Nose Flashcards
(33 cards)
rhinophyma definition
hypertrophy of skin and sebaceous glands
rhinophyma associated with (2)
acne rosacea
aggravated with chronic alcohol abuse
disease that causes ATROPHY of nasal septum
lepropsy
slowly growing ulcerated NODULAR area can be _____ of eye or ___
basal cell carcinoma
lupus vulgaris of TB
abnormal respiratory motion seen in newborns
respiratory distress syndrome
hyaline membrane disease
characteristic x-ray feature of respiratory distress syndrome
(hyaline membrane disease)
ground glass appearance
flaring of nasal ali seen in (2) conditions
pneumonia
respiratory distress syndrome (hyaline membrane disease)
CLEAR nasal discharge and CSF differentiated by testing with _____
glucose oxidaze paper
- glucose present in CSF = color change
prulent nasal discharge may be associated with (3)
foreign body in nasal cavity
common cold
prodromal sign of infxn (measles, pertussis, polio)
allergy induced prulent discharge may have ____ present
eosinophils
common direct trauma to nose causing nosebleed (usually from picking) occurs at _____ portion of nose called _____
anterior portion of nose
Kiesselbach’s Plexus
vascular network of anterior nasal septum
Kiesselbach’s Plexus
spontaneous nosebleeds may be seen in people with
HTN
less common cause for nosebleed
neoplasm in nose, nasopharynx, or sinus
(2) conditions that may cause nose bleeds
rheumatic fever
hemorrhagic diathesis with wide spread ecchymosis or petechial hemorrhage
spontaneous epistaxis (nose bleeding) is often prodromal to ____; 2 other characteristics associated are:
prodromal to typhoid fever
- nocturnal fever
- bradycardia
disease that epistaxis is often presenting sign in:
Ostler- Weber- Rondeau Disease (hereditary hemorrhagic telangectasia
rhinitis medicomentosa definition
patient causes own nasal obstruction by chronic use of intranasal epinephrin (nose drops)
unilateral nasal obstruction may be caused by (4)
deviated septum
nasal polyps
foreign body
malignant disease
both ______ should not be closed (atretic) at birth; this can cause ____
chonanae
choking at birth (oral airway is a must)
view of the nose should include:
vestibules mucosa inferior and middle turbinate bones middle meatus septum
in patient with TERTIARY SYPHILIS, you can view (4) parts of nose with bright light
inferior turbinates
middle turbinates
ethmoidal spine
remnant of vomer
nasal muscosa is ______ than oral mucosa
much brighter/redder
often misdiagnosed because of this
swollen erectile turbinates are seen in __
common cold
- associated with hyermemic mucosa and characteristic discharge