Pastest ENT Flashcards
What is the gold standard investigation for an Acoustic Neuroma
MRI
The nasal artery is a terminal branch of which artery
Ophthalmic artery
What would pain + swelling after eating make you think of
Sialolithiasis
What causes oral hairy leukoplakia and who does it tend to affect
EBV
tends to affect HIV patients
When would lemon juice be squeezed into a patients mouth
To test for a sialolith
The lemon juice stimulates the salivary glands to produce saliva, thus causing pain due to the blockage
Which auditory ossicle is affected by otosclerosis
Stapes
How can amitriptyline cause a dry mouth
Can act as an anticholinergic
Exposure to which chemical is a risk factor for septal perforation
Chromium
What is another name for the Conus Elasticus and what is it attached to
Cricothyroid membrane
it is attached to the cricoid cartilage
What is the anterior attachment of the vocal cord
The thyroid cartilage
The quadrangular membrane passes from both sides of the epiglottis to attach to what
The anterior border of the arytenoid cartilage
The recurrent laryngeal nerve supplies all the vocal cords muscles except which one
Cricothyroid muscles
tense the vocal cords and increase pitch
What is the nerve supply to the cricothyroid muscles
Superior laryngeal nerve
What is Ludwig’s Angina and how serious is it
Symmetrical swelling of floor of mouth and neck due to a dental infection. Life-threatening infection
When would antibiotic cover be required for epistaxis
if postnasal space packing is performed
