, or previously boiled water to avoid risk of amebic meningoencephalitis (Naegleria fowleri contamination)
* Clean irrigation devices regularly
Rhinosinusitis
* What is it?
* What is this NOT?
* What does it increase the risk of?
- Symptomatic inflammation of the paranasal sinuses, nasal cavity and epithelial lining
- Term could be used interchangeably with sinusitis but does not mean the same thing
- Mucosal edema blocks drainage increasing risk of viral or bacterial infection
- Very common- 12% of adults
Rhinosinusitis
* Classified into what?
* How much is bacterial?
* What sx do you need to dx bacterial?
* What is the clincal dx?
- Classified as acute (<4weeks) or chronic (>12 weeks)
- Only 10% are bacterial
- Need 10-14 days of symptoms to diagnose bacterial or severe worsening, systemic symptoms (fever, etc)
- Clinical diagnosis- no imaging needed unless complication suspected
What organisms are for community-acquired bacterial rhinosinusitis ? What about virus?
- Strep- tococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis
- The most common viruses in acute viral rhinosinusitis are rhinovirus, adenovirus, influenza virus, and parainfluenza virus
What does this show?
Sinusitis-
What does this show?
Rhinosinusitis- Treatment (suspected viral)
list out the names so that way you are familiar?
Rhinosinusitis- Treatment (bacterial)?
Rhinosinusitis
* What are warning signs? 6
* What are complications?
* What may immunocompromised people develope?
* What type of tumor?
Epistaxis
* What are the two types and their blood supply?
* Which is more common?
* Estimated 60 percent of adults experience?
- Can be anterior (Kiesselbach’s plexus) or posterior (posterolateral branches of sphenopalatine artery)
- Anterior most common by far (90%)
- Estimated 60 percent of adults experience an epistaxis episode, only 10 percent or fewer seek medical attention
What are tips to prevent epistaxis?
- Don’t pick your nose
- Keep the air moist
- No foreign bodies
- Don’t use cocaine
- Don’t get punched
- Don’t get in a car accident
- Don’t take anticoagulants
- And if you do any of the above, Don’t blow your nose
What do you need to consider with epistaxis?
- Bleeding disorders (labs like INR)
- Aneurysm of carotid artery (think head/neck surgery or trauma)-> pulsing bleeding
- Neoplasm
- Hypertension-> does not cause but harder to control
- Rhinitis/Rhinosinusitis
How do you stop a nose bleed?6
how do you pitch your nose for a bleed?
What can you use for cautery for anterior epistaxis?
Septal Hematoma
* What is it?
* Can be what?
* History of what?
* What does it look like?
- Midline swelling of the septum
- Unilateral or bilateral
- History of nasal trauma, +/- fracture
- Soft, fluctuant septal collection of blood, usually compressible
Septal Hematoma-
* What is the Treatment
* Who do you need to follow up with?
* If bilateral, then what?
* What happens if not treated?
Nasal Fractures
* Evaluate for what?
* Imaging not needed if the following criteria met (4)?
* How do you dx?
Evaluate for other facial trauma when present
Imaging not needed if the following criteria met:
* Tenderness isolated to nasal bony bridge
* Can breathe through both nares
* No deviation of septum
* No septal hematoma (look for this, will need I&D)
CT preferred if extensive injury suspected (diffuse tenderness)
Nasal Fractures
* How do you txt?
* What do you for displaced fractures?
* Who do you need to refer to?
- Treat with ice, decongestant
- Displaced fractures- some reduce immediately but can wait 3-7 days for edema to resolve
- ENT outpatient follow up unless complications
What do you order nasal fractures?
What are these/
Patient presents to the urgent care with a nosebleed. Which of the following should be done first?
A. Silver nitrate application
B. Apply pressure to the ala bilaterally
C. Lean backwards until bleeding stops
D. Insert rhino rocket
B. Apply pressure to the ala bilaterally
30-year-old male with PCN allergy presents complaining of sinus pressure, facial pain, and green thick nasal discharge x 5 days. What is an appropriate medication for this patient.?
a. Amoxicillin
b. Doxycycline
c. Hydroxyzine
d. Ibuprofen
e. Prednisone
d. Ibuprofen
* No antibiotics until after 10 days
How many teeth do we have?
Tooth & Gum Disease
* What are the risk factors?
* What is the treatment?
Risk factors
* Age, smoking, methamphetamine use (“meth mouth”), sugar rich diet, acid reflux, salivary gland damage (radiation or ketaroconjunctivitis sicca)
Treatment with regular dental care, fluoride mouth rinses
Gingivitis
* What is this?
* May be due to what?
* What are risk factors?
* Exam shows what?
* Treatment?
- Inflammation of the gums
- May be due to certain medications- older psychotropics
- Risk factors include drug use, tobacco smoking
- Exam shows erythematous inflammation of the gums, often with retraction
- Treatment- dental referral, stop smoking/ETOH/drug use, brushing/flossing
Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis
* What is this?
* Acute onset of what?
- “Trench mouth”
- Acute onset foul breath, severe oral pain, +/-fever, lymphadenopathy
Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis
* How do you treat?
* May perform what?
* What type of rinses?
- What is this?
- What is it seen in?
- What are the sx?
- How do you txt?
Blunting of the interdental papilla, and an ulcerative necrotic slough of the gingiva. The sloughed material, or film, consists of fibrin, necrotic tissue, leukocytes, erythrocytes, and bacteria. Removal of this film causes bleeding and exposure of ulcerated and erythematous tissue.