HEENT Flashcards
(53 cards)
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Conductive hearing loss
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- Obstruction, effusion, otosclerosis, ossicular disruption
- Middle ear
- Weber- heard louder in affected ear
- Rinne AC
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Sensorineuronal hearing loss
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- Deterioration of cochlea, hair cells,
- Inner ear
- presbycussis, trauma, excess noise
- Weber- louder in better ear
- Rinne- AC> BC
3
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Tinnitus- Eti
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- Sensory hearing loss
- Hearing abnormal sounds
- Audiometry & MRI/ angio to rule out abns
4
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Tinnitus- Sx
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- Pulsatile- listening to own heartbeat, caused by conductive HL
- Staccato tinnitus- middle ear spasm, rapid popping
5
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Tinnitus- Tx
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- Avoid noise, mask
- Antidepressants
- Habituation
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Eustachian tube dysfunction- Eti
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- Following URI/ rhinitis
- Swelling
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Eustachian tube dysfunction- Sx
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Fullness, popping, underwater with sharp intermittent pain
- Disequilibrium, conductive hearing loss, tinnitus
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Eustachian tube dysfunction-Tx
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Decongestants- pseudophedrine
- Auto-insufflation
- Nasal steroids
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Acute otitis media- Eti
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- S. pneumo MC
- Also H. flu, moraxella, strep pyogenes
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Acute otitis media- Sx
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- Bulging, erythematous TM with effusion, air-fluid levels
- Fevers and otalgia
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Acute otitis media- Tx
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Amoxicillin x 10-14 days,
- Augmentin 2nd line
12
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Chronic OM- Eti
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Pseudomonas
- Recurrent AOM
13
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Chronic OM- Sx
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Chronic otorrhea without otalgia
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Otitis externa- Sx
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- Water exposure
- Pseudomonas
- Otalgia on traction & pruritis, discharge
- Erythema of ear canal
15
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Otitis externa- Tx
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- Otic abx- cipro or dexa
- Drying agents- alcohol and vinigar
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Perforated TM- Sx
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- Conductive hearing loss
- Hemotypanum
- Hx impact or injury
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Perforated TM- Tx
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- Spontaneous healing- ear plugs
- Surg
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Cholesteatoma- Sx
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- Painless otorrhea- strong odor
- granulation tissue in TM
- Conductive hearing loss
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Cholesteatoma- Tx
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- Surgical excision
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Cerumen impaction- Sx
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- Conductive hearing loss, ear fullness
- Occlusion
21
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Cerumen impaction- Tx
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Peroxide, irrigation, curettage
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Mastoiditis- Sx
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- Deep ear pain, worse at night
- Mastoid tenderness
- Fever
- Hearing loss, labrynthitis
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Mastoiditis- Tx
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IV abx w/ myringotomy- ampicillin
- Mastoidectomy
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Labrynthitis- Sx
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- Vertigo, dizziness
- Hearing loss/ tinnitus
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Labrynthitis- Tx
Corticosteroids
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Barotrauma- Sx
Vertigo, nausea, emesis
| - Otalgia, hearing loss
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Barotrauma- Tx
- Decongestants, decompression
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Presbycusis
- Loss of speech discrimination, hearing with age
| - Tx hearing aids
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Viral rhinitis
- Common cold
- Nasal conjestion, rhinorhea
- Tx symptoms
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Allergic rhinitis
- Rhinorrhea, itchy eyes, tearing and injection
- Boggy turbinates, polyps
- Tx antihistamines
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Nasal polyps
- Visible polyps, people with allergies
| - Tx intranasal steroids
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Acute sinusitis- Sx
- Impaired mucocilliary clearance- following URI
- S. pneumo
- Maxillary MC- cheek pain, pressure to upper incisors
- TTP, opacification
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Acute sinusitis- Tx
Amoxicilin
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Chronic sinusitis
> 8- 12 W
- Staph aureus
- High dose augmentin
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Vasomotor rhinitis
- Clear nasal discharge d/t dilation of BV
| - Irrigation, andrenergics
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Epistaxis- Sx
- Anterior MC- Kisselbach plexus
| - Posterior- top of naval cavity or inferior turbinate (hemoptysis, emesis)
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Epistaxis- Tx
Anterior- Compression
| Posterior- packing to occlude maxillary artery
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CENTOR criteria
- Age (3-14, >45)
- Absence of cough
- Fever
- Anterior lymph nodes
- Tonsillar exudate
- 2-3: rapid strep
- 4+ treat
- Penicillin
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Aphthous stomatitis- Sx
- painful yellow ulcer w/ erythematous halo
- Buccal or labial mucosa
- Tx: topical analgesics
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Oral candidiasis
- C. albicans
- White, curdy plaques
- Painful, bleed if rubbed off
- Tx: Nystatin
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Herpetic stomatitis
- Burning, vesicles that rupture and scab
| - Tx: acyclovir
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Decongestant medications- Names
- Oxymetazoline
- Phenylephrine
- Pesudophedrine
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Decongestant medications- MOA
Smooth muscle, alpha 1 adrenergic receptors
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Periorbital cellulitis- Sx
- Infxn of paranasal sinus- Strep MC
- proptosis, restriction of extra ocular movements, decreased vision
- Swelling and redness of lids
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Periorbital cellulitis- Tx
IV abx
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Corneal keratitis- Sx
- Pain, photophobia, decreased vision
- Corneal ulceration on slit lamp
- Bacterial = hazy cornea
- HSV = dendrites
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Corneal keratitis- Tx
- Flouroquinolone
| - PO acyclovir
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Blepharitis- Sx
- Bilateral inflammation
| - Eye itching, burning, crusting, red rimming and flaking
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Blepharitis- Tx
Eyelid hygeine
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Hordeolum-
Staph Aureus
- Painful, red lump on eye lid
- Tx warm compress, abx if draining
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Chalazion
- Hard, non-tender swelling on lids
- Following hordeolum
- eye lid hygeine
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Conjunctivitis- Sx
- Bacterial- Purulent discharge
- Viral- watery discharge, gritty discomfort
- Allergic- Itching, stringy discharge
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Conjunctivitis- Tx
- Bacterial- topical sulfamide
| - Gc/ Chlam- ceftriaxone, zithromax
