MedEd Lecs Flashcards
Complication of untreated mastoiditis?
Subperiosteal abscess
Mx of otitis media / OME?
Conservative and medical mx for most cases
Surgical if glue ear and can offer grommets after 3-6m
Mx of otitis media / OME?
Conservative and medical mx for most cases
Surgical if glue ear and can offer grommets after 3-6m
What is cholesteatoma?
Mass of stratified keratinising squamous epithleium (benign)
Mx w/ suction, atticotomy or mastoidectomy
What is pinna haematoma?
Trauma causing blood to fill space between perichondrium and cartilage (cauliflower ear)
Treat w/ aspiration / I+D of haematoma -> can give Abx if suspicion of infection
Describe the features of:
- Menieres
- BPPV
- Labrynthitis
- Vestibular neuritis
- Acoustic neuroma
Which type of sinusitis is likely to cause orbital cellulitis?
Frontoethmoidal
How can you distinguish between periorbital and orbital cellulitis?
Pain on eye movement = orbital cellulitis