Nose Flashcards

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What is rhinitis medicamentosa?

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a condition of rebound nasal congestion brought on by extended use of topical decongestants

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What is anosmia?

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s the inability to perceive odor or a lack of functioning olfaction—the loss of the sense of smell.

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What is parosmia?

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an olfactory dysfunction that is characterized by the inability of the brain to properly identify an odor’s “natural” smell

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What are the four arteries that form Kiesselbach’s plexus?

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  • Anterior ethmoidal artery (from the ophthalmic artery)
  • Sphenopalatine artery (terminal branch of the maxillary artery)
  • Greater palatine artery (from the maxillary artery)
  • Septal branch of the superior labial artery (from the facial artery)
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What is nasal vestibulitis?

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The diffuse dermatitis of nasal vestibule. It is often caused by Staphylococcus aureus

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What are juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibromas? Who does it usually affect? What is the classic presentation?

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Histologically benign but locally aggressive vascular tumor that grows in the back of the nasal cavity. It most commonly affects adolescent males. Patients with nasopharyngeal angiofibroma usually present with one-sided nasal obstruction and recurrent bleeding.

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What causes the stuffy nose?

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Engorgement of the nasal turbinates

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What is the role of the nasal turbinates?

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Humidify the incoming air

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What is the uncinate process?

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Process that sticks out from the lateral wall of the nose, between the inferior and middle turbinate

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Which are more common: anterior or posterior nasal bleeds?

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Anterior, by far

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What is the usual presentation of epistaxis?

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Intermittent, few times a week for a few months

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What is the major artery that supplies the posterior nasopharynx?

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Sphenopalatine

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What is the major artery that supplies the anterior/middle nasopharynx?

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Anterior ethmoid and posterior ethmoid arteries

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What is the more appropriate type of drug to use with nasal congestion?

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Steroid-based

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What is the role of HTN in the development of nosebleeds?

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can play a role, but not a huge factor

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What is the defect in von Willebrand’s disease?

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A qualitative or quantitative deficiency of von Willebrand factor (vWF), which is in endothelial walls, and tethers GPIb

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What is the wind tunnel theory of epistaxis?

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Chronic exposure of narrowed nasopharynx to the dry air leads to drying out

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Why is there an increased incidence of epistaxis in the allergy season?

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Inflammation of the arteries in the nose leaves them susceptible to damage

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Most epistaxis is from what arteries?

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Anterior arteries of Kiesselbach’s plexus

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What is the pathogenesis of tears of blood with epistaxis?

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blood backs up into the lacrimal duct

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True or false: bilateral epistaxis is common

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True, since one side can back up and come down the other side

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What is the artery the supplies the tiny anterior portion of the nose from the philtrum? What is this a branch of?

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  • Superior labial artery

- Branch of the maxillary artery

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What is the artery that supplies the inferior portion of the nasopharynx? What is this a branch of?

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  • Greater palatine artery

- Branch of the maxillary artery

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What type of moisturizing agents can be applied to prevent dry noses?

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Water based lubricants

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Should nasal spray be continued with chronic dry nose/epistaxis?
No
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What is a good treatment for acute nosebleeds that are not chronically recurrent?
Afrin (Oxymetazoline) a selective α1 adrenergic receptor agonist and α2 adrenergic receptor partial agonist
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What is the role of silver nitrate in treating nasal bleeds?
Slow or recurrent bleeds-not actively bleedings
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What is the general treatment for anterior nasal bleeds?
Anesthetize area with injectable lidocaine, then cauterize site
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How long does nasal packing have to stay in for?
3 days
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Who removes nasal packing?
ENT docs
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What are the abx that should be used with nasal packing? Why?
- anti-staph | - Reports of TSST
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What is the ultimate treatment for refractory anterior nasal bleeds?
Ligation or embolization of the internal maxillary artery
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What are the general characteristics of posterior epistaxis as compared to anterior?
Usually much more rapid, and problematic
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What is the general treatment for posterior epistaxis?
Rhino Rockets
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What artery can be ligated to treat recurrent posterior epistaxis?
Anterior ethmoid
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Young males with recurrent bleeding need to be evaluated for what?
JNA
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Where do JNA's sit in the nasopharynx?
Posteriorly--in the adenoids
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What are the most common causes of anosmia?
Obstructive etiology or post viral etiology
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What are the antithyroid drugs that can cause anosmia?
PTU
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What are the two antifungal drugs that can cause anosmia?
Amphotericin B | Griseofulvin
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What is the MOA of griseofulvin?
Inhibits microtubules
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What is the MOA of AMP B?
As with other polyene antifungals, amphotericin B binds with ergosterol, a component of fungal cell membranes, forming a transmembrane channel that leads to monovalent ion (K+, Na+, H+ and Cl−) leakage, which is the primary effect leading to fungal cell death.
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What, generally, is the diagnostic workup for altered smell?
CT scan to r/o paranasal path
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True or false: most cases of anosmia are usually found
False
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What is the medication that can be used to treat an altered sense of smell?
Topical nasal steroids
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What is the usual presentation of nasal vestibulitis?
Dry, scabbing, bloody nose
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What is the usual cause of nasal vestibulitis
Dry weather or manual irritation
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What may result from nasal vestibulitis?
Squamous metaplasia
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What is the treatment for nasal vestibulitis?
- Stop nasal spray and increase humidity | - Mupirocin ointment
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What are the alternatives to rhinitis medicamentosa?
Nasal steroids or turbinoplasty