Manjaly Flashcards
Most common cause of septal perforation
trauma
5 investigations for septal perforation
Routine bloods - FBC/U+E/ESR
c-ANCA
ACE
RF (RA, SLE, scleroderma)
Biopsy (r/o malignancy)
3 management options for septal perforation
nasal hygeine
nasal septal prosthesis (e.g. silicone button obturator)
surgical repair with local or free flap
describe the structure of the nasal septum
3 layered structure of bilateral mucoperichondrium over middle layer made up of quadrangular cartilage/perpendicular plate of ethmoid/vomer.
Infections which could cause septal perforation?
Syphilis, TB, fungal disease
Types of flap which could be used for septal perforation repair
mucoperichondrium
inferior turbinate
auricular cartilage
5 symptoms of cholesteatoma
hearing loss
discharge
vertigo
tinnitus
facial weakness
What frequency is Cahart’s notch seen at
2000Hz
4 treatment options for otosclerosis?
observation
conventional hearing aid
stapes surgery
bone conduction device/implant
what type of tympanogram will be seen in otosclerosis and why
As curve - normal middle ear volume and pressure but reduced compliance
3 audiometric tests for herpes zoster oticus
PTA
Acoustic reflexes
Electroneurography
4 treatments for herpes zoster oticus
analgesia
eye care
corticosteroids
aciclovir
4 symptoms of herpes zoster oticus
otalgia
hearing loss
pharyngeal ulceration
CN palsies
serological test for herpes zoster oticus
varicella zoster IgG
3 organisms involved in otomycosis
aspergillus niger
candida albicans
actinomyces
4 risk factors for otomycosis
topical antibiotics
water exposure
canal trauma
diabetes
2 radiological investigations for a vocal cord palsy
CXR
Computed tomography of skull base to mediastinum
2 treatments for an idiopathic VC palsy
SLT
Surgery to medialise affected VC
Causes of VC palsy
direct trauma to VC (e.g. intubation)
damage to RLN (cancer, trauma, surgery)
Surgical options for VC palsy
VC injections
thyroplasty
laryngeal reinnervation procedures
Presentation of laryngomalacia
stridor
mild tachypnoea
omega shaped epiglottis
laryngomalacia
investigations for laryngomalacia
laryngotracheobronchoscopy
polysomnography
treatment options for laryngomalacia
conservative
oxygen administration
surgery