trauma/surgery Flashcards
1
Q
airway obstruction management
A
ABC resus heliox nebulised budesonide dexamethosone nebulised adrenaline
when snior arrive - flexible fibre-optic endoscopy
2
Q
1-2-3 assessment for otoplasty
A
1cm from most superioir point of pinna to mastoid
2cm from frankfort (top of tragus) posterior part of pinna to mastoid
30 degrees from mastoid + helix
(consider from age 6 onwards)
3
Q
which temporal bone fracture presents worse?
A
transverse
4
Q
pharmacological treatment of epistaxis
A
transexamic acid
5
Q
treatment of Bells palsy
A
prednisolone, lubricating eye drops
–> most recover week-year
6
Q
ramsay hunt management
A
prednisolone + acyclovir, lubricating eye drops
7
Q
ramsay hunt syndrome
A
caused by herpes zoster
unilateral lower motor facial palsy
tender vesicular rash in ear canal
can extende to ant 2/3 of tongue + palate
