Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, C70 P586-620 Flashcards
Define:
Anosmia
P586
Inability to smell
Define:
Otorrhea
P586
Fluid discharge from ear
Define:
Dysphagia
P586
Difficulty swallowing
Define:
Odynophagia
P586
Painful swallowing
Define:
Globus
P586
Sensation of a “lump in the throat”
Define:
Otalgia
P586
Ear pain (often referred from throat)
Define:
Trismus
P586
Difficulty opening mouth
ANATOMY
Define the cranial nerves:
I
P586
Olfactory nerve
ANATOMY
Define the cranial nerves:
II
P586
Optic nerve
ANATOMY
Define the cranial nerves:
III
P586
Oculomotor nerve
ANATOMY
Define the cranial nerves:
IV
P586
Trochlear nerve
ANATOMY
Define the cranial nerves:
V
P586
Trigeminal nerve
ANATOMY
Define the cranial nerves:
VI
P586
Abducens nerve
ANATOMY
Define the cranial nerves:
VII
P586
Facial nerve
ANATOMY
Define the cranial nerves:
VIII
P586
Vestibulocochlear nerve
ANATOMY
Define the cranial nerves:
IX
P586
Glossopharyngeal nerve
ANATOMY
Define the cranial nerves:
X
P586
Vagus nerve
ANATOMY
Define the cranial nerves:
XI
P587
Accessory nerve
ANATOMY
Define the cranial nerves:
XII
P587
Hypoglossal nerve
ANATOMY Define motor/sensory actions of the following cranial nerves: I P567
Smell
ANATOMY Define motor/sensory actions of the following cranial nerves: II P567
Sight (sensory pupil reaction)
ANATOMY Define motor/sensory actions of the following cranial nerves: III P567
Eyeball movement, pupil sphincter, ciliary muscle (motor pupil reaction)
ANATOMY Define motor/sensory actions of the following cranial nerves: IV P567
Superior oblique muscle movement
ANATOMY Define motor/sensory actions of the following cranial nerves: V P567
Motor: chewing (masseter muscle)
Sensory: face, teeth, sinuses, cornea
ANATOMY Define motor/sensory actions of the following cranial nerves: VI P567
Lateral rectus muscle (lateral gaze)
ANATOMY Define motor/sensory actions of the following cranial nerves: VII P567
Motor: facial muscles, lacrimal/
sublingual/submandibular glands
Sensory: anterior tongue/soft palate, taste
ANATOMY Define motor/sensory actions of the following cranial nerves: VIII P567
Hearing, positioning
ANATOMY Define motor/sensory actions of the following cranial nerves: IX P567
Motor: stylopharyngeus, parotid, pharynx
Sensory: posterior tongue, pharynx,
middle ear
ANATOMY Define motor/sensory actions of the following cranial nerves: X P567
Motor: vocal cords, heart, bronchus,
GI tract
Sensory: bronchus, heart, GI tract,
larynx, ear
ANATOMY Define motor/sensory actions of the following cranial nerves: XI P567
Motor: trapezius muscle,
sternocleidomastoid muscle
ANATOMY Define motor/sensory actions of the following cranial nerves: XI P567
Motor: tongue, strap muscles (ansa
cervicalis branch)
ANATOMY What are the three divisions of the trigeminal nerve (cranial nerve V)? P587
- Ophthalmic
- Maxillary
- Mandibular
ANATOMY What happens when the hypoglossal nerve (cranial nerve XII) is cut? P588
When the patient sticks out the tongue, it
deviates to the same side as the injury
(wheelbarrow effect)
ANATOMY
Name the duct of the
submandibular gland.
P588
Wharton’s duct
ANATOMY
Name the duct of the
parotid gland.
P588
Stensen’s duct
ANATOMY
What is the source of blood
supply to the nose?
P588
1. Internal carotid artery: anterior and posterior ethmoidal arteries via ophthalmic artery 2. External carotid artery: superior labial artery (via facial artery) and sphenopalatine artery (via internal maxillary artery)
ANATOMY Name the three bones that make up the posterior nasal septum. P588
- Ethmoid (perpendicular plate)
- Vomer (Latin for “plow”)
- Palatine (some also include maxillary
crest)
ANATOMY
Name the seven bones of
the bony eyeball orbit.
P588
- Frontal
- Zygoma
- Maxillary
- Lacrimal
- Ethmoid
- Palatine
- Sphenoid
ANATOMY
Name the four strap muscles.
P588
“TOSS”:
1. Thyrohyoid 2. Omohyoid 3. Sternothyroid 4. Sternohyoid
ANATOMY Which muscle crosses the external and internal carotid arteries? P588
Digastric muscle
ANATOMY
In a neck incision, what is
the first muscle incised?
P588
Platysma
ANATOMY
Which nerve supplies the
strap muscles?
P588
Ansa cervicalis (XII)
ANATOMY
What are the anterior and
posterior neck triangles?
P589 (picture)
Two regions of the neck, divided by the
sternocleidomastoid muscle
ANATOMY
Which nerve runs with the
carotid in the carotid sheath?
P589
Vagus
ANATOMY Which nerve crosses the internal carotid artery at approximately 1 to 2 cm above the bifurcation? P589
Hypoglossal nerve
ANATOMY
Name the three auditory
ossicle bones.
P589
- Malleus (hammer)
- Incus (anvil)
- Stapes (stirrup)
ANATOMY
What comprises the middle
ear?
P589
Eustachian tube, ossicle bones, tympanic
membrane (“ear drum”), mastoid air cell
ANATOMY
What comprises the inner
ear?
P589
Cochlea, semicircular canals, internal
auditory canal
EAR
OTITIS EXTERNA (SWIMMER’S EAR)
What is it?
P589
Generalized infection involving the
external ear canal and often the tympanic
membrane
EAR
OTITIS EXTERNA (SWIMMER’S EAR)
What is the usual cause?
P590
Prolonged water exposure and damaged
squamous epithelium of the ear canal
(e.g., swimming, hearing aid use)
EAR OTITIS EXTERNA (SWIMMER’S EAR) What are the typical pathogens? P590
Most frequently Pseudomonas, may be Proteus, Staphylococcus, occasionally Escherichia coli, fungi (Aspergillus, Candida), or virus (herpes zoster or herpes simplex)
EAR OTITIS EXTERNA (SWIMMER’S EAR) What are the signs/ symptoms? P590
Ear pain (otalgia); swelling of external
ear, ear canal, or both; erythema; pain on
manipulation of the auricle; debris in
canal; otorrhea
EAR
OTITIS EXTERNA (SWIMMER’S EAR)
What is the treatment?
P590
Keep the ear dry; mild infections respond
to cleaning and dilute acetic acid drops;
most infections require complete removal
of all debris and topical antibiotics with or
without hydrocortisone (anti-inflammatory)
EAR
MALIGNANT OTITIS EXTERNA (MOE)
What is it?
P590
Fulminant bacterial otitis externa
EAR
MALIGNANT OTITIS EXTERNA (MOE)
Who is affected?
P590
Most common scenario: elderly patient
with poorly controlled diabetes (other
forms of immunosuppression do not
appear to predispose patients to MOE)
EAR MALIGNANT OTITIS EXTERNA (MOE) What are the causative organisms? P590
Usually Pseudomonas aeruginosa
EAR
MALIGNANT OTITIS EXTERNA (MOE)
What is the classic feature?
P590
Nub of granulation tissue on the floor
of the external ear canal at the
bony–cartilaginous junction
EAR MALIGNANT OTITIS EXTERNA (MOE) What are the other signs/ symptoms? P590
Severe ear pain, excessive purulent
discharge, and usually exposed bone
EAR MALIGNANT OTITIS EXTERNA (MOE) What are the diagnostic tests? P591
1. CT scan: shows erosion of bone, inflammation 2. Technetium-99 scan: temporal bone inflammatory process 3. Gallium-tagged white blood cell scan: to follow and document resolution
EAR
MALIGNANT OTITIS EXTERNA (MOE)
What are the complications?
P591
Invasion of surrounding structures to
produce a cellulitis, osteomyelitis of
temporal bone, mastoiditis; later, a facial
nerve palsy, meningitis, or brain abscess
EAR
MALIGNANT OTITIS EXTERNA (MOE)
What is the treatment?
P591
Control of diabetes, meticulous local care with extensive debridement, hospitalization and IV antibiotics (anti- Pseudomonas: usually an aminoglycoside plus a penicillin)
EAR TUMORS OF THE EXTERNAL EAR What are the most common types? P591
Squamous cell most common; occasionally,
basal cell carcinoma or melanoma
EAR TUMORS OF THE EXTERNAL EAR From what location do they usually arise? P591
Auricle, but occasionally from the
external canal
EAR TUMORS OF THE EXTERNAL EAR What is the associated risk factor? P591
Excessive sun exposure
EAR TUMORS OF THE EXTERNAL EAR What is the treatment of the following conditions: Cancers of the auricle? P591
Usually wedge excision
EAR TUMORS OF THE EXTERNAL EAR What is the treatment of the following conditions: Extension to the canal? P591
May require excision of the external ear
canal or partial temporal bone excision
EAR TUMORS OF THE EXTERNAL EAR What is the treatment of the following conditions: Middle ear involvement? P591
Best treated by en bloc temporal bone
resection and lymph node dissection
EAR
TYMPANIC MEMBRANE (TM) PERFORATION
What is the etiology?
P591
Usually the result of trauma (direct or indirect) or secondary to middle ear infection; often occurs secondary to slap to the side of the head (compression injury), explosions
EAR
TYMPANIC MEMBRANE (TM) PERFORATION
What are the symptoms?
P592
Pain, bleeding from the ear, conductive
hearing loss, tinnitus
EAR
TYMPANIC MEMBRANE (TM) PERFORATION
What are the signs?
P592
Clot in the meatus, visible tear in the TM
EAR
TYMPANIC MEMBRANE (TM) PERFORATION
What is the treatment?
P592
Keep dry; use systemic antibiotics if there
is evidence of infection or contamination
EAR
TYMPANIC MEMBRANE (TM) PERFORATION
What is the prognosis?
P592
Most (90%) heal spontaneously, though
larger perforations may require surgery
(e.g., fat plug, temporalis fascia
tympanoplasty)
EAR
CHOLESTEATOMA
What is it?
P592
Epidermal inclusion cyst of the middle
ear or mastoid, containing desquamated
keratin debris; may be acquired or
congenital
EAR
CHOLESTEATOMA
What are the causes?
P592
Negative middle ear pressure from eustachian tube dysfunction (primary acquired) or direct growth of epithelium through a TM perforation (secondary acquired)
EAR CHOLESTEATOMA What other condition is it often associated with? P592
Chronic middle ear infection
EAR
CHOLESTEATOMA
What is the usual history?
P592
Chronic ear infection with chronic,
malodorous drainage
EAR
CHOLESTEATOMA
What is the appearance?
P592
Grayish-white, shiny keratinous mass
behind or involving the TM; often
described as a “pearly” lesion
EAR CHOLESTEATOMA What are the associated problems? P592
Ossicular erosion, producing conductive hearing loss; also, local invasion resulting in: Vertigo/sensorineural hearing loss Facial paresis/paralysis CNS dysfunction/infection
EAR
CHOLESTEATOMA
What is the treatment?
P592
Surgery (tympanoplasty/mastoidectomy)
aimed at eradication of disease and
reconstruction of the ossicular chain
EAR
BULLOUS MYRINGITIS
What is it?
P593
Vesicular infection of the TM and
adjacent deep canal
EAR BULLOUS MYRINGITIS What are the causative agents? P593
Unknown; viral should be suspected
because of frequent association with viral
URI (in some instances, Mycoplasma
pneumoniae has been cultured)
EAR
BULLOUS MYRINGITIS
What are the symptoms?
P593
Acute, severe ear pain; low-grade fever;
and bloody drainage
EAR BULLOUS MYRINGITIS What are the findings on otoscopic examination? P593
Large, reddish blebs on the TM, wall of
the meatus, or both
EAR
BULLOUS MYRINGITIS
Is hearing affected?
P593
Rarely; occasional reversible sensorineural
loss
EAR
BULLOUS MYRINGITIS
What is the treatment?
P593
Oral antibiotics (erythromycin if
Mycoplasma is suspected); topical
analgesics may be used, with resolution of
symptoms usually occurring in 36 hours
EAR
ACUTE SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA (OM)
What is it?
P593
Bacterial infection of the middle ear,
often following a viral URI; may be
associated with a middle ear effusion
EAR
ACUTE SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA (OM)
What is the cause?
P593
Dysfunction of the eustachian tube that
allows bacterial entry from nasopharynx;
often associated with an occluded eustachian
tube, although it is uncertain whether
this is a cause or a result of the infection
EAR ACUTE SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA (OM) What are the predisposing factors? P593
Young age, male gender, bottle feeding,
crowded living conditions (e.g., day care),
cleft palate, Down’s syndrome, cystic fibrosis
EAR
ACUTE SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA (OM)
What is the etiology?
P593
1. Streptococcus pneumoniae (33% of cases) 2. Haemophilus influenzae 3. Moraxella catarrhalis 4. Staphylococcus 5. -hemolytic strep 6. Pseudomonas aeruginosa 7. Viral/no culture
EAR ACUTE SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA (OM) What is the etiology in infants younger than 6 months? P594
- Staphylococcus aureus
- E. coli
- Klebsiella
EAR
ACUTE SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA (OM)
What are the symptoms?
P594
Otalgia, fever, decreased hearing, infant
pulls on ear, increased irritability; as many
as 25% of patients are asymptomatic
EAR
ACUTE SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA (OM)
What are the signs?
P594
Early, redness of the TM; later, TM
bulging with loss of the normal landmarks;
finally, impaired TM mobility on pneumatic
otoscopy
EAR ACUTE SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA (OM) If pain disappears instantly, what may have happened? P594
TM perforation!
EAR
ACUTE SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA (OM)
What are the complications?
P594
TM perforation, acute mastoiditis, meningitis, brain abscess, extradural abscess, labyrinthitis; if recurrent or chronic, OM may have adverse effects on speech and cognitive development as a result of decreased hearing
EAR
ACUTE SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA (OM)
What is the treatment?
P594
10-day course of antibiotics; amoxicillin is
the first-line agent; if the patient is allergic
to PCN, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
or erythromycin should be administered
EAR
ACUTE SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA (OM)
What is the usual course?
P594
Symptoms usually resolve in 24 to 36 hours
EAR ACUTE SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA (OM) What are the indications for myringotomy and PE tube placement? P594
1. Persistent middle ear effusion over 3 months 2. Debilitated or immunocompromised patient 3. More than three episodes over 6 months (especially if bilateral)
EAR
ACUTE SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA (OM)
What is a PE tube?
P594
Pneumatic Equalization tube (tube placed
across tympanic membrane)
EAR
ACUTE SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA (OM)
What is a Bezold’s abscess?
P594
Abscess behind the superior attachment
of the sternocleidomastoid muscle resulting
from extension of a mastoid infection
EAR ACUTE SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA (OM) What are causes of chronic otitis media? P594
Mixed, S. aureus, P. aeruginosa
EAR ACUTE SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA (OM) What are the signs/symptoms of chronic otitis media? P595
Otorrhea and hearing loss
EAR
OTOSCLEROSIS
What is it?
P595
Genetic disease characterized by abnormal
spongy and sclerotic bone formation in
the temporal bone around the footplate
of the stapes, thus preventing its normal
movement
EAR OTOSCLEROSIS What is the inheritance pattern? P595
Autosomal dominant with incomplete
one-third penetrance
EAR
OTOSCLEROSIS
What are the symptoms?
P595
Painless, progressive hearing loss (may be
unilateral or bilateral), tinnitus
EAR OTOSCLEROSIS What is the usual age of onset? P595
Second through fourth decade
EAR
OTOSCLEROSIS
How is the diagnosis made?
P595
Normal TM with conductive hearing loss
and no middle-ear effusion (though may
be mixed or even sensorineural if bone of
cochlea is affected)
EAR
OTOSCLEROSIS
What is Schwartze’s sign?
P595
Erythema around the stapes from
hypervascularity of new bone formation
EAR
OTOSCLEROSIS
What is the treatment?
P595
Frequently surgical (stapedectomy with placement of prosthesis), hearing aids, or observation; sodium fluoride may be used if a sensorineural component is present or for preoperative stabilization
MISCELLANEOUS
FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS
How is the defect localized?
P595
Supranuclear—paralysis of lower face only, forehead muscles are spared because of bilateral corticobulbar supply Intratemporal bone—paralysis of upper and lower face, decreased tearing, altered taste, absent stapedius reflex Distal to stylomastoid foramen—paralysis of facial muscles only
MISCELLANEOUS
FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS
What are the causes?
P596
Bell’s palsy Trauma Cholesteatoma Tumor (carcinoma, glomus jugulare) Herpes zoster inflammation of geniculate ganglion (Ramsay-Hunt syndrome) Peripheral lesions are usually parotid gland tumors
MISCELLANEOUS FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS What is the most common cause of bilateral facial nerve palsy? P596
Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi)
MISCELLANEOUS
BELL’S PALSY
What is it?
P596
Sudden onset, unilateral facial weakness
or paralysis in absence of CNS, ear, or
cerebellopontine angle disease (i.e., no
identifiable cause)
MISCELLANEOUS
BELL’S PALSY
What is the clinical course?
P596
Acute onset, with greatest muscle
weakness reached within 3 weeks
MISCELLANEOUS
BELL’S PALSY
What is the incidence?
P596
Most common cause of unilateral facial
weakness/paralysis
MISCELLANEOUS
BELL’S PALSY
What is the pathogenesis?
P596
Unknown; most widely accepted hypothesis
is viral etiology (herpes virus); ischemic and
immunologic factors are also implicated
MISCELLANEOUS BELL’S PALSY What is the common preceding event? P596
URI
MISCELLANEOUS BELL’S PALSY What are the signs/ symptoms? P596
Pathology is related to swelling of the
facial nerve; may present with total facial
paralysis, altered lacrimation, increased
tearing on affected side, change in taste if
region above chorda tympani is affected,
dry mouth, and hyperacusis
MISCELLANEOUS
BELL’S PALSY
What is the treatment?
P596
Usually none is required, as most cases resolve spontaneously in 1 month; protect eye with drops and tape closed as needed; most otolaryngologists advocate steroids and acyclovir Surgical decompression of CN VII is indicated if paralysis progresses or tests indicate deterioration
MISCELLANEOUS
BELL’S PALSY
What is the prognosis?
P597
Overall, 90% of patients recover
completely; if paralysis is incomplete,
95% to 100% will recover without
sequelae
SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS
What is it?
P597
Hearing loss from a lesion occurring in
the cochlea or acoustic nerve, rather than
the external or middle ear
SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS
What are the symptoms?
P597
Distortion of hearing, impaired speech
discrimination, tinnitus
SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS
What are the signs?
P597
Air conduction is better than bone conduction (positive Rinne test), Weber lateralizes to the side without the defect; audiogram most commonly shows greatest loss in high-frequency tones
SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS
What is the Weber vs. Rinne
test?
P597
Weber: tuning fork on middle of head
(lateral louder = either ipsilateral
conductive loss or contralateral
sensorineural)
Rinne: tuning fork on mastoid and then
next to ear (conductive loss louder on
mastoid)
SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS
What are the causes?
P597
Aging (presbycusis)—leading cause Acoustic injury from sudden or prolonged exposure to loud noises Perilymph fistula Congenital (TORCHES: maternal TOxoplasmosis, Rubella, CMV, HErpes, and Syphilis) Ménière’s disease Drug/toxin-induced Acoustic neuroma Pseudotumor cerebri CNS disease Endocrine disorders Sarcoidosis
SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS
What is the most common
cause in children?
P597
Meningitis (bacterial)
SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS
What is the treatment?
P598
Treatment of underlying cause, hearing
aids, lip reading, cochlear implant
VERTIGO
What is it?
P598
Sensation of head/body movement, or
movement of surroundings (usually
rotational)
VERTIGO
What is the cause?
P598
Asymmetric neuronal activity between
right and left vestibular systems
VERTIGO
What is the history of
peripheral vertigo?
P598
Severe vertigo, nausea, vomiting, always
accompanied by horizontal or rotatory
nystagmus (fast component almost always
to side opposite disease), other evidence
of inner ear disease (tinnitus, hearing loss)
VERTIGO
What are the risk factors for
peripheral vertigo?
P598
Frequently associated with a previously
operated ear, a chronic draining ear,
barotrauma, or head trauma
VERTIGO
What is the history of central
vertigo?
P598
Found in brainstem or cerebellum:
insidious onset, less intense and more
subtle sensation of vertigo; occasionally,
vertical nystagmus
VERTIGO
What are the steps in
diagnostic evaluation?
P598
Depends on probability of central versus peripheral; careful neurologic and otologic examinations are required May need FTA/VDRL (syphilis), temporal bone scans/CT scan/MRI, ENG, position testing, audiometric testing
VERTIGO
What is the most common
etiology?
P598
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
(BPPV); history of brief spells of severe
vertigo with specific head positions
VERTIGO
What is the differential
diagnosis?
P598
Central: vertebral basilar insufficiency (often in older patients with DJD of spine), Wallenberg syndrome, MS, epilepsy, migraine Peripheral: BPPV, motion sickness, syphilis, Ménière’s disease, vestibular neuronitis, labyrinthitis, acoustic neuroma, syphilis, perilymph fistula
VERTIGO
What is Tullio’s
phenomenon?
P599
Induction of vertigo by loud noises;
classically, result of otosyphilis
MÉNIÈRE’S DISEASE
What is it?
P599
Disorder of the membranous labyrinth,
causing fluctuating sensorineural hearing
loss, episodic vertigo, nystagmus, tinnitus,
and aural fullness, N/V
MÉNIÈRE’S DISEASE
What is the classic triad?
P599
Hearing loss, Tinnitus, Vertigo (H, T, V)