ORL

Question 1

peak incidence and prevalence of Otitis media

Answer 1

first 2 years of life

Question 2

most common cause of acquired hearing loss in children

Answer 2

Otitis Media

Question 3

Important predictor of the developement of recurrent and chronic Otitis Media

Answer 3

Age of onset of OM

Question 4

3 pathogens that predominate in Acute Otitis Media

Answer 4

Streptococcus pneumoniae
nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae
Moraxella catarrhalis

Question 5

How to diagnose AOM

Answer 5

Children who present with
- moderate to severe bulging of the TM or new-onset otorrhea not caused by otitis externa
- mild bulging of the TM and recent (<48 hr) onset of ear pain or intense TM erythema

Question 6

Drug of choice for uncomplicated AOM

Answer 6

Amoxicillin 90 mkday

Question 7

common etiologic organisms in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media

Answer 7

Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Staphyloccocus aureus

Question 8

a form of idiopathic intracranial hypertension occuring in association with acute or chronic OM or mastoiditis

Answer 8

Otitic hydrocephalus