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What are the 3 bones in the middle ear called?

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Malleus
Inucus
Stapes

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What are the 2 muscles in the middle ear called?

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Stapedius muscle

Tensor tympanic muscle

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What are the 2 functions of the inner ear?

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To convert mechanical signals from the middle ear into electrical signals for conduction via nerve
To maintain balance by detecting position and motion

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How can you tell the difference between conductive and sensorineural hearing loss?

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Weber’s test - Vibrating 256Hz tubing fork. Louder in the abnormal hear in conductive hearing loss and in the normal ear in sensorineural hearing loss.
Rinne’s test - Vibrating 256Hz tubing fork. Normally louder when held at external acoustic meatus than on mastoid bone. Opposite in conductive hearing loss.

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What are the most common bacterial causes of acute otitis media?

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haemophilus influenzae
streptococcus pneumoniae
moraxella catarrhalis
streptococcus pyogenes

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How does acute otitis media present?

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Pain
Fever
Irritability
Discharge from affected ear (if perforated)

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TM appearance for acute otitis media?

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Red, bulging, oedematous

Pus seen behind TM

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Treatment for acute otitis media?

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Analgesia
Watchful waiting
Delayed prescription of amoxicillin 5 days

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What are the risk factors for otitis media with effusion (glue ear)?

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Age 1-6 years
Older sibling
Male
Parental smoking
Day care attendance
Immune deficiency
Allergy
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Location in which part of the tympanic membrane is most likely to lead to mastoiditis?

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Periphery, specifically upper ear drum

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How does glue ear present?

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(Otitis media with effusion)

Ear pain
Hearing loss (mispronouncing words, speech delay)
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TM appearance for otitis media with effusion?

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Opaque ear drum
Loss of light reflex
Indrawn/retracted TM

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What is the management of otitis media with effusion?

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Watch and wait for 3 months as most resolve
Surgery (grommets) is:
- persistent bilateral OME >3 months
- hearing loss >25dB in best ear
- language, educational, social developmental delay
Adenoidectomy if recurrent

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What is chronic suppurative otitis media?

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Ear with tympanic membrane perforation in setting of recurrent or chronic infections

Recurrent infections -> ulceration and oedema -> breakdown of epithelial lining

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Risk factors for chronic suppurative otitis media?

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Multiple AOM episodes
Living in crowded environment
Day care
Congenital abnormality eg cleft lip/palate, down’s syndrome

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How does chronic suppurative otitis media present?

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> 2 weeks ear discharge (bloody)
Hearing loss
Ear pain
Ear fullness

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What is the management of chronic suppurative otitis media?

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Keep dry
Aural cleaning
topical quinalone: ciprofloxacin

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What are the complications of chronic suppurative otitis media?

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Cholesteatoma
Chronic hearing loss
Mastoiditis
Labyrinthitis 
Abscess formation
Facial paralysis
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Common causative pathogens of otitis external?

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Pseudomonas
Escherichia coli
Staphylococci

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Risk factors for otitis externa?

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Swimming/Water sports
Humidity
Trauma
Cotton bud use
Diabetes
Immunosuppression
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What is the presentation of otitis externa?

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Ear pain
Itching
Purulent discharge
Pre-auricular lymphadenopthy
\+/- hearing loss
\+/- fever
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Investigation for otitis externa

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Swab discharge for MC+S

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Management of otitis externa

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All: aural cleaning
mild: hydrocortisone cream on pinna, ear calm spray (2% acetic acid ) as anti-fungal
mod: topical Abx and steroid drops (otosporin)
Severe: ear wick
Referral to ENT for diagnosis and exclusion of complications

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Complications of otitis externa

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Temporary hearing loss
Chronic otitis externa
Necrotising OE
Cellulitis

