sec 19 - HEENT Flashcards
Most frequent caue of endophthalmitis
post-surgical
most common cause of vitreous hemorrhage
general - proliferative diabetic retinopathy
elderly - posterior vitreous detachment
infant - ocular trauma
most serious alkali injuries are associated with what agent
ammonia
most common site of perforation in acute otitis media
pars tensa
most common pathogen in acute mastoiditis
S pneumoniae, S pyogeness, P aeruginosa
most common intracranial complication of otitis media
meningitis and brain abscess
most prevalent causative organism associated with meningitis / brain abscess
S pneumoniae and N meningitides
most common symptom of lateral sinus thrombosis
headache
most common location of erysipelas
lower extremities
most common etiologic agent of viral parotitis
paramyxovirus
most frequent acute clnical finding of masticator space infection
trismus
most frequently identified painful area in temporomandibular joint dysfunction
masseter muscle
most common mandibular dislocation
anterior
most likely source of posteior nasal bleed
sphenopalatine artery
most common site of nasal hemorrhage
Little’s area of nasal septum
most common stimulus of reversible pulpitis
heat or cold
most commonly affected tooth in cracked tooth syndrome
molar
most common site involved in oral cancer
tongue (posterolateral and ventral surface)
most serious luxation injury of the teeth
intrusive luxation
most common reason for failure of inferior alveolar nerve block
too low of a point of injection
most common etiologic agent of peritonsillar abscess in 15-24 years of age
F necrophorum
most signifincant hemorrhage posttonsillectomy happens during what period
5 to 10 days
most common indication of tracheostomies
prolonged mechanical ventilation
most common complication of T-tube device
mucous plugging and crusting
most common complication associated with tracheoesophageal prostethic valves
leakage
