Symptoms Flashcards
1
Q
Cause of vertigo
A
Mismatch between eye sensory input and ears vestibular input
2
Q
Causes of peripheral (vestibular) vertigo (6)
A
- benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
- Ménière’s disease
- vestibular neuritis
- labyrinthitis
- acoustic neuroma
- trauma
3
Q
Causes of central (brainstem/cerebellar) vertigo
A
- stroke
- MS
4
Q
Peripheral vertigo Mx
A
Prochloperazine + antihistamines
5
Q
Where is Little’s area and why is it most often affected by epistaxis
A
- frontal nasal cavity
- contains lots of blood vessels
6
Q
Nasal packing in 10-15 is
A
Rhino’s
7
Q
Nasal cautery in 10-15
A
Silver nitrate sticks
8
Q
What is naseptin made of and when is it given
A
- chlorehixidine + neomycin
- prevents crusting/infection/inflammation
9
Q
Noise in tinnitus is produced by
A
Cochlea
10
Q
1ry tinnitus
A
No obv cause
11
Q
Causes of 2ry tinnitus
A
- ear infection
- Ménière’s disease
- acoustic neuroma
- MS
- trauma
12
Q
Drugs that can cause 2ry tinnitus
A
- gentamicin
- loop diuretics
13
Q
Definition & examples of objective tinnitus
A
- observed with stethoscope
- aortic/carotid artery stenosis
