ONE WORD Q/A IN ENT

• "ABC / ABSOLUTE BONE CONDUCTION TEST--- shortened in SNHL/ Perceptive deafness,"
  

 

• "ACOUSTIC REFLEX DECAY TEST--- +VE in Lesions of Auditory Cortex,"
  

 

• "ADENOID FACIES--- Fes.-- Open mouth, Pinching of nose, Crowding of teeth, "
  

 

• "ANOSMIA----complete-Responda to inhalation of ammonia,"
  

 

• "ANTRAL WASH---for drainage of maxillary sinus is thru. Inferior meatus,"
  

 

• "AUDIOGRAM---U-shaped A.--congenital deafness, FLATTENED A.- serous Otitis media,"--
  

 

• "AUDIOMETRY---IMPEDANCE,"
  

 

• ALLODYNIA---increased perception of Painful stimulus,-
  

 

• "BELL'S PALSY---Mx-Steroids & Surgical Decompression,"
  

 

• "BRONCHOSCOPY---indicated in persisitent Wheeze,"
  

 

• BLAST INJURY---most common organ affected -Ear Drum,
  

 

• "CARHART'S NOTCH---seen at 2000 Hz., & in otosclerosis,"
  

 

• "CHOANAL ATRESIA---BiLateral Complete-->life threatening complication,"
  

 

• "CHORDITIS TUBEROSA---is due to Chronic Laryngitis,"
  

 

• "CRICOID CARTILAGE---is Signet Ring shape, "
  

 

• "CRICOTHYROID MUSCLE---is supplied by SUPERIOR Laryngeal nerve( SLN ), & rest by RLN.,"
  

 

• "CONE OF LIGHT---is formed on ANTERIO-INFERIOR Quadrant,"
  

 

• "CSF.---is similar to PERI-LYMPH,"
  

 

• "DIPHTERIA---Membranes firmly Attached & Bleeds on Touch, "
  

 

• "DYSPHAGIA---SIDEROPENIC DYSP.--seen in Iron Def. Anemia,"
  

 

• "DYSPHONIA PLICA VENTRICULARIS---is producing sounds withfalse cord,"
  

 

• "CAULIFLOWER EAR---is due to Hematoma of Auricle,"
  

 

• "ENCEPHALOCELE---Herniation of Brain tissue with its Dural covering into the Nasal cavity, "-
  

 

• "EPITYMPANUM---includes--head of Malleolus , Body of Incus,"
  

 

• "FITZGERALD-HALLPIKE TEST---uses Temp. at 30oC& 44oC, also called as caloric test?,"
  

 

• "LE FORT'S FRACTURE---inv's ZYGOMA, MAXILLA, & NASAL BONES,"
  

 

• "Oblique & Horizontal Fracture of nasal septum--- is called asJARJAVAL FRACTURE,"-
  

 

• "GLOBUS HYSTERICUS---lump in throat not interfering with swallowing,"-
  

 

• "GROMMET INSERTION---is done in anteroinferior quadrant,"
  

 

• GELLE'S TEST---done in Otosclerosis,
  

 

• "Great Auricular Nr. ---supplies Skin at Angle of JAW,"
  

 

• "GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NEURECTOMY--- Route of Approach -Tonsillectomy approach,"-
  

 

• Hearing impairment due to noise starts at 4000 Hz.,-
  

 

• "HEMANGIOMA---Bleeding Polyp of nose--arises from septum,"
  

 

• HYPERACUSIS---normal sound are heard as loud & painful.
  

 

• "HYPERNASALITY---caused by Cleft palate, Submucous celft, Bifed Uvula,"
  

 

• HYPOPHARYNEAL CANCER---predisposing factors -Plummer Vinson's Synd.,
  

 

• "INVERTED PAPILLOMA---of Rt.side of nasal cavity -TOC.=Total Maxillectomy,"-
  

 

• "INNER AUDITORY MEATUS---facial nerve is lateral to superior vestibular nerve,"
  

 

• "JUVENILE PAPILLOMA---Rx-Surgical excision,"
  

 

• "KERATOSIS OBURANS---is a Premalignant condition,"
  

 

• KOBARK TEST---used for Minimal Caloric Stimulation,
  

 

• "KARTAGENER'S SYND.---Ass.with Sinusitis, Dextrocardia, Bronchiectasis, "
  

 

• "LARYGEAL MIRROR---warmed before use by placing glass surface on Flame,
  

 

• "LARYNGOFISSURE---Opening the larynx in midline,"
  

 

