Test 4: 66 ear

Question 1

surgery for ear hematoma

Answer 1

very loose horizontal sutures

Question 2

how to assess the ear canal

Answer 2

General anesthesia
* Sterile saline flush and suction * Samples: Cytology, culture and sensitivity
* Patency of horizontal canal
* Presence/absence of tympanic membrane
* Masses?

Question 3

how to do lateral ear canal resection

Answer 3

• will shorten length of canal and promote better drainage in the horizonatal canal
• need to fix underlying otitis media
• need to have patent horizontal ear canal

Question 4

how to do TECA

Answer 4

need to remove ear canal and open and clean bulla

This minimizes the chance of postoperative fistulation

complications: hemorrhage, facial nerve paralysis, infection, fistula formation

Question 5

where do polyps in the ear come from

Answer 5

middle ear

can grow out into ear canal or into the nasopharynx

can be associated with signs of URI, ear disease in cats

Question 6

how to treat polyp

Answer 6

pull and clean out bulla

careful for post op bleeding will drop into nasopharynx, make sure clear before extubating