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Causes of referred ear pain
Tonsillitis Cervical arthritis TMJ disorders
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What score's are used to determine if a patient needs antibiotics for tonsillitis?
Centor score or FeverPAIN
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What factors are taken into consideration on the centor score?
- Tonsillar exudate - Tender anterior cervical lymphadenopathy or lymphadenitis - History of fever (over 38°C) - Absence of cough
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What is the 1st choice antibiotic for tonsillitis?
Pen V (phenoxymethylpenicillin)
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What is the first 1st line antibiotic for tonsillitis in a penicillin allergic patient?
Erythromycin or clarithromycin
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How might you treat a patient systematically unwell with tonsillitis?
IV Benzylpenicillin stat Steroids IV Fluids
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What is Ramsay Hunt Syndrome?
Herpes zoster oticus Acute peripheral facial neuropathy associated with erythematous vesicular rash of the skin of the ear canal. Infection of the facial nerve (CNVII)
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What pathogen causes Ramsay Hunt Syndrome?
Varicella Zoster Virus
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Symptoms of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome?
PURPLE acronym P - Pain in face, head, ear or mouth U - Unsteady (vertigo/dizziness) R - Red rash, vesicles in mouth, ear, throat, hairline P - Palsy (LMN facial palsy, forehead not spared) L - Loss of hearing, tinnitus E - Exception, there is not always a rash)
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Treatment of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome?
Acyclovir Steroids Analgesia
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Complications of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome?
Lasting neurological damage in approx 30%.
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Investigations for Ramsay Hunt Syndrome?
Bloods: Antibodies for VZV Saliva: PCR for VZV MRI: Inflammation of facial nerve
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What is mastoiditis?
Inflammation of the mastoid lining of the mastoid antrum and mastoid air system inside the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
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What organisms are the most common cause of mastoiditis?
*streptococcus pneumoniae* streptococcus pyogenes staphylococcus aureus moraxella catarrhalis
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What is the clinical presentation of mastoiditis?
Red, painful, swollen mastoid process Fever Ear pain Headache
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Investigation for mastoiditis
Blood cultures MRI - to confirm diagnosis and look for extra cranial complications Fluid from middle ear due to perforated drums or by intervention (tympanocentesis) for MC+S LP - if intracranial spread is suspected
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Management of mastoiditis
IV broad spec antibiotics eg ceftriaxone Analgesia Surgery (myringotomy +/- tympanostomy) to drain pus from middle ear
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Complications of mastoiditis
Hearing loss due to labyrinthitis, facial nerve palsy, abscess formation, meningitis, epidural or brain abscess
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Through what 2 anatomical connections can bacteria gain access to the membranous labyrinth?
Between CNS and subarachnoid space via internal auditory canal and cochlear aqueductThrough congenital or acquired defects of the bony labyrinth
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How does labyrinthitis present?
Sudden, spontaneous, severe and incapacitating vertigo. Not triggered by movement but can be exacerbated by movement. N+V Hearing loss Tinnitus
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What investigations would you do for labyrinthitis?
MC+S if ear discharge | CT of temporal bone
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Management of labyrinthitis
Antiemetics eg prochlorperazine (buccal or deep intramuscular injection if severe) Surgery: Myringotomy
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Complications of labyrinthitis
Falls Unilateral hearing loss BPPV
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What condition is associated with acoustic neuromas?
Neurofibromatosis type 2
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What is the inheritance of neurofibromatosis type 2?
Autosomal dominance
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What cell type to acoustic neuromas arise from?
Schwaan cells
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How would an acoustic neuroma present?
Progressive tinnitus ± sensorineural deafness Larger tumours - increased ICP symptoms Any trigeminal involvement - numb face +ear ache, balance changes
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Investigations for acoustic neuroma?
Audiogram | MRI
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What types of drugs can cause hearing loss?
Aminoglyosides (gentamycin, streptomycin, neomycin) NSAIDS Loop diuretics Quinine
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What is the most common bacterial cause of pharyngitis?
Group A streptococcus
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What investigations can be done for patients with suspected pharyngitis?
Rapid antigen test for GAS | Throat swab for MMC+S
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What is the antibiotic of choice for confirmed group a strep pharyngitis?
Phenoxymethylpenicillin
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Presentation of quinsy
general: fever, malaise mouth: saliva drooling, bad breath, trismus, Pain: throat, swallowing, ear, head
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What symptom indicates pharyngitis over tonsillitis?
Trismus
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What is the management of quinsy?
``` Same day referral to ENT IV fluids Analgesia IV antibiotics Needle aspiration, incision and drainage ```
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What condition is characterised by the triad of vertigo, tinnitus and hearing loss?
Meniere's disease
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What is the most common salivary gland tumour?
Pleomorphic adenoma | Benign, slow-growing, rubbery
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2 most common locations for epistaxis to occur
Ant bleed: Kiesselbach’s plexus (Littles area) - ant/post ethmoid arteries, superior labial art and greater palatine art. Post bleed: sphenopalatine artery - underlying pathologies like HTN
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What are the 5 parts of the temporal bone?
``` Mastoid Styloid process Tympanic bone Squamous part Petrous part ```
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Differentials for parotid swelling
``` Pleomorphic ademoma Parotid abscess Lymphoma Adenocarcinoma of the parotid Parotid adenitis ```
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What is taken into account in the FeverPAIN score?
``` Fever >38 Purulent exudate Acute Inflamed tonsils (severely) No cough ```
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Nerves responsible for referred ear pain
CN V: dental disease and TMJ dysfunction CN VII: geniculate herpes CN IX/X: posterior 1/3rd of tongue, pyriform fossa, larynx, throat (tonsillitis) C2 C3: neck soft tissue injury and cervical spondylosis/arthritis
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What is a cholesteatoma and how is it managed?
Ingrowth of skin of eardrum in sac form Skin in middle/outer ear meant to be respiratory but becomes squamous Treatment: Mastoidectomy
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What is osteosclerosis?
new bone growth causes fusion of stapes footplate to oval window
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How would you manage osteosclerosis?
hearing aid | surgery: stapedectomy or stapedotomy
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How would you manage Menieres disease
prochlorperazine for acute attacks Betahistine prophylaxis Grommet.
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Why would you avoid prescribing amoxicillin in a patient with tonsillitis?
Causes pathognomonic rash in anyone whos illness due to EBV
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21 year old female with several week hx of malaise and fatigue now has a sore throat, OE you also notice a macular non pruritic rash on her back, what is your suspected diagnosis?
Infective mono nucleosis
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What is the most common organism to cause mononucleosis
EBV
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How does mononucleosis present?
Fever, fatigue, malaise (can last several months) Sore throat: enlarged tonsils, exudative Macular non pruritic rash Lymphadenopathy Nausea and anorexia Later signs: hepato/splenomegaly, jaundice
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mononucleosis investigations
- Monospot test and Paul-Bunnell test: detects heterophile antibodies, positivity increases during first 6 weeks (could be -ve early) - If -ve for heterophile antibodies after 6 weeks but have symptoms = heterophile negative IM - test for EBV specific antibodies
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how would you manage mononucleosis?
``` Avoid contact sports for 3 weeks incase splenic rupture Avoid alcohol Paracetamol IV fluids steroids if tonsils super big ```
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why would you not prescribe amoxicillin in mono?
Causes pathognomonic rash- EBV

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