Throat

Question 1

Name some conditions that can occur in the throat

and what r some throat symptoms?

Answer 1

Question 2

What is this?

cx, sym, signs, Mx , ix

Answer 2

OPG: panoramic or wide view x-ray of the lower face

Question 3

Pts comes in drooling, stridor and fever

what is this?

cx, mx?

Answer 3

Question 4

Tonsillitis

2 common pathogens and 3 less common

symp and signs

scoring

Mx

complica

Answer 4

Question 5

What is the classic “hot potato voice”

examination findings

symptoms

signs

mx

Answer 5

Trismus: lockjaw

Question 6

What is this?

Rfx

CF

Ix

mx and complix

Answer 6

Sialolithiasis is the presence of calculi in the salivary glands or ducts. Stones will form in the salivary gland or ducts following the stagnation of saliva

80% of all salivary gland calculi occur in the submandibular gland

RFX

1. smoking
2. hyperparathyroidism
3. GOUT
4. dehydration
5. drugs,, diuretic, anticholinergics

CF,

• Asymtomatic
• intermittent facial swelling
• colicky pain!

Ix

• sialography
• uss

Mx

Conservative

oral hydration, analgesia, and sialologues, such as lemon juice, which promote saliva production. Milking / massaging the gland can help as well.

Complix

_​_recurrent infections & chronically tender gland