ENT

Question 1

management of recurrent or chronic sinusitis

Answer 1

avoid allergen
intranasal corticosteroids
nasal irrigation with saline and solution

Question 2

red flag symptoms for sinusitis

Answer 2

unilateral symptoms
persistent symptoms despite compliance with 3 months of treatment
epistaxis

Question 3

treatment of otitis externa in diabetics/malignant otitis externa

Answer 3

ciprofloxacin

Question 4

management of nasal septal haematoma

Answer 4

immediate referral to ENT for surgical drainage and IV antibiotics

Question 5

type of hearing loss in menieres disease

Answer 5

unilateral sensorineural hearing loss

Question 6

associations with squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx

Answer 6

HPV
smoking
alcohol

Question 7

management of otitis externa

Answer 7

topical antibiotic or combined topical antibiotic with steroid

Question 8

what type of nystagmus is induced in BPPV with the dix-hallpike

Answer 8

rotatory geotrophic nystagmus