• "LARYNGECTOMY---after laryngectomy Voice is from Oesophagus,"
  

 

• "LARYNGOCELE---Gas filled sac in neck region after VALSALVA MANOEURVE,"
  

 

• "ANAESTHESIA OF LARYNX---occurs with Diptheria, Lead Poisoning, Multiple sclerosis,"-
  

 

• "LYMPH NODE METASTASIS IN NECK --- is seen in SupraGlottic Ca., Ca.of Tonsil, Papillary Ca.of thyroid, NEVER seen in Ca.of Vocal Cords, "
  

 

• "MASKING---is applied for inability to hear,"
  

 

• "MASTOID TEMPORAL BONE AIR CELL GROUPS---include Petrosae, Retrofacial, Hypotympanic, Sublabyrinthine."
  

 

• "MASTOID TIP---appears by 2yrs. of age,"
  

 

• "INFERIOR MEATUS OF NOSE---NasoLacrimal duct/ Frontonasal duct opens,"
  

 

• "MONOAURAL DISPLACUSIS---due to Lesions of Cochlea,"
  

 

• "MYIASIS OF NOSE---MAGGOTS OF NOSE, Rx-TOC.--CHLOROFORM Water,"
  

 

• "MYRINGITIS BULLOSA---caused by Virus,"
  

 

• "NASAL DEPRESSED BRIDGE--- caused by Syphylis, Septal Abscess, Injury,"
  

 

• CROOKED NOSE---due to Deviated Tip & Septum ,
  

 

• "SADDLE SHAPED NOSE---due to Destruction of nasal septum,"
  

 

• "OESOPHAGUS---cervical oesophagus receives its blood supply from Inf.Thyroid Artery, "
  

 

• "BENIGN NEOPLASMS OF OESOPHAGUS---commonest --is Intramural Tumour of oesophagus
  

 

• "CARCINOMA OF OESOPHAGUS---RAT TAIL APP. on Barium swallowing,"-
  

 

• "OLFCTORY AREA---Looks YELLOW in colour,"
  

 

• "OSSICULAR RATIO = 1.3:1 , "
  

 

• "TUBERCULAR OTITIS MEDIA---Multiple perforations of T.M.,
  

 

• "ACUTE NON SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA---Retracted drumhead with a hiar-line or air bubbles on otoscopy,"
  

 

• "OTOMYCOSIS---most common fugas aspergillus fumigatus,"
  

 

• CSF OTORRHOEA--- fracture of petrous ridge/ petrous temporal bone,-
  

 

• "PENDRED SYND.--Thyroid swelling + nerve deafness,"
  

 

• PARAPHARYNGEAL ABCESS---swelling in post. Part of middle1/3 of sternomastoid & tonsil is pused medially
  

 

• "PAROSMIA---PERVERSION OF SMELL,"
  

 

• "PHARYNGITIS- MEMBRANOUS---causes--streptococcal, ludwig's angina, diptheria, "-
  

 

• PHARYNGOMAXILLARY ABSCESS---medial bulge of pharynx ,
  

 

• "PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA---most common tumour of parotid gland,"---
  

 

• PNEUMATOCELE--seen in fracture of frontal sinus,----
  

 

• PROCESSUS COCHLEARIFORMIS--attaches to handle of mallues,
  

 

• "RESP.ALLERGY--house dust,"---
  

 

• "RANADIER'S OPERATION---done in Petrositis,"
  

 

• CHRONIC RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS--due to caries spine,-
  

 

• "SICCA RHINITIS--anterior nares inv.,",
  

 

• "RHINOLITH--- deposition of calcium around the F.B. in nose,"-
  

 

• RHINOPHYMA---hypertrophy of sebaceous gland,---
  

 

• "SINGERS NODULE---Voice abuse,"
  

 

• "SCALA MEDIA ---shows endolymph,"-
  

 

• "SCHIRMER'S TEST---for lacrimal secr. To test facial nerve,"--
  

 

• "SEMICIRCULAR CANALS--senses Angular movements,"----
  

 

• "SCHWARTZ SIGN ---seen in otosclerosis,"-
  

 

• "SCHWARTZE OPERATION---done in CSOM,"-
  

 

• "SPEECH DISCRIMINATION SCORE---lowest in retrocochlear SND,"----
  

 

• "ALPORT'S SYND.---SNHL+Hereditary nephritis,"----
  

 

• "TEMPORAL BONE---petrous part-inner ear,"---
  

 

• "TONE DECAY TEST---done to fineout retrocochlear lesions,"--
  

 

