ENT misc Flashcards
1
Q
Which 3 meds cause gingival hyperplasia
A
Phenytoin, CCB’s and Cyclosporine
2
Q
Risk factors for cataracts
A
- Age,
- smoking,
- ETOH,
- sunlight exposure,
- diabetes,
- metabolic syndrome
- congenital TORCH infections = kids (Toxoplasmosis, other (syphilis), rubella, CMV, Herpes simplex)
Seen with prolonged systemic or inhaled steroid use and statins
3
Q
Painless loss of central vision
A
macular degeneration
4
Q
What is a RF for retinal detachment?
A
myopia (near sightedness)
5
Q
Acute monocular vision loss/blurriness and pain on EOMs
A
optic neuritis
6
Q
What is the MCC of optic neuritis
A
multiple sclerosis
(ON is often the presenting symptom)
7
Q
What 3 conditions should you think of if a patient presents with monocular vision loss
A
- retinal artery occlusion
- optic neuritis
- Temporal (Giant) cell arteritis.
8
Q
MC location of posterior epistaxis
A
Woodruff’s Plexus
9
Q
MC location of anterior epistaxis
A
Kiesselbach’s Plexus
10
Q
MC source of severe posterior nosebleeds
A
The sphenopalatine artery
