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External & Middle Ear

Clinical Medicine:Reproductive
Horizontales
Most important part of your visit when trying to decipher between barotrauma and an acute otitis media
What imaging test do you need to confirm treatment as been adequate in malignant external otitis?
The middle ear extends from the tympanic membrane to the ______ window.
Diagnosis of this condition often reveals a retracted and immobile TM, air fluid levels/bubbles, decreased hearing
Acute otitis media is most common in children under the age of
Ringing in the ear is called
Complication of otitis externa in inadequately treated or immunocompromised patients
Pain anterior to the tragus and worse with opening and closing the mouth
Bacteria most likely to cause infection of the external ear (pinna, lobe, canal)
Patients this this congenital abnormality are 5x more likely to experience hearing loss
T/F Oflaxin, Floxin otic and ciprodex are not aminoglycoside antibiotics and can be used safely in a TM rupture.
Ear infection most common after ear piercings
Drug of choice for acute otitis media
Barotrauma is a disorder complicated by eustachian tube dysfunction and often occurs during _____ while flying
Verticales
Most frequent serious complication of middle ear infection
Infection of the ear most commonly seen in summer months secondary to retained moisture
Patients with otitis externa should avoid water for at least ____days
>3 ear infections within 6 months or >4 ear infections in 12 months
This ear condition presents with a red, tender auricle but spares the lobe
Never use ______ antibioticsc in the ear with TM rupture
Ear structure important for draining the middle ear and for pressure equilization
Most common bacterial cause of acute otitis media
Diagnostic study of choice in suspected mastoiditis
Inability to equalize middle ear pressure during descent causing a forceful opening of the eustsachian tube with a rush of air into the middle ear
Acute otitis media with blisters is called
T/F Patient with asymptomatic cerumen impaction must always be treated with debridement.
In order to prevent an auricular hematoma from recurring, you must ____ it after drainage.
Sound enters the inner ear through the oval window and exists through the ____ window
Failure to develop the external auditory canal
T/F Patients can present with ear pain in cases of strep throat.
Auricular hematomas greater than ___ days old should be referred to ENT.
Prior to removing a bug from the ear you should _____ it first.
How often should patients follow up after I&D of an auricular hematoma