ENT: benign vs abnormal

Question 1

EARS

normal tympanic membranes (TM) (ears)

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Answer 1

TM erythema (ottis media)
TM bulging (ottis media)
TM dullness (ottis media)

–TM obscured by cerumen (ear wax)

Question 2

NOSE

normal nares
singular= naris
plural=nares (there is no i in team)

Answer 2

epistaxis
Rhinorrhea
boggy turbinates (swollen inner nose)

—septal hematoma (blood accumulation in the septum)

Question 3

MOUTH/THROAT

moist mucous membranes

Answer 3

dry mucous membranes (DMM)

Question 4

MOUTH/THROAT

oropharynx normal (OP)

Answer 4

Pharyngeal erythema (pharyngitis) 
tonsillar exudates (tonsillitis)
tonsillar hypertrophy (tonsillitis)

Question 5

MOUTH/THROAT

normal dentition (teeth)

Answer 5

edentulous-lacking teeth (sings of peritonsillar abscess)
dental caries-known as cavities (signs of peritonsillar abscess)

• –uvular shift -dangly fleshy object at the back of the mouth, the PTA pushes it back (sings of peritonsillar abscess PTA)
• –tonsillar asymmetry