Nose & Sinus

Question 1

Symptoms of allergic rhinitis

Answer 1

Stuffy nose, watery discharge from sinuses, sneezing, post nasal drip, cough, itchy eyes, nose & throat. Swollen nasal tissues & cervical lymph nodes

Question 2

Symptoms of acute sinusitis

Answer 2

Stuffy nose, sinuses with green purulent discharge, face, teeth or eye pain aggravated by bending over, swollen nasal tissue & cervical lymph nodes

Question 3

Will sinuses transilluminate with acute sinusitis?

Answer 3

No, due to thick discharge

Question 4

Who gets polyps?

Answer 4

Adults who have allergies &/or chronic sinus infections over years

Question 5

What do polyps look like

Answer 5

Grape-like inflammatory swellings of nasal linings

Question 6

What is the most common cause of deviated septum?

Answer 6

Trauma

Question 7

What is the “nasal cycle”

Answer 7

Normal cycle of mild congestion & decongestion alternating between nostrils

Question 8

What are the most common causes of loss of smell?

Answer 8

Head injuries, post URI, and nasal/sinus conditions

Question 9

What should teeth look like

Answer 9

Horseshoe shaped

Question 10

What do malocclusions contribute to?

Answer 10

Asymmetrical forces being transmitted into tempromandibular-cranial-cervical complex

Question 11

What is glossitis

Answer 11

Red, swollen, smooth tongue from loss of papillae

Question 12

What is a geographic tongue

Answer 12

Glossitis with smooth, irregular patches with white outline. Patches change locations

Question 13

What is a fissured tongue

Answer 13

Grooves in the tongue, varying in depth. Benign,a symptomatic

Question 14

What is black hairy tongue

Answer 14

Long-term antibiotic use or failure of papillae to fall off causing fungus or bacteria to attach and discolor them

Question 15

What is aphthous stomatitis (canker sore)

Answer 15

Recurrent crops of small, painful ulcers on intraoral mucosa

Question 16

What is leukoplakia

Answer 16

White leathery ridges on buccal mucosa

Question 17

What is gingivitis

Answer 17

Red, swollen, sensitive & bleeding gums

Question 18

Where does oral carcinoma most likely occur?

Answer 18

Sides of tongue, lips, floor of mouth

Question 19

What does oral carcinoma look like

Answer 19

Persistent, painless thickening, lump, ulcer or a red or white patch anywhere in mouth or throat

Question 20

What is torus palatinus & mandibularis

Answer 20

Benign exostosis of hard palate or mandible around age 30

Question 21

What is tonsillitis

Answer 21

Viral or bacterial infection of pharyngeal tonsils

Question 22

Symptoms of tonsillitis

Answer 22

Sore throat, painful swallowing, thick voice, fever, swollen cervical lymph nodes & red, swollen tonsils with white spots on them

Question 23

Symptoms of viral pharyngitis

Answer 23

Runny nose, cough. Hoarseness, conjunctivitis or diarrhea

Question 24

Symptoms of bacterial pharyngitis

Answer 24

Rapid onset of throat pain, aggravated by swallowing, fever, tender cervical lymph nodes & inflammation with purulent, patchy white, yellow or gray exudates

Question 25

Which valve may be damaged in rheumatic fever

Answer 25

Mitral valve

Question 26

What is laryngitis

Answer 26

Inflammation of mucous lining & vocal cords- sore, scratchy throat, hoarseness, loss of voice

Question 27

Symptoms of viral rhinitis

Answer 27

Stuffy nose, watery to thick discharge from sinuses, sneezing, sore throat, cough, headache. Swollen nasal tissues & cervical lymph nodes.