ENT Flashcards

(9 cards)

1
Q

recurrent vertigo attacks lasting hours or days
horizontal nystagmus is usually present
no hearing loss

A

Vestibular neuronitis
often develops following a viral infection.

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2
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Vestibular neuronitis treatment rapid relief or sever cases

A

buccal or intramuscular prochlorperazine

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3
Q

treatment for patients who experience chronic symptoms of Vestibular

A

vestibular rehabilitation exercises

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4
Q

vertigo, tinnitus and hearing loss
(aural fullness sometimes)

A

Meniere’s disease

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5
Q

what type of hearing loss is Meniere’s disease

A

sensorineural, unilateral, low frequency

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6
Q

how to manage acute vertigo attack in Menieres?

A

prochlorperazine or cyclizine

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7
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prophylaxis of Meniere’s disease

A

betahistine

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8
Q

what area is the most likely origin of epistaxis

A

littles area- Kiesselbach’s plexus

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9
Q

bacterial otitis media organism

A

Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumonaie, Moraxella catarrhalis

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