• "TOBEY AYER TEST---Lateral sinus thrombosis,"-
  

 

• "TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE---double tube, made of Titanium silver alloy, cuffed tube is used for IPPV, "
  

 

• "TROTTER'S TRIAD---seen in nasopharyngeal ca.,"-
  

 

• "UMBO---most reliable landmark on otoscopy,"---
  

 

• "VERTIGO---peripheral/ labyrinthine V. fes--unidirectional nystagmus, marked vertigo, ass.central abn.absent,"----
  

 

• "VESTIBULE---IS present in nose, larynx, pharynx,"----
  

 

• "VESTIBULAR SCHWANOMMA---IOC--GADOLINIUM ENHANCED MRI,"---
  

 

• VIDIAN NERVE---/ NERVE OF PTERYGOID CANAL---,
  

 

• "VOCAL NODULES---present at junction of anterior 1/3 & post. 2/3, "-
  

 

• "WOODRUFF'S AREA---post. End of inferior turbinate, "--
  

 

• "WALDERYER'S RING ---inner w.group of L.N.=tonsils, lingual tonsils, adenoids,"--
  

 

• "WARTHIN'S TUMOUR---Rx superior paratidectomy,"---
  

 

• ZENKER'S DIVERTICULUM --- it's asymp.
  

 

• "AT BIRTH---following structures are of adult size--tympanic cavity, malleus, tympanic ring , except -mastoid antrum,"
  

 

• "The ADDUCTION OF V.C. cannot occur while talking , but can occur with good cough --is a condition ass. With functional aphonia,"
  

 

• "SUPRAGLOTTIS--- include -aryepiglottic folds, false cords, laryngeal surface of the epiglottis,"
  

 

• "TRANSBRONCIAL BIOPSY---is thru. Fiber-optic bronchoscopy,"-
  

 

• "NORMAL RANGE OF frequency of human haering = 20-20,000 hz,"
  

 

• "AUDIBLE SOUND FOR NORMAL HUMANHEARING = 40-45 db,"
  

 

• "PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO NOISE LEVELS > 85 db can impair hearing permanently,"
  

 

• "RUPTURE OF T.M. /EAR DRUM occur at noise level > 160 db,"
  

 

• "40 db COMPARED TO 20 DB is 100 TIMES,
  

 

• "RHINITIS SYNDROME---in mast cell mediator release category are categorised by sneezing , marked postnasal discharge, lacrimation,"
  

 

• "WATER'S VIEW ( OCCIPITOMENTAL )--- provides good visualization of maxillary sinus, orbitofrontal sinus, frontal sinus,"
  

 

• "CHILD WITH COMPRESSIBLE SWELLING ROOT OF NOSE---MENINGOMYELOCELE,"
  

 

• "STRUCTURES PASSING between the upper border of the superior constrictor muscle & base of the skull are levator palati muscle & the cartilagineous eustachain tube,"
  

 

• QUALITY OF VOICE--- not changed in total adductor palsy
  

 

• "FAMILIAL PREDISPOSITION of malignancies--- are seen in -breast, leukaemia, thyroid
  

 

• "GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE---supplies sensation to the middle ear mucous memb.,& tongue (post1/3)"
  

 

• "MICROPHONIC POTENTIALS ORIGINATING IN COCHLEA are resistant to Ischaemia,"
  

 

• "IVORY OSTEOMA--- sen in fronto-ethmoidal region,"
  

 

• "PLICA SEMILUNARIS---is situated in Tonsillar area,"
  

 

• "SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND SURGERY---may result in damage of 7,11,12 Cr.N.,"
  

 

• "MICROLARYNGOSCOPY---size of lens used is 400mm.,"
  

 

• "VOCAL FREMITUS ---decreased in Emphysema , thick pleura, Pleural effusion,"
  

 

• "common site of F.B. in lower respiratory tract is --Rt.Main Bronchus,"
  

 

• "IMPAIRMENT OF hearing due to noise starts at ---4000 hz.,/ 4khz.
  

 

• "EAM=24 mm, / 2.4 cm.,"
  

 

• "E.T / PT.TUBE=36 mm., / 3.6 cm.,"
  

 

• "U-SHAPED AUDIOGRAM---CONGENITAL DEAFNESS,"
  

 

• FLAT AUDIOGRAM---SEROUS OTITIS MEDIA,
  

 

• "CARHART'S NOTCH ---2000 hz., / 2Khz.,"
  

 

• "WAX IN EAR ---commonest cause of deafness,"