Otolaryngology

Question 1

Mastoiditis is usually secondary to

Answer 1

Middle ear infection

Question 2

Most common cause of cauliflower ear (wrestler’s ear)

Answer 2

Trauma

Question 3

Myringosclerosis is

Answer 3

A sign of chronic infection

Question 4

Most common organism causing Acute OM?

Answer 4

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Question 5

Antibiotics indications in Acute OM?

Answer 5

• sever pain / high fever.
• Not resolving after 48 h.
• Less than 2 y old.

Question 6

1st line Tx of acute OM?

Answer 6

High dose amoxicillin 80-90 mg/kg/day

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT an indication of antibiotics in acute OM?

• Sever pain.
• Not resolving after 24h.
• high fever.
• < 2 y old.

Answer 7

B

Question 8

Fluid in the middle ear without signs and symptoms of acute ear infection is?

Answer 8

OM with effusion

Question 9

Sites of obstruction in adults with OSA?

Answer 9

Pharynx + Hypopharynx

Question 10

1st line treatment of OSA?

Answer 10

Positive airway pressure

Question 11

It provide continuous supply of pressurized air to a patient through a mask in order to keep the airway fully open during inhalation and exhalation.

Answer 11

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)

Question 12

CT and Xray are discouraged in?

Answer 12

Acute bacterial rhinosinusitis

Question 13

Allergic rhinitis is of which type of hypersensitivity?

Answer 13

Type 1

Question 14

Almost all (95%) head and neck cancer is

Answer 14

squamous cell carcinoma

Question 15

Most common cause of hoarseness?

Answer 15

Acute laryngitis

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a cause of stridor?

• Acute epiglottitis.
• Croup.
• Foreign body aspiration.
• Laryngitis.

Answer 16

Laryngitis

Question 17

Most common site of subglottic stenosis?

Answer 17

At the level of cricoid cartilage

Question 18

Stridor, leaning forward, drooling , hurt to swallow

Answer 18

Acute epiglottitis

Question 19

Stridor, not leaning forward, not drooling and not hurt to swallow

Answer 19

Croup (laryngotracheobronchitis)

Question 20

Thumb sign in Xray indicates ?

Answer 20

Acute epiglottitis (enlargement of the epiglottis)

Question 21

Steeple sign on Xray indicates?

Answer 21

Croup (subglottic narrowing)

Question 22

Most common site of bleeding in the nose?

Answer 22

Little’s area or Kiesselbach’s plexus

Question 23

Epistaxis in teenagers is most probably because of?

Answer 23

Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma