PAEDIATRIC ENT Flashcards
Risk Factors of Otitis Media?
____________________________: Chronic mucosal inflammation leads to disorganised de-differentiation into thickened pseudo-stratified epithelium with subsequent mucus retention
OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION (OME): Chronic mucosal inflammation leads to disorganised de-differentiation into thickened pseudo-stratified epithelium with subsequent mucus retention
Why are children more prone to Middle Ear Disease?
Children are more susceptible to middle ear disease as their Eustachian tubes are less efficient at ventilating and draining the middle ear space. Their eustachian tubes are shorter, more horizontal and softer thus more collapsible
Symptoms/Signs of Ottis Media
When is Treatment indicated for Otitis Media with Effusion (OME)?
Children with persistent bilateral OME documented over a period of 3 months with a persistent dip in hearing as confirmed on audiometry should be considered for surgical intervention with the insertion of ventilation tubes (Grommets).
Microbiology of Acute Otitis Media?
Pathology of Acute Otitis Media leading to tympanic Membrane perforation?
Treatment of Acute Otitis Media?
Causes of recurrent episodic Acute Otitis Media. Treatment?
Risk Factors for Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media?
________________________________: a perforated tympanic with persistent drainage from the middle ear for more than 2-6 weeks. It can occur with or without __________________. The presentation of both conditions can be very similar.
Chronic suppurative otitis media: a perforated tympanic with persistent drainage from the middle ear for more than 2-6 weeks. It can occur with or without cholesteatoma. The presentation of both conditions can be very similar.
________________________________: Acute Inflammation of the middle-ear cavity with infection. Commonly bilateral. Follows a U.R.T.I. either viral/bacterial.
Acute Otitis Media (AOM): Acute Inflammation of the middle-ear cavity with infection. Commonly bilateral. Follows a U.R.T.I. either viral/bacterial.
There is a direct correlation between _____________________ and the progression from acute suppurative otitis media to chronic suppurative otitis media.
There is a direct correlation between the size of tympanic membrane perforation and the progression from acute suppurative otitis media to chronic suppurative otitis media.
Diagnosis/Treatment of Chronic suppurative otitis media?
______________________________ is a benign growth found in the nasopharynx. Any teenage boy who presents with recurrent severe epistaxis should have the presence ruled out.
Benign or Agressive?
Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma is a benign growth found in the nasopharynx. Any teenage boy who presents with recurrent severe epistaxis should have the presence of an angiofibroma ruled out.
Histologically benign but aggressive and capable of eroding bone.